Komšić and Bećirović Host Reception in Presidency Building on BiH Statehood Day

(Patria) - A formal reception was held in the Presidency of BiH building in Sarajevo tonight to mark November 25th, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Statehood Day.

The hosts of the reception were the Chairman and member of the Presidency of BiH Željko Komšić and Denis Bećirović.

Numerous guests from the world of politics, culture, sports, public and religious figures, and media representatives attended the formal reception, which began with the performance of the anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

We remind you that on this day 80 years ago, the First Session of ZAVNOBiH was held, which was the highest political, representative, and legislative body of the Federal State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where decisions were made on the restoration of Bosnia and Herzegovina's statehood.

Through the Resolution from the First Session of ZAVNOBiH, Serbs, Croats, and Muslims opted for the restoration of Bosnia and Herzegovina's statehood.

The First Session was chaired by Dr. Vojo Kecmanović, with Avdo Humo, Đuro Pucar Stari, and Aleksandar Preha as deputies, and Hasan Brkić as secretary.

The First Session of ZAVNOBiH began in Mrkonjić Grad on November 25, 1943, at 7 PM. It concluded the same night (November 26th) at 4 AM. ZAVNOBiH was established as the central political representation of the National Liberation Movement (NOP) and the highest organ of people's authority in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The delegates adopted the ZAVNOBiH Resolution and the Proclamation to the Peoples of BiH, emphasizing that in the future, only ZAVNOBiH and AVNOJ could represent BiH and its peoples, both domestically and abroad.

These acts also expressed the determination of the people of BiH that their country, which is neither Serbian, nor Croatian, nor Muslim, but rather Serbian, Muslim, and Croatian, would be a brotherhood of communities in which full equality of all Serbs, Muslims, and Croats would be ensured.

A delegation of 58 members was elected at the session, which would represent BiH at the Second Session of AVNOJ (November 29, 1943), where the decisions of ZAVNOBiH were confirmed.