Komšić, Radončić and Izetbegović Signed Declaration on Principles of Action

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Presidents of SDA, DF, and SBB Bakir Izetbegović, Željko Komšić, and Fahrudin Radončić signed today, in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina building, a joint declaration establishing the principles and priorities of the patriotic bloc's action in the legislative and executive branches.

The full text of the joint declaration of the Party of Democratic Action, the Democratic Front, and the Alliance for a Better Future reads:

Aware of the gravity of the historical moment, the threats and challenges that changes at the global, regional, and internal levels bring to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Proceeding from our own responsibility for the overall situation and further development of relations in the country and the region;
With the intention of ensuring peace, stability, and prosperity in the interest of all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
The Democratic Front, the Alliance for a Better Future, and the Party of Democratic Action have decided to form a strong patriotic political bloc that will, as part of the legislative and executive authorities at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federation of BiH, act with the following priorities:

•    Defense of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
•    Preservation of peace, stability, and security in the country;
•    Preservation of the achievements and truth about the defensive war of 1992-1995, with special care for further improvement of rights and status of demobilized soldiers and their family members and civilian war victims;
•    Acceleration of the process of BiH's integration into the European Union through innovation and intensive implementation of the Reform Agenda;
•    Urgent activation of the Action Plan for BiH's membership in NATO and BiH's progress in the integration process into NATO through regular adoption of Annual Action Plans (ANP);
•    Immediate implementation of all judgments of Bosnian-Herzegovinian and European courts relating to the Election Law in order to ensure constitutional and institutional equality of peoples and citizens throughout BiH, by the end of 2019 at the latest;
•    Achieving representation of constituent peoples and Others in institutions at all levels of government in accordance with the constitutions;
•    Adoption of laws and implementation of other measures necessary to prevent and eliminate discrimination based on ethnic, religious, ideological, or other affiliation;
•    Adoption of economic reforms and building a better business environment with the aim of strengthening the domestic economy and creating new jobs;
•    Improvement of the rule of law and resolution of security threats through more effective fight against organized crime, terrorism, and corruption;
•    Improvement of legal solutions to achieve full independence of judicial, prosecutorial, and security structures with the aim of continuing their depoliticization and improving efficiency and expertise in their work;
•    Adoption of regulations in the field of labor legislation in accordance with international standards that will improve the realization of rights from health and pension insurance and other rights from employment, and increase the minimum wage in the real sector;
•    Initiation and realization of massive public infrastructure works in the area of traffic connectivity of the country, including the construction of energy and digital infrastructure in BiH;
•    Stronger financial and organizational support for measures that will ensure the sustainable return of displaced and exiled persons;
•    Reorganization of ministries in the Government of the Federation of BiH in order to establish a more rational, efficient, and functional government structure.