SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- High Representative Valentin Inzko said on Thursday (January 27th) that politicians should speed up talks to form a new government in the wake of the October 2010 general elections, describing the current pace as unacceptably slow. "Politicians have received mandates … to govern. They waste time playing power games, when they should start resolving the issues that become more pressing with each passing day -- the fight against crime and corruption, economic recovery and a return to the reform agenda for EU and NATO integration," Inzko said during a meeting with acting BiH House of Representatives Speaker Adnan Basic in Sarajevo.
During a visit of his own Wednesday, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said that the OHR -- as an institution -- should be transformed into an Office of the EU Representative. Bildt stressed that the responsibility for the Euro-Atlantic integration reform lies fully with BiH politicians. The EU's doors remain open, he added, but it is up to BiH's leaders to make the bid reality. (OHR website, Radio Free Europe - 27/01/11; AP, Nezavisne Novine - 26/01/11)
Source: SETimes.com
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