The High Representative of the international community to Bosnia, Valentin Inzko visited Washington DC, on Friday, ahead of his regular semiannual address before the United Nations Security Council, where he will present his report on the overall status of peace implementation in the country.

During his meetings with the Acting Assistant Secretary, Philip Reeker, Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Palmer, and other senior US officials, he briefed his collocutors on the post-election period, emphasizing challenges of the government formation process and effects this process has produced in the past months.

After the October general election in Bosnia, politicians are still unable to form the state-level government due to their differences as to what reforms Bosnia should focus on.

“Full adherence to the Dayton Peace Agreement and strengthening of Bosnia's institutional capacities together with respect of their competencies are important prerequisites for political stability and prosperity of the country. Accomplishing this and preventing the rollback of Dayton principles will enable Bosnia to move forward from international supervision towards joining the EU,” said the High Representative whose role in the country is to oversee the civilian implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement which ended the 1992-1995 war on Bosnia.

While in New York, Inzko will meet with several ambassadors of permanent missions to the UN.

He is scheduled to address the UN Security Council on Wednesday.