The chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegovic, on Wednesday contested the right of Bosnian Serb entity authorities to independently make deals with Croatia about the construction of a new hydropower plant in the area of the southern Croatian city of Dubrovnik.
In a written statement forwarded to media, Izetbegovic reacted on the last week's agreement between Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Aleksandar Dzombic and Croatia Economy Minister Radimir Cacic about joint investments in the EUR 170 million hydropower plant - Dubrovnik 2.
The 300-megawatt plant will be provided with water supplies from the River Trebisnica in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the agreement Dzombic and Cacic reached at their meeting in the northwestern Bosnian city of Banja Luka last week.
Citing the Bosnian Constitution, Izetbegovic recalled that the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzeogina was authorised to conduct negotiations about international agreements.
Izetbegovic also recalled that in 2010 Bosnia ratified the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (adopted in Espoo, 1991).
The convention warns about the construction of large dams. Izetbegovic said Bosnian authorities must seriously analyse this issue and carry out an environment impact assessment.
