Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Monday that "additional room should still be given to the talks with Bosniak parties about changing the election law and that there was still time to reach an agreement."

- At the moment, we are trying to create an atmosphere that will raise the level of trust between Croats and Bosniaks - Plenković told reporters in Zagreb after a joint session of the presidencies of the HDZ organizations in Croatia and BiH.

- We strive to be that constructive factor that raises that level of trust - he added.

Croatian media reports that at the end of January, negotiations between Croat and Bosniak parties in Neum on changing the election law, mediated by EU and US envoys, have practically failed.

- We will try to give a chance to the talks to raise that level of trust and to reach a solution that will enable quality functioning of BiH. I still opt for giving another chance to the talks, as we still have a lot of time ahead of us - said Plenković.

When asked by journalists about the possible support for the boycott of the elections if the election law is not changed, Plenković answered: "We are not in that phase of talks yet."

He reiterated the need to reach a solution "that will be acceptable to all and which would resolve the fundamental issue, which is to avoid electoral engineering and discrimination against Croats in BiH".

The Croatian Prime Minister also emphasized that the representatives of the Venice Commission at the negotiations in Neum stated that the proposals of the Croat side were in line with European standards.