Calls for 'peaceful separation' of BiH create unacceptable fears among citizens

(Patria) - There is no legal, factual, or rational basis for calls for the "peaceful separation" of BiH. It leads nowhere and creates unacceptable fears among citizens.

This was stated today by the EU Delegation to BiH, a day after the adoption of the Resolution on the Genocide in Srebrenica by the UN General Assembly.

"The Srebrenica genocide is a historical fact established in judicial proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 2004 and the International Court of Justice in 2007.

Reconciliation can only be built on truth, peace, and justice, as well as empathy and respect for all civilian victims. The European Union itself is founded on these principles after the Second World War.

We call on leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to fully focus their efforts on creating an environment conducive to reconciliation and the reforms necessary to achieve progress on the European path.

Citizens across Bosnia and Herzegovina want a brighter future and are interested in their leaders finding constructive ways to deal with the legacy of the past.



There is no legal, factual, or rational basis for calls for the 'peaceful separation' of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It leads nowhere and creates unacceptable fears among citizens.

The European Union, including through EUFOR, is unequivocally committed to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, constitutional order, and international subjectivity of BiH, as well as a secure environment.

The European Council's green light for opening accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina followed reforms that resulted from the contributions of all actors in the state-level coalition.

The reforms are a joint success of the coalition parties and all citizens of BiH. It is of utmost importance that domestic leaders follow the only realistic path: working on further reforms and progress on the European path, as this is the surest guarantee of future stability and prosperity for BiH," the EU Delegation to BiH stated.