War history prevents Bosnian envoy's appointment?

Bosnia-Herzegovina's candidate for ambassador to Serbia most likely will not receive Belgrade's agreement for his appointment, writes a daily. Vecernje Novosti says that the deadline for Sead Avdic's accreditation to be accepted was 90 days after the request had been submitted, and that the deadline expired twelve days ago. War history prevents Bosnian envoy's appointment? The most likely reason for this, the article continues, is Avdic's "war-time history and the fact he was a high-ranking official in Tuzla at the time of the Tuzla Column". The case refers to a 1992 attack by Muslim forces on a convoy of withdrawing Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) soldiers, which Serbia now prosecutes as a war crime. Avdic could become the second Bosnian ambassador in a row that has been rejected by Serbia. "Before him, controversial Borisa Arnaut also failed to pass, because of an affair concerning awarding of Bosnian citizenships to the Mujaheddin," writes the newspaper. Bosnia-Herzegovina has been without its ambassador in Serbia for the past three years.

War history prevents Bosnian envoy's appointment?

The most likely reason for this, the article continues, is Avdić's "war-time history and the fact he was a high-ranking official in Tuzla at the time of the Tuzla Column".

The case refers to a 1992 attack by Muslim forces on a convoy of withdrawing Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) soldiers, which Serbia now prosecutes as a war crime.

Avdić could become the second Bosnian ambassador in a row that has been rejected by Serbia.

"Before him, controversial Boriša Arnaut also failed to pass, because of an affair concerning awarding of Bosnian citizenships to the Mujaheddin," writes the newspaper.

Bosnia-Herzegovina has been without its ambassador in Serbia for the past three years.