SBK organized a reception on the occasion of BiH Independence Day
A formal reception of the World Bosniak Congress on the occasion of the Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held last night in the Sarajevo City Hall. The gathering began with the singing of the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after which those present recited the Fatiha and observed a minute of silence to honor the martyrs and fallen fighters, those who defended the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina with their lives.
The official reception was attended by: Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and President of the Justice and Reconciliation Party Usama Zukorlić, Vice President of the Bosniak National Council Edin Numanović, Minister for Equal Regional Development Edin Đerlek, President of the Bosniak National Foundation Mufti Sandžački hfz. Abdurrahman ef. Kujević, Assistant Federal Minister for Veterans and Invalids of the Defense and Liberation War Mirza Terzo, Director of the Sarajevo Stock Exchange Tarik Kurbegović, President of the Justice and Reconciliation Party in Montenegro Seid Hadžić, Assistant Director of the Administration for Cooperation with the Diaspora-Emigrants Arben Jakupi, Mayor of Stari Grad Municipality Ibrahim Hadžibajrić, cantonal ministers, principals and managers of primary and secondary schools, directors of media houses and numerous others.
At the beginning, the president of the World Bosniak Congress Mirsad Čaušević addressed those present, emphasizing that the doors of the World Bosniak Congress are wide open for everyone
people.
"When I say Bosnia, I mean Bosnia and Herzegovina. When I say Bosnian, I mean Bosniak. When I say Bosniak, I mean Bosnian. The World Bosniak Congress, what is it, why is it and what is it about? The vision of the Bosniak Congress is Bosnia and Herzegovina where everyone has a decent place to live. Bosnia and Herzegovina organized as a civil state. The name Bosniak, Bosniak, Bosnian are synonymous names, as academician Dževad Jahić nicely says and explains scientifically. Our mission is to ignite the light of perspective and hope for the Bosniak, i.e. the Bosnian people, with deeds, not words, deeds."
On behalf of the member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina dr. Denis Bećirović, Alija Kožljak addressed the audience, stressing that we must always remind ourselves of our obligations, wherever we are.
"To make our contribution in terms of defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, building Bosnia and Herzegovina as a European, sovereign, independent state and a state of Bosnia and Herzegovina that will be prosperous. You have chosen to commemorate this event in a very adequate way, and that is with pen and letter, knowledge, in the best way, what we need most in this period."
The first commander of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, General Sefer Halilović, addressed those present. On that occasion, he referred to the topic of the panel discussion "Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sandžak through Wikipedia", which was organized as part of the official reception of the World Bosniak Congress.
"There is an organized and planned denial of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, saying that it is an Ottoman creation and that it never existed. Recently, there have been instructions from the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts to write texts about Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Serbian state, and King Tvrtek as a Serb. The situation is no better than that of the western neighbors, with the fact that they are somewhat milder in these formulations. They have the task of denying the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina in every possible way, and all the texts in that way prove, deny the Muslim, Bosniak or Bosnian nation. In many places they repeat Dobrica Ćosić who said, let them be Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, don't let them be Bosnians, but they must be constructive, if they are constructive then we can ask for our piece. The Bosnian language is denied because they say it is an invented language. A fictional language, a fictional nation, a fictional state, and so on. How can we oppose this? Only the truth.”
Kerim Hadžić and Almir Hodžić presented the topic of the panel discussion, after which Academician Ferid Muhić, Vice President of the Bosnian Academy of Sciences and Arts Academician Dževad Jahić, Academician Refik Šećibović, Hazbija Kalač and Redžep Demić spoke on the topic "Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sandžak through Wikipedia".
The financial sponsor of the ceremonial reception organized by the World Bosniak Congress is the Bosniak National Foundation.