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Minister: Bosniak rights violated

Minister Without Portfolio Sulejman Ugljanin says that the respect of Bosniaks’ rights is “at a pretty low level” in Serbia.

“Exercise of Bosniaks’ rights in Serbia is still at a pretty low level,” the leader of the Sandžak Party of Democratic Action told daily Politika.

Minister calls for unity in Muslim community

Minister Without Portfolio Sulejman Ugljanin has called on Rasim Ljajić and Mufti Muamer Zukorlić to “settle their differences”. Ljajić also urged his fellow cabinet minister Ljajić, and Zukorlić, who heads one of Serbia’s rival Islamic communities, to work towards uniting the Bosniaks (Muslims) in Serbia and joining forces at the next parliamentary elections.

OSCE urges Bosniaks to form “real” council

Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Dimitrios Kypreos expressed concern on Monday over the fact that a Bosniak national council has not been formed yet He also expressed further concern regarding the events that have taken place recently in the south of Serbia.

IM for reasonable solution in Novi Pazar

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić that a reasonable solution must be found for the tense situation among Bosniaks in Novi Pazar. He said that a solution is needed that does not require police involvement.

Ministry on Bosniak National Council

The Serbian Ministry for Human and Minority Rights has complied with the recommendation of the commissioner for the protection of equality. For this reason, the ministry removed the disputed provision of the Rules of Procedure of the constitutive session of the National Council of the Bosniaks.

Bosnian delegation continues visit

Bosniaks (Muslims) in Serbia can be a bridge for good relations between Serbia and Bosnia, says Sulejman Tihić. The visiting speaker of the Bosnian House of Peoples and leader of the SDA party in that country yesterday received a Golden Plaque from the Bosniak National Council in Serbia.

“Quiet war waged against Bosniaks”

The chief mufti of the Islamic Community in Serbia says “the regime” in Belgrade is involved in a low-key “war against Bosniaks”. “A war is being waged in kid gloves against the Islamic Community and the International University in Novi Pazar,” said Muamer Zukorlić, who heads of the rival Islamic communities in Serbia, the other being the Islamic Community of Serbia.

Resolution in accordance with ICJ decision

The Srebrenica resolution will be in accordance with the ICJ verdict regarding the crime, and will apologize to all Bosniaks and all victims. The resolution is expected to enter parliamentary procedures sometime next week.

Bosniaks request meeting over regions

President of the Executive Board of the Bosniak National Council Esad Džudžević has requested a “promised meeting” with PM Mirko Cvetković. The meeting should discuss the statistical regions of the country.

Bosnia’s grand mufti to visit Kosovo

The leader of the Islamic Community in Bosnia-Herzegovina will be visiting Kosovo August 5-9, it was announced today. Reis-ul-Ulema Mustafa Cerić was invited by the Islamic Community of Kosovo and the Forum of Bosniaks of Kosovo.