SARAJEVO, Dec 29 (Hina) - In his New Year's messages to the citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the High Representative to the country, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Saturday announced a continuation of political and economic reforms, but also
warned that Bosnia must now rely on its own powers, since the international community has turned its attention to other problems after September 11. Petritsch stressed he was encouraged with the changes in Bosnia as a reflection of the new organisation of political forces in the country. Bosnia now has a political leadership which wishes to assume responsibility for the future of the entire country, he stressed. As a result of the establishment of the new authorities, the international community expects Bosnia top next year achieve greater progress in economy and for the work of state bodies of authority to improve, he said. Petritsch concluded that, despite all the diffi
SARAJEVO, Dec 29 (Hina) - In his New Year's messages to the citizens
of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the High Representative to the country,
Wolfgang Petritsch, on Saturday announced a continuation of
political and economic reforms, but also warned that Bosnia must
now rely on its own powers, since the international community has
turned its attention to other problems after September 11.
Petritsch stressed he was encouraged with the changes in Bosnia as a
reflection of the new organisation of political forces in the
country.
Bosnia now has a political leadership which wishes to assume
responsibility for the future of the entire country, he stressed.
As a result of the establishment of the new authorities, the
international community expects Bosnia top next year achieve
greater progress in economy and for the work of state bodies of
authority to improve, he said.
Petritsch concluded that, despite all the difficulties, Bosnia was
on its way to becoming a normal European country, and added that he
expected that elections scheduled for October 2002 to lead to the
strengthening of democratic and progressive forces.
(hina) lml