The United States has reaffirmed its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and multi-ethnic nature of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Embassy said in a video on X. It was noted that recent attacks on the Dayton Peace Agreement and BiH, along with calls for peaceful dissolution, essentially secession under a different name, coming from Republika Srpska (RS) entity President Milorad Dodik, are considered irresponsible. This approach was described as a dangerous dead end, threatening both the future of the country and the RS.

Alexander Kasanof, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Balkans, who had recently returned from a visit to Bosnia, expressed condolences to the communities affected by the severe floods from the previous week. He explained that the US government is closely coordinating with local authorities to determine the best way to provide support during the ongoing challenging and dangerous situation.

He also congratulated the Central Election Commission (CEC) on successfully organizing and conducting the municipal elections. The U.S. was reportedly pleased to have supported the CEC by funding a pilot project for ballot scanners that transmitted results directly from 145 polling stations across the country. He stressed that voters should have confidence in the accuracy of the vote count and that authorities must take necessary steps, including adopting the 2025 budget, to ensure ballot scanners are deployed at all polling stations for the 2026 general elections.

During his meetings with the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Foreign Minister Elmedin Konakovic, Kasanof reiterated US support for the country's Euro-Atlantic integration, including its accession to NATO and the EU. He highlighted decisions made by NATO and the EU, particularly the establishment of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, as offering Bosnia and Herzegovina a unique opportunity to make meaningful progress toward its Euro-Atlantic aspirations, something the country’s citizens are said to both desire and deserve. However, the envoy emphasized that for this progress to occur, political leaders and institutions must end the current blockades and work together to implement essential reforms.

He also noted that Bosnia and Herzegovina should not lag behind other countries in the region that are benefiting from the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. To move forward, leaders were urged to act on the three EU conditions: appoint judges to the Constitutional Court from the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, ensure that the court's rulings are respected and enforced nationwide, enforce Bosnia's Competition Law across all government levels in line with EU standards, and ensure that bodies responsible for competition law, such as the Competition Council and State Aid Council, make professional decisions free from ethnic-based vetoes. Additionally, Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to align its visa policy with that of the EU.