SARAJEVO, Jan 18 (Hina) - Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina Ante Jelavic expressed conviction on Tuesday that his country would by April fulfil most of the preconditions necessary to access the Council of Europe as a
full member. Following a meeting with a Council of Europe delegation headed by chairman of the ministerial committee, Irish Foreign Minister David Andrews, Jelavic announced greater efforts for fulfilling conditions before the spring session of the Council's Parliamentary Assembly. As priorities Jelavic stressed the strengthening of joint bodies of authority, including the restructuring of the council of Ministers, the establishment of a permanent secretariat of the Bosnian presidency, and respecting decisions of the human rights court and Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitutional Court. Andrews said the Council of Europe wished to encourage Bosnia-Herzegovina to continue its efforts in fulfilli
SARAJEVO, Jan 18 (Hina) - Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-
Herzegovina Ante Jelavic expressed conviction on Tuesday that his
country would by April fulfil most of the preconditions necessary
to access the Council of Europe as a full member.
Following a meeting with a Council of Europe delegation headed by
chairman of the ministerial committee, Irish Foreign Minister
David Andrews, Jelavic announced greater efforts for fulfilling
conditions before the spring session of the Council's
Parliamentary Assembly.
As priorities Jelavic stressed the strengthening of joint bodies of
authority, including the restructuring of the council of
Ministers, the establishment of a permanent secretariat of the
Bosnian presidency, and respecting decisions of the human rights
court and Bosnia-Herzegovina Constitutional Court.
Andrews said the Council of Europe wished to encourage Bosnia-
Herzegovina to continue its efforts in fulfilling conditions for
membership.
He confirmed that the adoption of a permanent electoral law, with
the strengthening of joint bodies of authority and support to
institutions in charge of human rights and the rights of refugees,
set a predisposition which will not be set aside.
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