The rumors of possible disintegration of Bosnia and Herzegovina are an exaggeration intended to fuel tensions and distract attention from real problems, Russia’s ambassador to the country, Petr Invantsov, said.
“In my opinion the rumors of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ‘disintegration’ are not just an exaggeration, they are often circulated with the purpose to intentionally create tensions in the country in order to distract the local population and the international community from truly important problems of social and economic development, security and radicalization,” the Russian diplomat said; according to Tass agency.
He said that those rumors are often linked to the referendums in Republika Srpska.
“Let me reassure you: the authorities of the Republika Srpska are fully committed to implementing the Dayton agreement, they do not question its principles and actively promote them, acting solely according to the principles of democracy and within the local legal framework,” Ivantsov said.
He said that the 1995 Dayton accord that ended the Bosnian war has always been criticized by certain forces.
“Bosnia and Herzegovina functions on the basis of a valid international legal document that contains all necessary basic principles. We, as one of the guarantors of this peace agreement, support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovnia, the decentralization of the decision-making system, the basic rules of equality, compromise and consensus between the peoples that make up the state,” the diplomat said.
