Bosnia and Herzegovina

Massive storm causing flooding, gale force winds in region

SARAJEVO, ZAGREB, LJUBLJANA -- A large storm system that has engulfed the region and much of Europe beyond has caused flooding, strong winds, and damage in Bosnia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

In Serbia, the government decided to declare a state of emergency.

Lawmakers of Bosnia's House of Representatives, one of two chambers of parliament, failed to adopt changes to the electoral law on holding elections in Mostar on Wednesday.

As a result, local elections expected in October will again have skip the ethnically divided city in southwest Bosnia.

Esad Dzudzevic, acting head of the Bosniak National Council, BNV, in Serbia, said the council will urge members of the Bosniak [Muslim] community in Serbia to remove Serbian-sounding endings to their last names, such as "vic" and "ic".

The defence for former Bosnian Army soldier Edin Dzeko, charged with wartime crimes against Croats, said that testimony about alleged assault and extortion was based on a mistaken identity.

SARAJEVO - Serbian Prime Minister (PM) Aleksandar Vucic has said he is very pleased about the results of his Tuesday's visit to Sarajevo, stressing that the talks saw far less political statements than some earlier meetings and dealt more with concrete topics.

Serbian PM satisfied with visit to Sarajevo

SARAJEVO -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has said he was very pleased about the results of his visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Tuesday.

He stressed that the talks saw "far fewer political statements than some earlier meetings and dealt more with concrete topics."

Prior to presenting his latest report in the US, the High Representative to Bosnia, Valentin Inzko, raised the issue of new rules on checking residence in Republika Srpska, one Bosnia's two entities.

SARAJEVO - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that he is visiting Sarajevo as a friend, a representative of a country that respects the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Republika Srpska - and a country that wants to build trust and incomparably better relations.

BELGRADE – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will visit Sarajevo on Tuesday, his first visit abroad after taking office as prime minister, with a desire to establish the best possible relationship with Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).

Before the visit, Vucic said he is coming with hands extended in a message of friendship and a desire to establish truly good relations.

Vučić on working visit to Sarajevo on Tuesday

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić will visit Sarajevo on Tuesday, where he will meet with officials of Bosnia-Herzegovina.