The Embassy of the United States of America said in a statement that it is "quite clear" that the political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not caused by the international community, but by local polticial leaders, most notably the President of the country's Republika Srpska (RS) entity, Milorad Dodik. The Embassy said that it supported reforms in BiH aimed to advance the country in its NATO and EU integration, and that this "makes some people unhappy" but that the US is "not there to appease them".
“It is quite clear to anyone paying attention to events in BiH who is the cause of BiH’s current political crisis and who is exacerbating tensions in the country. It is not the international community. It is local political leaders, particularly Mr. Dodik, who is devoting a lot of time and energy to deflecting blame onto others for his own failings. We doubt anyone who has paid close attention to the politics of this country for the last 15 years would be so naive as to believe him”, the Embassy's statement said.
It noted that United States has for over 30 years “worked on behalf of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina” and “consistently and vigorously pressed political leaders to adopt the reforms required to advance the country’s NATO and EU aspirations”.
“We have held firm to those standards, and when the party leaders have proposed outcomes inconsistent with them, we have raised our concerns both privately and publicly. We have not lowered our standards or expectations to make a particular party leader happy. We know that this makes some people unhappy, including some party leaders, but we are not here to appease them. We here to promote, protect, and defend America’s interests. We have been quite clear about what they are: We support the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and multiethnic character of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we support its integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. These are goals we share with the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, the statement said.
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