The initiative convened on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the peace accord which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The joint statement was signed by Sejfudin Tokic, Zoran Pusic and Aleksandar Popov, chairmen of the three umbrella nongovernmental organisations comprising the Igman Initiative -- Bosnia's Democratic Alternative Forum, Zagreb's Civic Committee on Human Rights, and Novi Sad's Centre for Regionalism.
The joint statement read it was unnecessary to engage in further discussions on whether it was necessary to change the Dayton agreement.
The reality of life has outgrown the agreement, so one should seek new forms for a more functional and contemporary relationship to the needs of Bosnia's citizens, read the document.
It recommended adjusting Bosnia's constitutional framework to the demands of lasting and just peace. It also demanded mobilising all forces in the countries of the regions signatories to the Dayton agreement to invest additional effort so that in looking for appropriate solutions to change the Bosnian constitution, attention should be put on European integration.
The statement said that each signatory to the Dayton agreement should individually bear full responsibility for their own activities within their internationally recognised borders, without interfering in other states' internal affairs.
The document also said that international institutions should remain in Bosnia with a clear exit strategy projection.
The joint statement was offered for signing to Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, Serbia and Montenegro President Svetozar Marovic, and Bosnian Presidency member Sulejman Tihic, who attended the Igman Initiative conference. They refused due to disagreements among the Bosnian Presidency's three members regarding the statement's contents, according to an official explanation.