While Covic was commanding in Afghanistan: None of HDZ BiH representatives came to the Statehood Day

The BiH Statehood Day ceremonial reception held yesterday at the Presidency BiH building, hosted by the Bosniak member of the Presidency BiH, Bakir Izetbegovic, neither did see the Croat member Dragan Covic nor any of the representatives of HDZ BiH, including the president of the Federation BiH, Marinko Cavara.

In his statement for media, Izetbegovic explained that Covic had requested that the reception be postponed until 27 November, but later decided for the Statehood Day to be marked on 25 November.

Covic has been in Afghanistan these past days, just like Mladen Ivanic last year, when he was the Chairman of the Presidency BiH. It is curious, however, that HDZ BiH representatives decided to boycott the official reception of the state which regularly pays them their big salaries.

Covic was probably practicing giving commands before his trip to Afghanistan so he issued a command to HDZ BiH officials not to attend the reception.

Covic was also away on a business trip and so did not attend the statehood day reception in 2015 but his comrades from HDZ BiH did partake then.

Yesterday's ceremonial reception was attended by numerous officials, representatives of diplomatic corps and public life of BiH.