NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At Monday's United Nations Security Council (UNSC) hearing on Bosnia, clear differences of opinion emerged in assessment of the stability and progress of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In a report to the UNSC, Bosnian Serbs countered statements by the internationally-appointed High Representative (HR) Valentin Inzko, who administers Bosnia, with evidence of significant progress made this year by Bosnia's elected officials. The report also concludes that progress has been achieved when Bosnian elected officials were able to deliberate without intervention by the HR and "certain foreign states."

The Bosnian Serb report cited controlling law found in the Dayton Agreement which defines the powers of the HR, and highlighted several instances where the HR acted outside the scope of the Dayton powers. Bosnian Serbs consider these actions to be illegal. They assert that international administration is no longer needed, and its continuance only serves to shield Sarajevo politicians from accountability, which inhibits needed reforms. They conclude that UN administration is a destabilizing influence and seek for Bosnia to be governed by "the Serb, Croat, and Bosniak populations of Bosnia."

Their report was marked in its contrast to Inzko's testimony, who characterized the political situation as "bleak." He claimed that Bosnia's lack of progress was not the fault of his administration of the territory, but rather the consequences of "political differences and obstructionism."

SOURCE Gordan Milosevic; Government of the Republika Srpska