ANUBiH - Ceremonial Session on the Occasion of the Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Statehood Day

ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine

The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ANUBiH) today celebrated the Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo with a ceremonial session, which highlighted the Academy's commitment to scientific research and the importance of ZAVNOBiH for the establishment and development of the statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Vice President of ANUBiH, Academician Mirko Pejanović, emphasized that Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite historical challenges, has survived to this day since 1943, when its statehood was restored at the ZAVNOBiH session.

“We have a country in which we live peacefully and we hope that in the next two to three decades it will become part of the European Union. The Academy, through its work, contributes to preserving the continuity of the statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina and reflects on its future,” Pejanović emphasized.

He recalled last year's international scientific conference organized by ANUBiH, which resulted in a collection of papers by 25 researchers from the country and the world, confirming the continuity of Bosnia and Herzegovina's statehood since 1943 and its potential for Euro-Atlantic integration.

Corresponding member of ANUBiH, Prof. Dr. Husnija Kamberović, emphasized the importance of European integration for building the statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while simultaneously adopting European values. “Bosnia and Herzegovina must eliminate discriminatory provisions that are also contained in the Dayton Constitution. ZAVNOBiH's understanding of the equality of peoples implied collective equality, unlike today's constitutive system, which leads to divisions,” said Kamberović.

Corresponding Academy member, Prof. Dr. Mile Babić, pointed out the key prerequisites for the progress of Bosnia and Herzegovina “There must be freedom of thought, speech and conscience in the country, as well as the rule of law. “Just laws, not man against man, are the basis of Bosnia and Herzegovina's future as a European state,” Babić pointed out.

The ceremonial session of ANUBiH once again confirmed the importance of the role of ZAVNOBiH in shaping the statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a clear message that the European path is crucial for its further development.

ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
ANUBiH | Svečana sjednica povodom Dana državnosti Bosne i Hercegovine