High Representative Valentin Inzko addressed the public today at the London School of Economics, where he spoke about Bosnia and Herzegovina twenty years after Dayton, highlighting the opportunities and challenges facing the country in 2016.
In his speech, the High Representative emphasized the fact that the country has truly progressed during the last twenty years, particularly during the first ten years of peace implementation but that it still has some way to go before it is irreversibly on track for lasting stability as a full member of the Euro-Atlantic family.
“2016 offers Bosnia and Herzegovina the opportunity to take a decisive step forward, and the coming weeks and months will put politicians in the spotlight like never before. I believe the choice they face is in essence very simple: turn decisively to the future or continue to hold the country hostage to their own agendas and ambitions” – the High Representative said.
“Let us use the next few weeks to get Bosnia and Herzegovina moving forward again.”