SARAJEVO, June 1 (Hina) - High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina Wolfgang Petritsch said Friday Croatia is the most important and most constructive partner in the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. He stressed the
overall situation in Bosnia would be a lot better if Belgrade would look up to the Croatian government authorities. Croatia, its government and President Mesic are our most important partners in implementing the Dayton accords, he said after talks with President Stipe Mesic in Sarajevo. I would like to see Belgrade act as constructively, in which case implementing the Dayton Agreement would take a better course, the Austrian diplomat said. He added the talks between him and Mesic focused on the overall situation in Bosnia, and both agreed on existing problems. Petritsch confirmed the two also tackled the attempt of establishment of a so-called Croat self-rule, with Mesic being
SARAJEVO, June 1 (Hina) - High Representative to Bosnia-
Herzegovina Wolfgang Petritsch said Friday Croatia is the most
important and most constructive partner in the implementation of
the Dayton Peace Agreement. He stressed the overall situation in
Bosnia would be a lot better if Belgrade would look up to the
Croatian government authorities.
Croatia, its government and President Mesic are our most important
partners in implementing the Dayton accords, he said after talks
with President Stipe Mesic in Sarajevo.
I would like to see Belgrade act as constructively, in which case
implementing the Dayton Agreement would take a better course, the
Austrian diplomat said.
He added the talks between him and Mesic focused on the overall
situation in Bosnia, and both agreed on existing problems.
Petritsch confirmed the two also tackled the attempt of
establishment of a so-called Croat self-rule, with Mesic being
informed about the course of an investigation in the "Herzegovacka
Bank" case, as well as about other issues regarding the position of
Croats in the country.
We agreed that extremists among the Bosnian Croat people are also a
problem for Croatia, the high representative said.
He stressed that work in legitimate government bodies and the
respect of the constitutional order are the only right ways of
solving all existing problems, including those concerning the
position of the Croat people.
President Mesic did not comment on his talks with Petritsch.
Before this meeting, Mesic held talks with the chairman of the
Bosnian Council of Ministers, Bozidar Matic, and the Archbishop of
Sarajevo, Cardinal Vinko Puljic.
At this occasion, Cardinal Puljic reiterated his concern with the
present position of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Mesic said the future situation in Bosnia will depend on how
Constitutional Court decisions about the constitutive quality of
al three peoples in the entire Bosnian territory will be
implemented.
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