Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcomed Bosnia Herzegovina’s commitment to undertake reforms in the framework of the European Union Accession Process. He described the declaration by the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina as "an important step in addressing outstanding institutional and socio-economic reforms of the country. I hope it will also enable the country to fulfil its commitments as a Council of Europe member state, including the implementation of all judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, so as to ensure equal rights for all its citizens", he said.