[8] In this capacity, Škaljić lead a number of infrastructure and cultural projects that helped the city recover from the destruction caused by Bosnian war 1992-1995.
Mr. Škaljić was part of a team that helped reconstruct the Gazi Husrev Bey Library,[9] originally built in 1537 and completely destroyed in the latest war.
[11] Škaljić initiated several de-mining project in Sarajevo[12] and helped re-establish links to the Bosnian Serb community.
[13] The Škaljić family emigrated to Sarajevo from Škaljari,[14] their settlement in the Bay of Kotor during the Battle of Perast (1654) fought between the Venetian Republic and Ottoman Empire.
Their legacy is the most enduring and it’s what won Kotor and Perast their place in the UNESCO World Heritage sites list.
[20] The book has since been published in ten editions, and is still considered "a unique and irreplaceable" source for the study of South Slavic language and culture.