Dayton framework remains as it is

First Deputy High Representative Bruce G. Berton participated in the conference titled “Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20 Years After Dayton”, jointly organized by the Centre for the Study of the EU Enlargement and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Budapest, reports the Patria News Agency. 

The conference discussed the most prominent socio-economic challenges in BiH today and how international actors influence the political, economic, and social situation in BiH. 

Speaking about foreign influences in the country, First Deputy High Representative Berton assessed that the international community has made huge diplomatic, military, and financial investments in BiH since 1995 to maintain peace, build the country's institutions, and promote reintegration and reconciliation.

- The Dayton framework remains as it is, and although the international community's influence is still exceptional compared to some other countries, its role has gradually changed over the years. The level of direct engagement of the international community in daily activities in BiH is much lower than 20 years ago - said the First Deputy High Representative at the conference.

Stating that the EU agenda is gaining increasing importance, he concluded that it enjoys the full support of the High Representative and that BiH's future in the EU is not in question.