Serbia’s President called upon the main Bosniak party in Bosnia to refrain from submitting an appeal to the country’s Constitutional Court which would challenge the name of the Serb-majority part of Bosnia, saying that it would be an irresponsible move.
The Party for Democratic Action (SDA) said on Wednesday that it will ask Bosnia’s Constitutional Court whether the name of the semi-autonomous Republika Srpska (RS) entity is in line with the Constitution, saying that the name does not take into account the fact that Bosniaks and Croats also live there.
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Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic said he spoke about the issue with the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite Presidency, Milorad Dodik, on Wednesday evening and that they will meet soon.
He said that he hopes everyone in Bosnia will figure out that it is important for everyone to maintain peace and stability.
“I don’t want to get involved in their internal issues, but this is a Dayton constitutional category and it is also an obligation for Serbia, I see that (High Representative Valentin) Inzko also spoke about it in the same way,” Vucic told reporters in Davos, Switzerland.
The name Republika Srpska is included in Bosnia's Constitution, which is part of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the war in the country.
High Representative Valentin Inzko, the international administrator overseeing the civillian implementation of the Agreement in Bosnia, also said the SDA initiative was “irresponsible and counterproductive.”
He added that he hopes there will be no need for any destabilisation in Bosnia’s territory.
