LAJCAK REJECTS PROPOSAL ISSUED BY SERBIANS LIVING IN BOSNIA

SARAJEVO ,Bosnia (November 10,2007) - The International Community's High Representative in Bosnia Miroslav Lajcak, rejected yesterday a proposal issued by representatives of the Serbians living in Bosnia for the solution of the current political crisis in the country, the Office of the International Community's High Representative (OHR) said in a statement in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.

The proposal came after Lajcak three weeks ago introduced a number of measures to streamline the decision-making process in the Bosnian Government and the Bosnian Parliament, suggesting changes to the voting system aimed at improving the functionality of the Bosnian state.

The proposal issued by the Serbians living in Bosnia does not constitute a basis for further discussions,the OHR said in a statement.

Instead of streamlining and improving the decision-making process in the Bosnian Government, the proposal introduces new possibilities of blockage which did not even exist before Lajcak's decision,the OHR said.

"The decision of the International Community's High Representative is in force and is not negotiable," read the OHR's statement.

The OHR however said it remained open to constructive dialogue.