Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations in the Council of Ministers, Staša Košarac, believes that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s path to the EU is slowed down because some structures in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina listen to what the US Ambassador Michael Murphy or the Head of the EU Delegation in BiH, Johan Sattler, say, neglecting the third party with whom negotiations should take place.
This third party is for Constitutional Bosnia and Herzegovina and comes from the Republika Srpska – emphasized Košarac.
He pointed out that there will be no movements in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the “conducting baton” of the US Ambassador or the EU Delegation Chief but only in accordance with the Dayton Agreement.
Košarac emphasized that in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are politicians who are not independent and are managed by certain ambassadors. Nowhere in the world does an ambassador bring an agenda to the government with the expectation of his country that something will be done.
Politicians need to be independent. I think that, in that case, we will return to the spirit of Dayton, the agreement of two entities and three constituent peoples. That is the only formula for Bosnia and Herzegovina, not that someone from the representatives of international institutions seeks partnership in foreign embassies to have policies defined against the views of one of the constituent peoples – said Košarac.
He believes that Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to negotiate with the European delegation and realize its foreign policy goals, which is EU membership, and redirect additional energy towards the independence of domestic politicians.
Source: RTRS
