Konferencije za medije

Before I move to my announcement I would like to make a number of observations because in many ways today’s press conference has been a long time in coming because it relates to the arrest and extradition of Ratko Mladic to The Hague.

Thank you all for coming and sorry for keeping you waiting here. The discussion about Bosnia and Herzegovina was very lively. Also, the formulation of the Communiqué took a little bit longer this time. We left this very room here only almost an hour ago.

I have today enacted the Decision on Temporary Financing of the Federation of BiH (for the Period January-March 2011) to ensure that there are no interruptions in payments to pensioners, vulnerable citizens, and other budget beneficiaries in the Federation -- particularly during the cold winter season.

Sjednica Upravnog odbora Vijeća za provedbu mira završena je prije 30 minuta.

Kao što znate, u jednom dijelu sjednice sudjelovali su i novi članovi Predsjedništva kao i predstavnici civilnog društva u Bosni i Hercegovini.

Over the last year there have been occasional steps forward, most notably on visa liberalization, which is an issue where citizens’ expectations are high and where the authorities have demonstrated that progress is possible when they want to make progress.