OPA Release Press Statement from the US Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, 07 March 2001

The U.S. Embassy fully supports todayıs decision by the High Representative to dismiss Croat BiH Presidency Member Ante Jelavic and other named HDZ officials from office. Mr. Jelavic and others in the HDZ have taken actions that are anti-Dayton and would result in marginalizing of the Croat people in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to protect their own interests. The U.S. Embassy will continue to work closely with the High Representative and others in the International Community to ensure the protection of the rights of all Croats as guaranteed by the Dayton Accords. We look forward to working with all legitimate representatives of the Croat people in advancing the interests of the Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Saopstenje ambasade Sjedinjenih Americkih Drzava u Bosni i Hercegovini Ambasada SAD u potpunosti podrzava danasnju odluku Visokog predstavnika kojom je smjenio hrvatskog clana Predsjednistva Antu Jelavica, kao i druge navedene zvanicnike HDZ-a sa njihovih funkcija. Gospodin Jelavic i ostali iz HDZ-a su poduzeli aktivnosti koje su antidejtonske i koje bi rezultirale marginalizacijom hrvatskog naroda u Bosni i Hercegovini radi zastite njihovih vlastitih interesa. Ambasada SAD ce nastaviti blisku saradnju sa Visokim predstavnikom i ostalim predstavnicima medjunarodne zajednice da bi se osigurala prava svih Hrvata kao sto je zagarantovano Dejtonskim sporazumom. Mi se radujemo saradnji sa legitimnim predstavnicima hrvatskog naroda u cilju unapredjenja interesa Hrvata u Bosni i Hercegovini. OPA Release, Sarajevo, 07 March 2001