The Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanović, believes that the time will come when the UN Security Council will address the issue of Christian Schmidt.
Speaking about the upcoming Security Council session, Cvijanović said that the Government of Republika Srpska regularly submits its reports to the world organization twice a year.
“I don’t know whether the Security Council will explicitly discuss Christian Schmidt this time, but the moment for that will come,” Cvijanović told ATV.
She noted that every crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been caused by the imposition of foreign officials at the request of Bosniak politics, stressing her conviction that many issues in the country would function better without foreign interference.
When it comes to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s foreign policy, Cvijanović said that the country’s ambassador to the UN, Zlatko Lagumdžija, had completely abused the powers granted to him by the joint vote of all three members of the Presidency.
“Lagumdžija has acted entirely on his own. I have now decided that we should change some of the principles that were once established as a rotten compromise in the field of foreign policy,” Cvijanović said.
She added that it was inconceivable for Lagumdžija to go to Schmidt for advice before the Security Council session instead of consulting his superiors in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is responsible for foreign affairs.
“We are seeking credible partners to help end the nightmare unfolding in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Cvijanović emphasized.
Commenting on the contract signed by Elmedin Konaković, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Council of Ministers, with a lobbying firm from the United States — which he later claimed was a joke — Cvijanović said that Konaković acted illegally, deceiving both the Americans and the domestic public by claiming he was lobbying on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Konaković could not have signed such a contract in that manner. He had no authority to do so, received no approval, and the matter was never discussed in the Council of Ministers,” Cvijanović stressed, reiterating that Konaković cannot lobby on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina without the consent of all and clearly defined lobbying goals.
Cvijanović also rejected claims from the opposition and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina about an alleged rift between her and President Milorad Dodik.
Source: RTRS
