NATO Chief: Bosnia Rhetoric "Reason for Concern"
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Channel: Euractiv · 2009 · News & Politics
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary-General, on Monday said that he is concerned by recent political rhetoric in Bosnia & Herzegovina, where nationalist sentiments appear to be flaring up. The comments come as the situation in Bosnia continues to deteriorate with spats between the country's leaders increasingly common. In addition, the parliament of Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serbian entity, which is pushing for an increased level of autonomy for the country's entities as opposed to more federal powers last month passed a resolution that revoked what it saw as a transfer of power from the republic to the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Office of the High Representative the international body overseeing Bosnia's government had already declared the Republika Srpska document in violation of both its authority and of Bosnia's constitution. It asked the Republika Srpska Assembly to abolish or change it by 11 June.
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