SARAJEVO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- At a regular session in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) capital Sarajevo on Friday, The government of Canton Sarajevo (CS) pledged readiness to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants.
The significant increase of immigrants influx on the territory of BiH is considered as urgent at the session, requesting all BiH competent institutions to make prompt decisions regarding the determination of status of migrants, according to an official press statement.
Members of the CS government pointed out that it is evident that migration crisis culminates in Canton Sarajevo and BiH, and after BiH state authorities solve the status of migrants, the CS government will engage in humanitarian assistance.
"The Government of CS, with an aim of urgent temporary care, will undertake only the necessary activities to ensure the safety and security of CS," the official press statement said.
At the session, members urged BiH institutions to, in the shortest possible time, inform the government of CS of the number and status of migrants, and on their plans regarding the securing the necessary funds.
Official data revealed that BiH is faced with the increased influx of migrants whose number exceeded 3,500 since the beginning of this year, three times more than the total number of registered migrants in 2017.
