In an attempt to put the announcement in context, Bosniak National Council President Samir Tandir told SETimes: "Given that [a Bosniak] nation state does not exist and that Bosniaks have been living autochthonous in the Sandzak area in Serbia and Montenegro but are discriminated against and endangered, and given that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not able to help them, additional protection mechanisms are needed.
U pokušaju da pojasni takvu najavu, predsjednik Bošnjačkog nacionalnog vijeća Samir Tandir izjavio je za SETimes: "S obzirom da [bošnjačka] nacionalna država ne postoji i da Bošnjaci žive autohtono na području Sandžaka u Srbiji i Crnoj Gori, ali su diskrimirani i ugroženi, i s obzirom da Bosna i Hercegovina nije u mogućnosti pomoći im, potrebni su dodatni mehanizmi zaštite.