NATO Expresses Concern over Situation in Bosnia

Lord Jopling told a press conference in Sarajevo yesterday that the delegation was concerned by the fact that Bosnia has not got a new government after the delegation met separately with members of the country's presidency, parliament, and interim government.

He added that NATO members had been waiting for a long time for Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet the requirements for the implementation of the alliance's membership action plan.

The basic requirements for that included solving the status of state property and allocating necessary buildings and plots of land to the Ministry of Defence, he said.

The NATO representative also said the members of the delegation were disappointed because they had seen no indication of common views on forming a new government, adopting a budget and resolving the status of state property in their contacts with Bosnian politicians.

All these elements stand in Bosnia and Herzegovina's way to Euro-Atlantic integration, he said, calling on Bosnian politicians to make reasonable decisions.