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STORY: UN / BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
TRT: 2.29
SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 15 NOVEMBER 2011, NEW YORK CITY
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
15 NOVEMBER 2011, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina:
“Unfortunately, the arrest of Mladic was not accompanied by a decline in the use of inflammatory nationalistic rhetoric; including further statements by officials of the RS in support of state dissolution and chauvinistic comments directed against other ethnic groups. In this regard, I would like to express my deep concern about recent public statements from RS that challenge the statehood of BiH by characterizing it as a state union.”
4. Med shot, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina:
“The international community has achieved tremendous results in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past 15 years; however, it is clear from the current political situation that we have not yet achieved a lasting and sustainable political settlement that would ensure a durable prospect for peace. Our continued commitment to and focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina is the way to get to the objective that we all want, a Bosnia and Herzegovina that is stable, safe and solving its problems institutionally as it moves towards full Euro-Atlantic integration.”
6. Med shot, delegates
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ivan Barbalic, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations:
“The situation in the country is still complex. However a number of positive achievements must also be noted. Even though we have not achieved all that was planned regarding BiH integration into the European Union, strong commitment, support and dedication to this aim are present, not only among the political leadership, but also among the wide population of the country. We are dedicated to fulfilling remaining conditions to receive candidate status for European Union membership as early as possible. ”
8. Med shot, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“The report contains a number of slanted prejudices of the Bosnian Serb leadership. with a view of establishing a more balanced idea of the events taking place in the Bosnian Provinces we recommend the members of the Council also read the letter from the President of the RS, Mr. Dodik to the Secretary General on 15 November, as well as the report of the RS to the Security Council.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Valentin Inzko, briefed the Security Council today and expressed concern over the current political stagnation between BiH’s two entities as well as violations to the Dayton Agreement.
Inzko told the Council that despite the capture and transfer to the International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of Bosnian war fugitive Ratko Mladic, there has not been “a decline in the use of inflammatory nationalistic rhetoric” by Bosnian Serb leaders.
He said that such rhetoric has included statements by officials of the Republika Srpska (RS) “in support of state dissolution” as well as “chauvinistic comments directed against other ethnic groups.”
The High Representative expressed “deep concern” about recent public statements from RS officials that challenge the country’s statehood.
Inzko noted that the international community has achieved “tremendous results” in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past 15 years; however, he added, “a lasting and sustainable political settlement that would ensure a durable prospect for peace” has not been achieved.
He said that the central objective remains “a Bosnia and Herzegovina that is stable, safe and solving its problems institutionally as it moves towards full Euro-Atlantic integration.”
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ambassador, Ivan Barbalic, admitted that the situation in his country “is still complex” although “a number of positive achievements must also be noted.”
He said that Bosnia and Herzegovina is “dedicated to fulfilling remaining conditions to receive candidate status for European Union membership as early as possible.”
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, in his address to the Council, questioned the objectivity of Inzko’s report and said it contained “a number of slanted prejudices” about the Bosnian Serb leadership.”
He suggested that Council members also read the letter from the President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, to the Secretary-General, as well as the report of the Republika Srpska to the Security Council.
