The Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Staša Košarac, spoke today in Sarajevo with the head of the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Johann Sattler, and on that occasion requested a meeting with the competent directorates of the European Commission for Environmental Protection, in order to discuss the construction of the disputed landfill on Trgovska Gora.
“It is important for us to once again clearly state our position in the EU institutions on the unacceptability of Croatia’s intention to dispose of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in the immediate vicinity of the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to point out the violation of international conventions in the field of environmental protection,” emphasized Minister Košarac.
He informed Sattler about the problem of African swine fever in Republika Srpska and Brčko District.
“In this regard, I also asked Ambassador Sattler for help and support in remediating the consequences of this infectious disease. Suppression and prevention of the spread of African swine fever and the issue of landfill construction on Trgovska Gora are two pressing issues for us. I was assured that meetings on these topics will be organized in Brussels,” said Minister Košarac.
At the meeting, he discussed the realization of projects from the energy sector, but also political issues, with a focus on the work of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“The Council of Ministers is currently working in a truncated composition and this can cause a number of difficulties and delays. The Minister of Finance and the Deputy Speaker are quotas belonging to the Republika Srpska, which is the result of an earlier political agreement. It cannot be the subject of a new negotiation. It is completely unacceptable that now one of the parties is trying to problematize and condition these positions,” concluded Minister Košarac.
Košarac pointed out that the institutions of Republika Srpska and its representatives at the BiH level are committed to fulfilling all 14 priorities, apostrophizing the need to adopt the law on the Constitutional Court of BiH.
“The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has created a political crisis and attacked the constitutional order in Bosnia and Herzegovina with its actions so far, and especially with the controversial amendment of the Rulebook. The institutions of Republika Srpska responded to such behavior in a constitutional and legal manner, in accordance with the Dayton Agreement. Republika Srpska has the constitutional and Dayton right to make decisions and laws in its legally and legitimately elected institutions,” Minister Košarac said.
