SARAJEVO, Jan 20 (Hina/Habena) - The President of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kresimir Zubak, said that the (Moslem-led) Party of Democratic Action (SDA) should appoint a new prime minister designate of the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina, if Haris Silajdzic, the Prime Minister of the Republic and Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, presented his rejection to make up a new government, with "a fait accompli".
SARAJEVO, Jan 20 (Hina/Habena) - The President of the Federation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kresimir Zubak, said that the (Moslem-led)
Party of Democratic Action (SDA) should appoint a new prime
minister designate of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, if Haris
Silajdzic, the Prime Minister of the Republic and Federation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina, presented his rejection to make up a new
government, with "a fait accompli". #L#
The Croatian side agrees that a new prime minister of the
Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina can be Silajdzic, but he has set up
a precondition for this by establishing the government in such way
as he thinks it should be done. His precondition has not been
accepted by the Assembly of the Republic, Zubak told the Bosnian
Radio in an interview on Saturday, commenting on a statement by
Silajdzic that he "will not form a new government of the Republic
unless the law on the government of the Republic of Bosnia-
Herzegovina is changed".
Zubak told the radio that the procedure of passing this law at
the last session of the Assembly was in line with rules of
procedure.
"We must resolve this situation as soon as possible. We must
elect governments of the Republic and the Federation of Bosnia-
Herzegovina soon," Zubak said.
After talks with SDA leaders, Prime Minister Silajdzic told
the Bosnian Television yesterday that he would not accept to be a
prime minister designate and to form a new government if the law on
the government of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina continue to be
in effect, under which the government could have five ministers
with portfolio and one minister without portfolio.
"We have returned from Dayton with the integrity and
sovereignty of Bosnia-Herzegovina. This is most valuable in the
peace accords on Bosnia-Herzegovina. However, the sovereignty and
integrity cannot stand for themselves, and they should be
strengthened through institutions. The weakening of those
institutions means the weakening of Bosnia-Herzegovina," the
Herzeg-Bosnian news agency (Habena) quoted Silajdzic as saying.
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