JAJCE JAJCE, Sept 13 (Hina) - The central Bosnia-Herzegovina town of Jajce on Monday marked the forth anniversary of its liberation, and welcomed the sarcophagus of the last Bosnian king Stjepan Tomasevic. The sarcophagus was
delivered from Split. Also present at the ceremony were delegations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, representatives of authorities of Central Bosnian Canton and Homeland War associations, church high dignitaries, economic and cultural representatives. "The return of the sarcophagus in Jajce...in its and our Bosnia, under the patronage of Bosnian Franciscan priests, is full of symbolism and has a historical and political meaning", chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Ante Jelavic said. Speaking about the willingness of Croat people for multiethnic community, Jelavic stressed that Croats were accused of the obstruction and division of Bosnia-H
JAJCE, Sept 13 (Hina) - The central Bosnia-Herzegovina town of
Jajce on Monday marked the forth anniversary of its liberation, and
welcomed the sarcophagus of the last Bosnian king Stjepan
Tomasevic.
The sarcophagus was delivered from Split.
Also present at the ceremony were delegations of Bosnia-
Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia,
representatives of authorities of Central Bosnian Canton and
Homeland War associations, church high dignitaries, economic and
cultural representatives.
"The return of the sarcophagus in Jajce...in its and our Bosnia,
under the patronage of Bosnian Franciscan priests, is full of
symbolism and has a historical and political meaning", chairman of
the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Ante Jelavic said.
Speaking about the willingness of Croat people for multiethnic
community, Jelavic stressed that Croats were accused of the
obstruction and division of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Those accusations could be an attempt of averting attention from
important issues in the countries, such as the crime and
corruption, Jelavic said. He stressed that Croats were often
committed to entire and democratic state with three equal and
constituent nations.
Central Bosnian Prefect Branko Golub said that Croat people
remained in Jajce after five and a half centuries of struggle.
"We, Croats can live with anyone who will not deny us the right to
our history, national and cultural identity, the language and
civilisation that we belong to. We, however, must be counted on as
political factors once and for all. On the other hand, we did not,
will not, and must not deny others in our environment the right to
the same", Golub said.
An envoy of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and minister in the
Croatian Government for relations with the Federation of Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Milan Kovac, on behalf of the Croatian President told
Bosnian Croats to respect all peace agreements. "Protect the unity
of Croat people, not to the detriment of others but for their
benefit", Kovac concluded.
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