To protect the rights and property of the Serbs in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date: 
04.05.2022 - 12:30

Vice-president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, Denis Sulic, was a host of the meeting of the Committee for the protection of the rights of Serbs in the Federation of BiH with representatives of the organizations in the Republic of Srpska, Republic of Serbia, municipality of Drvar, Bosansko Grahovo, Glamoc, Bosanski Petrovac, Odzak, Mostar, Serbian delegates in the House of Peoples of the Federation of BiH and the representatives of the associations which gather Serbs in the Federation of BiH.

The meeting was attended by the Minister for European integrations and international cooperation of the Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokic, and the director of the Office for cooperation with diaspora and Serbs in the region of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, Arnaud Gouillon.

The participants of the meeting stressed that the institutions of the Federation of BiH do not want to help resolve the problems the Serbs in this entity have and one part of these are property issues, education in their mother tongue, and social protection.

The Vice-president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska, Denis Sulic said to the media that Parliament wants to help resolve the problems of the Serbs in the Federation of BiH.

“The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska wants to participate in good initiatives with the aim to improve the lives of the citizens in the Republic of Srpska and in FBIiH”, highlighted Sulic.

 Minister for European integrations and international cooperation of the  Republic of Srpska, Zlatan Klokic, stressed that the Government gave instructions to the Republic directorate for geodetic and property issues to give legal and technical help in order for Serbs from FBiH to protect their property.

The director of the Office for cooperation with the diaspora and the Serbs in the region, Arnaud Guillon, stated that Serbs from the Federation of BiH need to be informed about the process of harmonization of property registers and the cadastre in this entity.

“There is a risk for them to lose the property and even not to be informed about it. Those who are interested need to contact the office for legal help to be informed on procedures,“ said Gouillon.

Delegate in the House of Peoples of the Federation of BiH, Goran Broceta, said that Serbs in the Federation of BiH are in an unenviable position because they don’t have the rights given by the Constitution.

“Unfortunately, the problem exists in the House of Peoples of the Federation of BiH where vital interests of the Serbian people can not be protected. I hope that with amending the Election Law these issues will be solved”, said Broceta.