SARAJEVO, Feb 14 (Hina) - A one-day conference on transparency of the struggle against corruption took place in Sarajevo on Monday. The conference, chaired by the international community's High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Wolfgang Petritsch, gathered Bosnia's senior officials, representatives form the two Bosnian entities, public figures and foreign diplomats. Opening the event, Petritsch described corruption as a major hurdle in the implementation of the Dayton peace accords. He called on legislative bodies of authority and other institutions as well as non-governmental organisations, media and citizens to join the fight against corruption in their country. The chairman of Bosnia's three-man Presidency, Croat leader, Ante Jelavic, addressed the conference saying that corruption posed one of biggest threats to the conduct of the Dayton agreements. State Secretary in S
SARAJEVO, Feb 14 (Hina) - A one-day conference on transparency of
the struggle against corruption took place in Sarajevo on Monday.
The conference, chaired by the international community's High
Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch,
gathered Bosnia's senior officials, representatives form the two
Bosnian entities, public figures and foreign diplomats.
Opening the event, Petritsch described corruption as a major hurdle
in the implementation of the Dayton peace accords.
He called on legislative bodies of authority and other institutions
as well as non-governmental organisations, media and citizens to
join the fight against corruption in their country.
The chairman of Bosnia's three-man Presidency, Croat leader, Ante
Jelavic, addressed the conference saying that corruption posed one
of biggest threats to the conduct of the Dayton agreements.
State Secretary in Sweden's Foreign Ministry, Jan Eliasson, who
attended the event on behalf of the Stability Pact for South-East
Europe, said corruption and crime were undermining democracy in
Bosnia and rendered the implementation of the Stability Pact more
difficult. He viewed corruption in Bosnia as a dangerous vice.
The Swede announced that this problem would be discussed at the
Sarajevo meeting of the Stability Pact's security working table,
slated for Tuesday.
During a break of the conference, Petritsch told reporters that
corruption did not reflect only in embezzlement but also as the
abuse of public funds, cheating on bank accounts, disrespect for
law or tax evasion.
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