Bosnia will mark on Friday 20 years since the 1992 war, a war that has left deeply divided the country’s Muslims, Serbs and Croats. War started on April 6, 1992, the same date when Bosnia was recognized as an independent country.
Read More »Bosnia hopes to make progress towards NATO at May summit
Bosnia hopes to formally join Nato’s membership action plan during its May summit, a penultimate step to joining the alliance. Bosnian Defence Minister Muhamed Ibrahimovic said “We hope that during the Chicago summit, Bosnia-Hercegovina will join the membership action plan and that in September it will launch its first annual …
Read More »Chairman of the Bosnia Presidency says EU membership can be reached in 8 to 10 years
Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Bakir Izetbegović said the country can become an EU member in 8 to 10 years. He said the prediction is a realistic time-frame. “It is realistic if we act responsibly, if we do not keep making delays of several years which have put us last …
Read More »Bosnian FM not decided yet on support for Serbian FM on UNGC Presidency
Bosnian Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdjia said that he has not decided yet whether to support Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic for the post of Chairman of the UN General Council.
Read More »Seselj says Serbs only defended their territory in 90s conflict
On Tuesday, Seselj stated during his closing arguments that Serbs were not the aggressors, since they had only defended their land. “Serbs were not aggressors, and I did not encourage anyone to commit
Read More »Seselj to continue his closing argument today
Vojislav Seselj will today continue his closing argument before the Hague Tribunal, where he is on trial for war crimes in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia. Seselj’s closing argument was pushed last week from Monday and Tuesday to Wednesday and Thursday, after he underwent a second surgery when the defibrillator he …
Read More »Seselj denies Sarajevo crimes
Vojislav Seselj said on Thursday that ‘Seseljevci’ did not commit any crimes in Sarajevo. On the second day of his closing
Read More »Bosnia and Serbia agree to improve bilateral relations
Serbia and Bosnia have agreed to improve bilateral relations in what officials called the start of a new era since their 1992-95 war. On Wednesday, Serbian Foreign Minister
Read More »EU Commissioner Stefan Fule says Bosnia can join EU only as a single state
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has stated that “Bosnia-Herzegovina can only join the EU as a single state”. Fule stated Wednesday that the year 2012 would be crucial for Bosnia-Herzegovina’s progress towards the EU.
Read More »Seselj to give closing argument for war crimes in Croatia, Bosnia and Vojvodina
Hague Tribunal Spokeswoman Nerma Jelacic said late Tuesday that Vojislav Seselj had returned from the hospital where he was transferred earlier in the day. She added and that he would begin
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