The 18th session of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina is being held in Sarajevo today. SBB MP Edita Đapo asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs of B&H Bisera Turković about her activities in order to procure the vaccine, but also about her relationship with the B&H Parliament.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bisera Turković has not attended the sessions of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of B&H since she was elected to the Council of Ministers of B&H. This shows her attitude towards this respected House and towards the citizens, stated Đapo.
Đapo pointed out that when looking at the European continent, and beyond, it was confirmed that the highest mortality caused by coronavirus was recorded in B&H.
- Furthermore, it is unfortunate that we are the only country that receives the vaccine as a charity. This especially refers to the territory of the Federation of B&H, where due to omissions in the procurement of one million vaccines found by the Ambassador of B&H to Russia, citizens - especially Bosniaks - are the most endangered.
Having in mind these facts, as a member of the B&H Parliament, Đapo asked the following Minister Turković:
-Why didn't you take all necessary actions when you received a letter from the Ambassador of BiH to Russia on the possibility of direct procurement of vaccines, in the sense that you urgently sent the letter to line ministries, urged after a few days, demanded that the issue is put on the agenda given the fact that you are the Vice-Chair of the Council of Ministers? Minister Turković, why didn't you submit the ambassador's act to the Coordination Body for Natural and Other Disasters, which you allowed to be completely extinguished, and we witnessed at the beginning of the pandemic while the Minister of Security was Fahrudin Radončić who led this body that all the needs of the whole of B&H and measures for the whole country were coordinated there?
Since Minister Turković did not attend the session, it seems that it is more important for Turković to visit Oman and other Arab countries today, instead of negotiating with the producers as soon as possible the delivery of vaccines for our country and its citizens, said Đapo.
