MOSTAR, Oct 10 (Hina) - Croat political parties in Bosnia - the rulingCroatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Opposition parties- have jointly requested the adoption of a new constitution ofBosnia-Herzegovina which would
ensure that the Croat people in Bosniahave equal status as the two other constituent peoples - Serbs andBosniaks.
MOSTAR, Oct 10 (Hina) - Croat political parties in Bosnia - the
ruling Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Opposition parties -
have jointly requested the adoption of a new constitution of
Bosnia-Herzegovina which would ensure that the Croat people in Bosnia have
equal status as the two other constituent peoples - Serbs and Bosniaks. This was reported after a joint meeting of party leaders in the southern
city of Mostar on Monday.
The participants in the meeting advocated the adoption of a new
constitution by consensus of all three peoples and with the help of the
international community, according to the principles functioning in
multilingual and multinational decentralised west European countries, the
statement said.
This fifth joint meeting was held at the initiative of the Bosnian
Archbishop, Cardinal Vinko Puljic, so as to discuss problems of strategic
importance for Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina.