SARAJEVO, April 15 (FENA) – The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH PA HoR) today adopted, under urgent procedure, the Bill on Amendments to the Law on Value Added Tax, submitted by the Joint Committee on Economic Reforms and Development of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly.

BRUSSELS/SARAJEVO, April 15 (FENA) – Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Bećirović, speaking today at a meeting with the North Atlantic Council in Brussels, presented several concrete proposals, including the idea of ensuring a long-term presence of NATO forces at military bases in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He stated that such a presence would be the best way to prevent threats to peace and security in BiH and the wider region.

BIHAĆ, April 15 (FENA) – The Cantonal Court in Bihać has issued a first-instance verdict against Fikret Abdić, the former mayor of the Municipality of Velika Kladuša, sentencing him to three years and six months in prison for abuse of official position.

SARAJEVO, April 15 (FENA) – Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Krišto, stated that key conclusions regarding the enforcement of the arbitration ruling in the 'Viadukt' case were adopted at today’s session of the Council of Ministers.