SARAJEVO, April 26 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's (BH) Presidency on Wednesday appointed Tihomir Gligoric new president of BH's Council of Ministers, which should have more members in the future. Following today's Presidency session in
Sarajevo, Presidency chairman Alija Izetbegovic's adviser Adamir Jerkovic confirmed to the press Gligoric's appointment had been agreed to by all three members of the Presidency. Gligoric had been suggested for the office by Presidency member Zivko Radisic. Gligoric is a member of the Bosnian Serb republic's Socialist Party, which Radisic heads, and was the deputy premier of Bosnia's Serb entity until a month ago. He was replaced by Bosnian Serb Premier Milorad Dodik, who accused Gligoric of attempting to break the Sloga ruling coalition in the interest of official Belgrade. The press in Sarajevo were told today BH's Presidency had still not appointed other Council of M
SARAJEVO, April 26 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's (BH) Presidency
on Wednesday appointed Tihomir Gligoric new president of BH's
Council of Ministers, which should have more members in the
future.
Following today's Presidency session in Sarajevo, Presidency
chairman Alija Izetbegovic's adviser Adamir Jerkovic confirmed to
the press Gligoric's appointment had been agreed to by all three
members of the Presidency. Gligoric had been suggested for the
office by Presidency member Zivko Radisic.
Gligoric is a member of the Bosnian Serb republic's Socialist
Party, which Radisic heads, and was the deputy premier of Bosnia's
Serb entity until a month ago. He was replaced by Bosnian Serb
Premier Milorad Dodik, who accused Gligoric of attempting to break
the Sloga ruling coalition in the interest of official Belgrade.
The press in Sarajevo were told today BH's Presidency had still not
appointed other Council of Ministers members, the foreign minister
first of all. The Bosnian Croat side insists on having Jadranko
Prlic appointed to that position, while Presidency chairman
Izetbegovic insists on appointing a Bosnian Muslim.
Reporters were told the other Council of Ministers appointments
were to be done by Gligoric.
Presidency member Ante Jelavic's adviser on foreign affairs
Drazenko Primorac confirmed today Jelavic held a meeting with
Croatian President Stipe Mesic in Zagreb on Tuesday.
The meting had been an official one, addressing bilateral
cooperation, a Croatia-BH trade agreement, and Mesic's possible
visit to Mostar towards year's end, when reconstruction on the
southern Bosnian town's medieval bridge should be completed, said
Primorac.
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