The High Representative in BiH, Christian Schmidt, told Nova BH, on Monday, that the President of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity, Milorad Dodik, should look around and realize that no one in the Western Balkans or Europe supports playing with the country's future.

“He would probably have to go, let's say, to Moscow to find that kind of support, but there is none in this area,” Schmidt told Nova.

Commenting on possible sanctions for Dodik due to secession announcements, Schmidt said that he does not have the style that one of his predecessors, Paddy Ashdown, had.

“I don't think these are principles we can apply today, but of course, I wouldn't rule anything out. I think I would prefer to engage in a constructive dialogue,” said the high representative.

Speaking about the process of negotiations regarding the issue of state property, Schmidt said there is no discussion about ‘who wants what’.

“I know what the instruments at my disposal are, but I have a conservative approach and I'm definitely aware that this issue has to be resolved,” Schmidt said.

The High Representative in charge of overseeing the implementation of the civilian aspect of the Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, added that he was waiting for proposals regarding the resolution of the situation in the Federation (FBiH) entity, but he did not receive them.

“We had a Government that was in a technical mandate, a Government that was elected in 2014, and since that time it has continued to work regardless of the elections we had in the meantime. I resolved the blockade considering that we didn’t have provisions in the Constitution that could resolve this issue. And I said that we may not be able to reach an ideal solution but we can reach a situation where the Parliament will be able to make the decision we need,” High Representative Christian Schmidt concluded.