EA President and member of Kose Rural Municipality Council, Dr Uno Silberg and Stewart Maxwell, Member of the Scottish Parliament are taking part in a joint delegation of the Committee of the Regions and the Council of Europe to observe local elections in Bosnia Herzegovina.
The delegation is currently meeting in Sarajevo for some briefing sessions entailing discussions with the Central Electoral Commission of BiH, representatives of the media as well as other observers of the International community.
Dr Silberg, spokesperson of the delegation stated at the margin of the meeting that these elections would also be crucial to assess the country's readiness to make progress in the EU integration process. In particular, the EA President added, it is necessary that the various communities as well as parties build up mutual trust and work together to achieve common goals.