SBiH continues negotiations with SDA, ready to sit down with SDP, SBB, and DF

The president of the Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Amer Jerlagić, announced today at a press conference in Sarajevo that SBiH could continue negotiations with SDA on forming a coalition in the Federation of BiH as early as Tuesday at their party premises, but he reminded that this party has conditions that their future coalition partner must meet if they want them as associates.

The criteria, first and foremost, Jerlagić said, relate to boosting the economy of BiH and increasing the standard of living for the citizens of BiH.

In an interview with the news agency Patria, Jerlagić reminded that the value of Bosnia and Herzegovina's assets, meaning rivers, forests, infrastructure..., exceeds 52 billion KM, which is more than enough to boost the economy in BiH, and very quickly.
The country has experts, potential, and opportunity; it only needs a little more political will, patriotism, and decentralization of powers.

- There is too much of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, and too little in Prijedor, Bijeljina, and other cities. Power and capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina must be decentralized if we want everyone in the country to do well – said Jerlagić, once again reminding that economic experts have assessed that economic progress in BiH is very possible.

When asked by journalists whether the continuation of negotiations between SBiH and SDA on forming a coalition means closing the door of the Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina to political parties SBB, SDP, and DF, which also form a strong political bloc in the Federation of BiH, Jerlagić said that continuing negotiations with SDA does not mean that SBiH is not open to cooperation with other parties that have similar social and economic programs as SBiH, writes Patria.