Partition of Bosnia unacceptable

International High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko says a partition of the country would be a posthumous victory for Slobodan Milošević.

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Wednesday, 01.09.2010.

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International High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko says a partition of the country would be a posthumous victory for Slobodan Milosevic. He said that this would not be accepted either by “Bosniaks or the international community. Partition of Bosnia unacceptable Inzko said that he hoped that there would be positive changes in the country after the October 3 elections. “We do not want to have another four years of stagnancy, not again,” he told Austrian news agency APA, adding that “the positive political will and solutions” that existed in 2006 are needed again. “At that time new people came into power, it was even normal earlier that the prime ministers of the two entities would meet for coffee every Sunday. That has not happened since 2006,” he said. The Austrian diplomat added that tendencies have arisen in the Republic of Srpska (RS) especially to annul the progress that has been made and to no longer strengthen the joint state structures. “I hope that after the elections on October 3 something will change,” Inzko said. “With political will we can move forward a lot in that country, even under the current Dayton structures,” he said, adding that a "new beginning most be implemented after the elections in order for the country to develop a united state and entities and in that way no one will lose any of their characteristics.” “No one will be less of a Serb or Croat or Bosniak because of it, and life will be easier for everyone and they will function better in an effective Bosnia,” Inzko said, adding that it is important for European integration. “We wanted to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in 2006, but then there was strong rhetoric and negative political will, so the international community decided to stay,” he said. The post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina is made up of the Serb republic (RS), and the Muslim-Croat Federation.

Partition of Bosnia unacceptable

Inzko said that he hoped that there would be positive changes in the country after the October 3 elections.

“We do not want to have another four years of stagnancy, not again,” he told Austrian news agency APA, adding that “the positive political will and solutions” that existed in 2006 are needed again.

“At that time new people came into power, it was even normal earlier that the prime ministers of the two entities would meet for coffee every Sunday. That has not happened since 2006,” he said.

The Austrian diplomat added that tendencies have arisen in the Republic of Srpska (RS) especially to annul the progress that has been made and to no longer strengthen the joint state structures.

“I hope that after the elections on October 3 something will change,” Inzko said.

“With political will we can move forward a lot in that country, even under the current Dayton structures,” he said, adding that a "new beginning most be implemented after the elections in order for the country to develop a united state and entities and in that way no one will lose any of their characteristics.”

“No one will be less of a Serb or Croat or Bosniak because of it, and life will be easier for everyone and they will function better in an effective Bosnia,” Inzko said, adding that it is important for European integration.

“We wanted to close the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in 2006, but then there was strong rhetoric and negative political will, so the international community decided to stay,” he said.

The post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina is made up of the Serb republic (RS), and the Muslim-Croat Federation.

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