Diplomat Živadin Jovanović stated that he expects the United Nations Security Council to make a decision on abolishing the Office of the High Representative during tomorrow’s session on Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is being held in what he described as new geopolitical circumstances.
Jovanović argued that the decisions of Christian Schmidt should be declared null and void, claiming that the basis of Schmidt’s role in Bosnia and Herzegovina is illegitimate and contrary to both the decisions of the UN Security Council and the Dayton Peace Agreement.
According to Jovanović, apart from Germany and several countries that, in his words, feel affected by global geopolitical changes, the wider international community recognizes what he described as Schmidt’s destructive role in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“He has been illegitimate as High Representative from the very beginning, not just today,” Jovanović said.
He also stressed that foreign judges should be removed from the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, arguing that their role is incompatible with democratic principles, sovereignty, and non-interference in the internal affairs of a country.
Jovanović further stated that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s future and functioning should be determined exclusively by its constituent peoples within the constitutional framework established by the Dayton Agreement and the constitutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
He added that opening these issues also raises the question of restoring competencies that, according to him, were transferred away from Republika Srpska over the past decades.
“The Office of the High Representative has been the key factor in weakening Republika Srpska’s constitutional position,” Jovanović stated, describing the institution as a source of political instability rather than normalization.
The semiannual UN Security Council debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is scheduled for tomorrow, with political developments and the role of international institutions expected to be among the main topics.
Source: RTRS
