BRCKO DISTRICT ASSEMBLY HOLDS CONSTITUENT SESSION

BRCKO, March 31 (Hina) - The Assembly of the District of Brcko in north-east Bosnia-Herzegovina held its constituent session on Friday. Twenty-nine members of the Assembly and ten members of the District government, Brcko police heads, and the head of the local tax administration, who were appointed by decree by Brcko District Supervisor Robert Farrand, took oaths based on a text proposed by the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Brcko, which the Assembly previously adopted unanimously. Farrand announced that a commission for the revision of laws, consisting of international legal experts, would in coming weeks and months work on the adoption of basic district laws. The commission will in the next several days forward to the district government for consideration laws on administration and police, as well as the Assembly Rule Book and a proposal for the district official gazette. Farrand also informed the Assembly of his visits to Sarajevo yesterday, where he sought additional funds for the reconstruction of infrastructure and economic revival from international institutions. Present at the session were representatives from cantonal, entity and state assemblies - pre-war residents of Brcko, as well as representatives of international organisations operating in the Brcko District. (hina) rml