In the Cabinet of Prime Minister of Bosnian-Podrinje canton Gorazde, Salko Obhodjas a reception was hosted for representatives of families of dead veterans. The reason was reimbursement of funds to these families, which paid construction of gravestones from their own funds. Beside the Prime Minister, Minister of veterans’ affairs Nermana Sofovic, Assistant in this Ministry Elvedina Kulenovic, Chairman of the Association of families of dead veterans and representatives of families of dead veterans, this reception was also attended by representatives of media.
After greeting the present, Prime Minister Obhodjas said that the Government of BPC Gorazde allocated funds for these purposes in its budget after accomplishment of one more stage of project of construction of gravestones to dead veterans and within the implementation of the Law on supplementary rights of veterans. Prime Minister of BPC Gorazde said that, by making decision on reimbursement of these funds, the Government of the Canton only carried out its duty.
In her address to the present, Minister of veterans’ affairs said that financing of construction of gravestones to dead veterans was responsibility of the state. She also said that the competent Ministry realized all applications for financing of construction of gravestones that were received in this year, as well as applications for reimbursement of funds for construction of gravestones made at expense of families of dead veterans.
Chairman of the Association addressed to the present on behalf of the Association of families of dead veterans. Emphasizing that there is no one who can alleviate the pain that these families feel because of the loss of their loved ones, the Chairman of the Association, in his personal name and in the name of the Association, expressed the gratitude to the Prime Minister and the Government of the Canton for their support and understanding.
After that, representatives of families of dead veterans were reimbursed the funds for construction of gravestones.