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Izetbegović: We have not yet reached agreement on activation of MAP (VIDEO)

FENA Aida Kovač

SARAJEVO, March 6 (FENA) - President of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), Bakir Izetbegović, said today at a press conference after a meeting with HDZ and SNSD leaders Dragan Čović and Milorad Dodik, that they had a short meeting, and that he believes there is a chance to reach an agreement and sign "a certain document with the principles of action in this mandate that would allow the appointment of a prime minister designate for the Council of Ministers of BiH".

“I am not sure that we will be able to harmonize it, but we will have a proposal by the end of this week," said Izetbegović.

He added that that they also talked about the construction of the motorway on the Sarajevo-Belgrade route.

“I believe we have a good chance to start building this year,” said Izetbegović.

He said that they also talked about the allocation of ministries, and Izetbegović said that the talks on this topic have just begun and that they failed to reach an agreement today. But, he added that they all presented what they are interested, "so, they need to further harmonize their positions".

“We did not reach an agreement on a key detail regarding the activation of the MAP with NATO, but it is well known that the Croat and Bosniak parties are in favor of MAP activation, and that the Serb representatives are against it.  For now, that question remains open. We will try to harmonize this matter and find some way out of this deadlock, but unfortunately we did not succeed today,” said Izetbegović.

“The entity of Republika Srpska definitely has the right to its political attitude in this regard; it only needs to present it through state-level institutions. We have passed laws that are clear; we have adopted strategies related to MAP and activation of MAP, annual plans and so on. When we speak about the respect for the rule of law, I of course, mean those laws as well,” explained Izetbegović.

But he added, this does not mean that the Serb representatives cannot change those laws if there is sufficient number of votes in the state parliament. It is possible to adopt what Republika Srpska is interested in, as it has its representatives at all levels and it can bring up this issue in such a way."

“This means that the entity level cannot be superior to the state nor command it in the sense that something can or cannot be done. We have not solved this issue today and we will continue to work on it,” Izetbegović said.

Asked about the appointment of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH, Izetbegović said that they will try to harmonize a document that would satisfy the views of all three parties.

“Whether that would be possible it remains to be seen in the coming days. It will not be easy for sure, but it is up to us to try to find a comprise solution that will be in line with what we have said. When I say the rule of law, I mean the implementation of each law, including the Law on Defense. We are looking for a solution that would satisfy everyone," said Izetbegović.

Asked about a partner in power from the Bosniak people, and whether it is clear who will join the coalition with SDA at the state and FBiH levels, Izetbegović replied that "things are moving slowly forward, and it will be the ones who do not refuse to join the government, because, for now, the BH bloc has had a firm stance that it will not enter into coalition with us."

“Therefore, there are others who want to do it. I believe all this will be resolved during this month and we will have a complete power structure, if we are even able to solve these problems at all,” said Izetbegović.

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