Read the Joint Statement Adopted at the Convention 'Bosnia is Ours - Bosnian'

(Patria) - The "Bosnia is Ours - Bosnian" Convention, organized by Krug 99 and the Association of Guardians of Bosnia, was held in Sarajevo tonight.

A total of 10 speakers addressed the audience in the packed congress hall of the "Holiday" hotel, and patriotic messages were heard from the gathering as a response to the activities undertaken by Serbia and the RS entity following the joint declaration of the "all-Serbian assembly".

The goal of the Convention is to express resistance to the further erosion of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a transparent and patriotic manner, and to counter threats to its integrity and stability, its social and state being.

The following addressed the attendees: Adil Kulenović, President of Krug 99; academician Esad Duraković; professor Enver Halilović; academician Senadin Lavić; Jahja Muhasilović, professor at IUS and one of the founders of Guardians of Bosnia; Miro Lazović, President of the Assembly of RBiH, member of the wartime Presidency of BiH, and member of DF; Enver Išerić, member of NES and President of Guardians of Bosnia; Almir Bečarević, President of the Cantonal Board of the Party for BiH Sarajevo; Haris Zahiragić, delegate in the KS Assembly and Vice-President of SDA; and Milan Dunović, delegate in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH and Vice-President of DF.


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Upon conclusion of the gathering, the attendees unanimously adopted a joint statement consisting of nine points:

1. The Convention was held in the spirit of the utmost responsibility and respect of all involved parties, representatives of the academic community, non-governmental organizations, political parties, and citizens, for the progress of the state, freedom, and equality of all people of Bosnia and Herzegovina;

2. The Sarajevo Convention initiates the holding of similar gatherings in all cities and municipalities, academic communities, and among non-governmental organizations at home and abroad, in order to achieve state-building unity and sensitize domestic and international public opinion to the real political dangers facing Bosnia and Herzegovina;

3. It was decided at the Convention that all presented papers and discussions will form the basis for defining the final document of the Convention, including proposals from upcoming discussions in all societal structures;

4. Only through dialogue between the academic community, non-governmental organizations, and political parties can a vision for the future and the values of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina be built as a support and orientation for the upcoming difficult political struggles for a free Bosnia and Herzegovina;

5. The Convention expresses the utmost loyalty to the restoration of Bosnia and Herzegovina's centuries-old statehood, but insists on further democratic development in line with new historical circumstances of liberal democracy and the modern European - civic concept of the state;


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6. The Convention insists on the consistent implementation of all six judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, the abolition of all forms of discrimination throughout the entire territory of the state, placing the citizen as an individual at the focus of the constitutional-legal system, and strengthening the institutions of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is the path to building a modern Bosnian nation-state – one that is not in conflict with existing cultural identities and ethnic affiliations, but is inclusive of them;

7. The Convention calls for the abolition of special and parallel ties as an instrument for undermining the sovereignty of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the great-power ambitions of neighboring countries;

8. The Convention emphasizes that the response to the security situation is primarily a political issue to which all societal structures and state institutions must provide realistic answers;

9. The Convention expresses unwavering determination and political unity in defending the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina by all available means appropriate for equal members of the United Nations.

Following the Sarajevo Convention, gatherings of the same content are announced in a number of cities and municipalities across Bosnia and Herzegovina.