The Embassy of the United States of America in Bosnia and Herzegovina reacted to the adoption of the unconstitutional Law on Immovable Property that was passed last night in the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska, stressing that the adoption of that law does not change basic legal facts.
“The Constitution of BiH and the relevant decisions of the BiH Constitutional Court are clear: Bosnia and Herzegovina is the titleholder of state property and the competence to regulate it falls within the exclusive responsibility of state-level institutions,” the US Embassy stated.
They said that the Republika Srpska (RS) must “comply fully” with the Constitution and with the decisions of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the final and binding rulings of the BiH Constitutional Court, whether RS authorities like them or not.
“Elected leaders’ preference for unproductive performance politics rather than engaging in good faith negotiations to resolve this issue comes at the cost of economic development, which would benefit the citizens of this country, including those living in the RS,” the US Embassy posted on its Twitter account.
