An appeal to world leaders regarding the status of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina
http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11329/1/An-appeal-to-world-leaders-regarding-the-status-of-Croats-in-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina.html
By Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic
Published on 02/13/2022
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Miro Gavran's, president of Matrix croatica cultural society in Zagreb.
Nenad Bach and Miro Gavran in Zagreb in 2008. Many thanks to Mr Gavran for the photo.
_zo.jpg) | This appeal was sent by Mr. Miro Gavran, distinguished Croatian writer and the current president of Matica hrvatska (Matrix croatica), to several world leaders: Mr Joe Biden, President of the USA, Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic; The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Mr Olaf Scholz, federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Holiness Pope Francis, Mr Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Let us help Bosnia and Herzegovina become a country of equal nations and citizens, and to help open and secure the way for the country to become a member of European and Euro-Atlantic integrations. |
Sent by Miro Gavran, Croatian writer and president of Matica hrvatska - Matrix croatica (1842-2022)
Miro Gavran's, president of Matrix croatica cultural society in Zagreb.
His plays have been translated into 41 languages worldwide.
| Matica hrvatska - Matrix croatica (1842-2022) 10000 Zagreb, Ulica Matice hrvatske 2 | Strossmayerov trg 4 Telefon: 01/48-78-360 | Telefaks: 01/48-19-319 www.matica.hr | e-mail: matica@matica.hr Zagreb (CROATIA), 10 February 2022 Mr Joe Biden, President of the USA Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic; The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union Mr Olaf Scholz, federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany His Holiness Pope Francis Mr Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations AN APPEAL TO WORLD LEADERS REGARDING THE STATUS OF CROATS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Dear world leaders, we appeal to you, leading persons of the democratic world, who, through your decisions and actions, can influence the fate of Europe and humanity as a whole. At this moment, which is crucial for peace in Eastern Europe, we address to you an appeal for the equal rights of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We believe that, with your authority and positions, you can use your influence to help one nation in Bosnia and Herzegovina preserve its constitutionality and equality, to prevent it from being driven to the edge of extinction in a country where it has been living for over a millennium. We insist that Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina be free to elect their own representatives in the House of Peoples and a member of the Presidency, and that no important decision is allowed to be reached without the consensus of all three equal, constitutive nations (Croats, Muslims, Serbs). This is their right according to the Dayton Peace Agreement and the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and failure to implement it would put the existence of today's Bosnia and Herzegovina in question. As the oldest Croatian cultural institution founded on this day 180 years ago, we bring together Croats in Croatia and abroad, promote Croatian identity and culture, and are committed to peace, tolerance, and cooperation between nations. We invite you to, through your authority, decisions, and actions, help Bosnia and Herzegovina become a country of equal nations and citizens, and to help open and secure the way for the country to become a member of European and Euro-Atlantic integrations. Only in this way can the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Southeast Europe be guaranteed. Miro Gavran, president Matica hrvatska (Matrix Croatica), founded on 10 February, 1842 |
| Razni prijevodi Gavranovih djela s hrvatskoga jezika
| Various translations of Gavran's works from Croatian language
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Miro Gavran with his wife Mladena and son Jakov. Photo D. Višnjić, Pixell.