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SARAJEVO, July 19 (FENA) - Member of the Presidency of BiH from the ranks of the Croat people, Željko Komšić, will take over the duty of the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina tomorrow, for the period of next eight months, under the principle of rotation.
This rotation takes place on the basis of Article V (2) b. of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in conjunction with Article 5 paragraph (2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Presidency of BiH.
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Komšić said that there will be a lot of work and that it will be necessary to convene regular sessions.
In an interview with FENA, he emphasized that it is necessary to organize sessions of the Presidency of BiH, which will not be extraordinary or telephone ones, important for the functioning of the state, but during the past eight months when Milorad Dodik performed the duty of the chairman, that was not the case.
It seems to Komšić that everything else was more important to Dodik than the job he was elected to perform and where he formally and legally receives his salary, which is why Komšić's first priority will be to maintain a regular rhythm of sessions where important issues will be discussed.
Speaking about the expectations in the coming period, he also mentioned the issue of a new wave of pandemics, which experts are announcing, and although the Presidency is not in charge of health, coordination with the Presidency is often sought in international contacts.
When it comes to foreign policy, Komšić reminds that the United Nations General Assembly will be held soon, and with the arrival of the new High Representative Christian Schmidt, an increase in international contacts is expected.
Komšić says that the trilateral panel between BiH, Serbia and Turkey is functioning but it has been slowed down by the pandemic, but the one with Croatia is at a standstill because of the well-known views of official Zagreb, which refuses to communicate with the BiH Presidency, while Komšić is one of the three members.
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