SARAJEVO, March 5 (Hina) - Speaking about Friday's decision by an international arbitration commission on the north-eastern town of Brcko, granting it the status of a neutral district under the authority of central state bodies and
under international supervision, Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina's Vice President Ejup Ganic said today would be remembered as one of the most important days in the more recent history of Bosnia-Herzegovina. "The decision on Brcko is a decision for all three peoples in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, but others as well. It confirms that our country has a future. We have worked carefully and devotedly in fulfilling every item of previous decisions by the tribunals and supervisors for Brcko from the level of municipality and canton to the state level", said a statement Ganic read out to reporters. "....while harmonising our views in the final document in
SARAJEVO, March 5 (Hina) - Speaking about Friday's decision by an
international arbitration commission on the north-eastern town of
Brcko, granting it the status of a neutral district under the
authority of central state bodies and under international
supervision, Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina's Vice President
Ejup Ganic said today would be remembered as one of the most
important days in the more recent history of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
"The decision on Brcko is a decision for all three peoples in
Bosnia-Herzegovina - Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, but others as
well. It confirms that our country has a future. We have worked
carefully and devotedly in fulfilling every item of previous
decisions by the tribunals and supervisors for Brcko from the level
of municipality and canton to the state level", said a statement
Ganic read out to reporters.
"....while harmonising our views in the final document in the
Federation, we requested that Brcko should belong to the
Federation. We have not been given what we asked for, we got less -
Brcko as a BH district", Ganic said.
After he read his statement, the Federation Vice President left the
news conference declining to answer any questions.
(hina) rml