Survival of Croats in BiH in question, says state secretary

Parliamentary Committee on Croats outside Croatia met to discuss the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

The Parliamentary Committee on Croats outside the Republic of Croatia held session on Tuesday to present proposed changes to the election law in neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The aim of the amendments to the country's election law are designed to ensure the equal representation of the three constituent peoples in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croats, Serbs, and Bosniaks).

Zvonko Milas, State Secretary of the Central State office for Croats Abroad, said the "proposals make it clear that if the election law is not changed by the end of the year, the survival of the Croatian people in Bosnia and Herzegovina is in question."

The Institute for Social and Political Research in Mostar and the Croatian National Assembly said the proposed changes presented on Tuesday in Zagreb would be supported by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Croats outside the Republic of Croatia, Zdravka Bušić, stressed that Croatia was not interfering in the domestic politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"We are obliged to do this and we will do everything in our power to make clear to our dear friends that Croats are a constituent people, and not some ethnic group," said Bušić.