High Representative Christian Schmidt emphasizes that under no circumstances will he allow the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to be redrawn, whose territorial integrity is guaranteed by the General Framework Agreement for Peace and international law.
OHR spokesman Mario Brkic said this for Fena, answering the question how the High Representative views the announcement of BiH Presidency member Milorad Dodik on the declaration of independence of Republika Srpska within half a year, and what position the High Representative would take if Dodik decided to such a step, ie whether it considers that an immediate response from the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) is needed.
Brkic states that High Representative Schmidt reaffirms the unquestionable commitment of the PIC Steering Board to preserving the territorial integrity and fundamental structure of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a single, sovereign state consisting of two entities.
He reminds that, according to the Dayton Peace Agreement, the entities have their constitutional position within the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, have no right to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina and that they exist only on the basis of the BiH Constitution – Brkic conveyed Schmidt’s message.
