The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton, gave a press statement during her visit to Sarajevo today in which she expressed disappointment over BiH’s lack of progress on the EU’s Road Map. She also highlighted the efforts of EU officials to facilitate talks among BiH leaders.
“Let me be clear that the European Union has held to its word and provided all the necessary support, both by the excellent delegation here led by Peter Sorensen, and also through the efforts of Commissioner Štefan Füle. He was only here last week to facilitate the efforts to put into effect the European Court of Human Rights ruling in the Sejdic Finci case. And I really do share Štefan’s regret that the political parties have not turned their declared commitment into concrete action. Instead it seems they have focused on party and ethnic interests.”
