The continuation of swift government formation at all levels is crucial for Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress on the journey to Euro-Atlantic associations, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Tuesday at talks with Dragan Covic, Vice Chair of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly House of Peoples.

The two officials discussed at the meeting, held in Zagreb, the stabilisation of the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina through swift government formation following the 2 October general elections, the upcoming changes to the country's election law, with emphasis on the BiH Presidency, and the country's having been awarded EU candidate status.

They also discussed Croatia's entry to the Schengen and euro areas on 1 January, the government's public relations office said.

Plenkovic said at the talks that he expected the existing discrimination and inequality in BiH to be removed through changes to the election law and the full equality of its three constituent peoples to be secured.

He expressed satisfaction with the stabilisation of the political dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina, stressing that Croatia remained the strongest partner to BiH, as well as an expectation that the new government would be formed soon, to include legitimate Croat political representatives at all levels.

Covic said that the issue of changes to the election law remained outstanding and that it needed to be resolved in the next six months.