Acting in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Miloshoski met on 1 June in Sarajevo the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sven Alkalaj.

At the meeting, Minister Miloshoski presented the expectations of the Committee of Ministers on the necessity for constitutional reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which would bring the constitutional legislation of this member state in line with the standards of the Organisation. “The Council of Europe and the Macedonian Chairmanship hope that the constitutional reforms could be implemented after the parliamentary elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2010”, stated the Chairman. He pointed out that the Committee of Ministers would not like to impose solutions to Bosnia and Herzegovina which the country would find unacceptable. Instead it would like to develop relations of partnership and encourage all political factions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to adopt themselves responsibly a decision to implement the constitutional reforms.

The Committee of Ministers Chairman is also to meet the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik this afternoon.