Foreign and development ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) and the High Representative of the European Union said they firmly reject any attempt to undermine the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they called for the implementation of reforms in the country.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Western Balkans region were among the topics of the meeting and the officials concluded that changes of borders would pose a threat to regional security.

“Unwarranted speculation about border changes along ethnic lines is no solution to the challenges faced by the region. Such changes would constitute a threat to regional security. We firmly reject any attempt to undermine the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said a communique issued Wednesday evening.

They urged the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to agree on and implement “electoral and limited constitutional reforms,” as well as the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, and to work closely with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Venice Commission “to move the country closer to realising its democratic aspirations.”

The ministers welcomed the candidacy of German Schmidt for the post of the international community's high representative in BiH.