Bosnian bishops urged on Wednesday the state authorities as well as international, political and humanitarian structures to justly and responsibly deal with the influx of migrants which they said was a “humanitarian and security” problem reaching dramatic proportions at moments.

“We feel the need to tell our opinion about this,” the bishops said during the 76th Bishops’ Conference, held in the northern city of Banja Luka.

Bosnia's Archbishop, Cardinal Vinko Puljic, addressed a press conference following the meeting, emphasising that the issue of migrations is often not treated in a fair manner.

The bishops stressed that they supported creative actors and church institutions to help all those in trouble.

Bosnia is still dealing with its own issue of displaced persons, who have not returned to their pre-war place of residence, they added.

Banja Luka Bishop, Franjo Komarica, said there were many of those who were forcibly displaced wishing to return to their homes now but that the state authorities do not manage to enable them a sustainable return.

“We have a new wave of displacement of our people in search for a more normal ambient, so we are familiar with the drama that the people from Asia and Africa are going through,” said Komarica.

“This is a far more complex issue than we think and I'm not escaping from organising an international conference here, maybe even this fall, to raise awareness about this problem both at the local and the international level,” he added.

Bosnia has been struggling with the migrant crisis for the whole past year, after dozens of thousands of foreign nationals, coming from various Asian and African countries took to Bosnia, a route to their final destinations in western Europe.

The migrants, who said they had no intention to stay in Bosnia, are now stranded in various parts of the country, hoping they would eventually enter Croatia and go further to other European countries. Croatia won't let them in, as the larger part of the migrants are illegal and posses no valid documents proving their origin.

Thousands have entered the country since the beginning of the year. But, thousands were also prevented from crossing the Bosnian border, according to the Border Police.