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Election law and situation of Croats topics for discussion in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO 12 April 2001
SARAJEVO, 12 April 2001 - Principles regarding the election law and the work of the entity constitutional commissions toward harmonizing the entity constitutions with the Constitutional Court decision on constituent peoples was among the topics discussed when the Head of Mission for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Robert L. Barry, met with leaders from the Croat Coordination in Sarajevo.
The general situation of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina was also raised by the participants in the meeting.
"The process of passing a permanent election law and harmonizing the Federation and Republika Srpska constitutions with the Constitutional Court decision are clearly two issues of great interest to the Croat Coordination, and we had a very frank and productive exchange with them on these topics," said Ambassador Barry. "We pledged our commitment to continuing this dialogue with the Croat Coordination, as well as with other elected and appointed Croat officials in the state and Federation governments."
Barry stressed that the Office of the High Representative and the OSCE would review the points made by the Coordination officials and be following up with them in the coming days.
The OSCE established its present Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 December 1995. In accordance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), the OSCE Mission activities are to: promote Democratization and the building of a vibrant civil society, foster the development of professional journalism and monitor the rights of journalists, monitor and advance the Human Rights situation, supervise the conduct of Elections, and encourage Regional Stabilization through arms control and confidence and security-building measures.
The OSCE Mission continues to work closely with other international organizations and local institutions to implement the Dayton Peace Accords.
For further information please contact OSCE Spokesperson Luke Zahner at ++387/(0)33 292-449.
The general situation of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina was also raised by the participants in the meeting.
"The process of passing a permanent election law and harmonizing the Federation and Republika Srpska constitutions with the Constitutional Court decision are clearly two issues of great interest to the Croat Coordination, and we had a very frank and productive exchange with them on these topics," said Ambassador Barry. "We pledged our commitment to continuing this dialogue with the Croat Coordination, as well as with other elected and appointed Croat officials in the state and Federation governments."
Barry stressed that the Office of the High Representative and the OSCE would review the points made by the Coordination officials and be following up with them in the coming days.
The OSCE established its present Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 December 1995. In accordance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), the OSCE Mission activities are to: promote Democratization and the building of a vibrant civil society, foster the development of professional journalism and monitor the rights of journalists, monitor and advance the Human Rights situation, supervise the conduct of Elections, and encourage Regional Stabilization through arms control and confidence and security-building measures.
The OSCE Mission continues to work closely with other international organizations and local institutions to implement the Dayton Peace Accords.
For further information please contact OSCE Spokesperson Luke Zahner at ++387/(0)33 292-449.