High Representative Christian Schmidt said in Sarajevo today that European integration must urgently move forward from the deadlock.
After meeting with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Schmidt said that he thanked him for his and Austria’s overall engagement in BiH.
“I have not been able to explain how a country that has a billion euros at its disposal is not able to get into a situation where it can dispose of that money,” Schmidt stressed.
He added that it is the obligation of BiH politicians to show the international community that they can do something and that they are doing something themselves.
“The decision is not in the hands of the international community but in the hands of BiH voters and politicians. We need and must see Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European Union in the future and we will continue to advocate for that,” Schmidt said.
