12.04.2004

Interview: Paddy Ashdown, High Representative in BiH

It was not a meeting designed to reach agreement. It was, you might say, rather a tough exchange of views. I think if I were to sum it up I would do so like this: A number of very important reforms were made last year, some of which required a great deal of courage from Republika Srpska. Making these decisions last year, on Defence, on the ITA, the [...]
28.02.2004

Interview: Paddy Ashdown, High Representative of the International community to BiH: “Politicians use fear to prepare the people for elections”

Putting emphasis on the victimization of all three peoples in BiH ahead of the local elections is very dangerous and destructive for the whole country, says High Representative, Paddy Ashdown
“I hope that in this pre-election period we are going to think of the future, not of the past. However, I know that prior to earlier elections politici [...]