The visit by Croatian President Zoran Milanovic to Bosnia and Herzegovina set for Sunday has been cancelled due to security reasons, the Office of the President has said.

President Milanovic was to supposed to travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina to attend an event marking the 28th anniversary of the humanitarian convoy “White Road for Nova Bila and Bosna Srebrena”.

The decision to cancel the visit was made on the basis of a security assessment by the competent institutions of the Republic of Croatia, the Office of the President said in a statement without disclosing other details.

“President Milanovic regrets that he will not attend the commemoration of the event, important for the Croats of the Lasva River valley, and expresses his strong support and gratitude to the organisers for preserving the memory of the humanitarian convoy ‘White Road for Nova Bila and Bosna Srebrena’ alive,” the statement said.