According to his words, this project is years behind schedule, although the Southern Gas Interconnection was previously approved in draft form, as well as the corresponding feasibility studies. "I must emphasize the following: therefore, any responsibility for certain risks or problems that may be associated with the Southern Interconnection project is primarily tied to the contract that is to be signed within the next fifteen to thirty days; it is not tied to the parliament, not to both houses of the Federal Parliament, it is tied to the Federal Government, so the greatest responsibility lies there. I know they wanted to indirectly escape from that responsibility by shifting this issue to the parliamentary level, the greatest responsibility for potential arbitrations, problems, and the like that may follow, and I sincerely hope that this project will not be accompanied by such issues, that the Southern Gas Interconnection project will ultimately be realized as envisioned, is tied to that contract," said Čavalić. He adds that he proposed an amendment to Article 7, paragraph (2), which concerns local self-government units, specifically the issue of expropriation. "I also particularly emphasized the Kladanj - Tuzla branch, I can't believe I heard again today in parliament that someone is bothered by the fact that gas is supposedly being brought to Tuzla. I think that is terrible and thus gives all of us a reason to advocate even more strongly for this project. Who is bothered by gas going to Tuzla? Is Tuzla a blind alley that, alongside railways, alongside roads, should be denied gas, specifically industrial Tuzla," added Čavalić. As he says, "this is primarily industrial gas for industrial production and possibly a gas power plant."