(ANSA-AFP) - SARAJEVO, JUN 13 - The Conference of European Rabbis said Thursday it had been forced to call off a meeting in Sarajevo next week after criticism from a Bosnian minister and the cancellation of their booking by the host hotel. The CER meeting was to discuss key issues facing Jews in Europe as well as freedom of religion, the organisation said in a statement. "Shockingly, the hotel has suddenly cancelled on us," the statement quoted CER president Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt as saying. The cancellation followed an open letter by Adnan Delic, labour and social policy minister in Bosnia's Muslim-Croat half, calling for the cancellation of the event, Goldschmidt added. No other Bosnian government official has contacted the CER, the rabbi said. "We have been made unwelcome and this last-minute, ministerial boycott of Jewish European citizens, dedicated to purely to promoting Jewish life in Europe and furthering dialogue and democracy across the continent, is disgraceful." CER says it represents more than 1,000 orthodox Jewish communities across Europe. Its events "foster dialogue, boost interfaith activity, and promote public engagement", Goldschmidt said. (ANSA-AFP).