LONDON, Jan 12 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's relations with Croatia in the wake of recent parliamentary elections in the latter have "the possibility of improving," Bosnian Foreign Minister Jadranko Prlic said in London on Wednesday.
Following talks with British counterpart Robin Cook, Prlic held a lecture at the Royal Institute for International Relations, where he said he expected the Bosnian and Croatian governments to sign 25 agreements in the near future. He did not say what the agreements were. Asked to comment on "the Bosnian Croat suggestion to divide BH into three entities (instead of the present two) in order to permanently ensure the country's stability," Prlic said that in the next few years it will be necessary "to improve and raise to a higher level the structure of BH, in keeping with principles of the equality of all three constituent peoples." "In BH not one people is so we
LONDON, Jan 12 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's relations with
Croatia in the wake of recent parliamentary elections in the latter
have "the possibility of improving," Bosnian Foreign Minister
Jadranko Prlic said in London on Wednesday.
Following talks with British counterpart Robin Cook, Prlic held a
lecture at the Royal Institute for International Relations, where
he said he expected the Bosnian and Croatian governments to sign 25
agreements in the near future. He did not say what the agreements
were.
Asked to comment on "the Bosnian Croat suggestion to divide BH into
three entities (instead of the present two) in order to permanently
ensure the country's stability," Prlic said that in the next few
years it will be necessary "to improve and raise to a higher level
the structure of BH, in keeping with principles of the equality of
all three constituent peoples."
"In BH not one people is so weak to bow to another, nor is any so
strong to be able to impose its will to others," said Prlic. "In
choosing a structural model for BH, we must take into consideration
that each of the three peoples feels safe, that it enjoys the same
rights, and has the same obligations," he explained.
Asked to comment on how Bosnian Croats will "adapt to the situation
when the future government in Zagreb starts implementing its
announcement of radical reductions in state expenditure, for the
military and police for example," Prlic said he advocated
transparent bills, but pointed out this must apply to all sides in
Bosnia.
Bosnia is suffering from "the syndrome of international community
dependency," Prlic said, adding it was necessary that "local
leadership at home start taking responsibility" in governing the
country.
He expressed hope a change of the governing structure would take
place in Serbia, as it did recently in Croatia.
Bosnia's biggest goal in foreign affairs in the next decade will be
Sarajevo's access to full-right membership in the European Union.
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