NATO Chief: Bosnia Rhetoric "Reason for Concern"

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary-General, on Monday said that he is concerned by recent political rhetoric in Bosnia & Herzegovina, where nationalist sentiments appear to be flaring up. The comments come as the situation in Bosnia continues to deteriorate with spats between the country's leaders increasingly common.

In addition, the parliament of Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serbian entity, which is pushing for an increased level of autonomy for the country's entities as opposed to more federal powers last month passed a resolution that revoked what it saw as a transfer of power from the republic to the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Office of the High Representative the international body overseeing Bosnia's government had already declared the Republika Srpska document in violation of both its authority and of Bosnia's constitution. It asked the Republika Srpska Assembly to abolish or change it by 11 June.

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[bbphnix]

if republika srpska is mostly serbian and is already federative than.... would it be so bad if srpska just detached from bosnia and joined serbia? than kosovo could join albania and that way everybody wins! and by wins I mean bosnians will be in bosnia, serbian in serbia and albanians in albania;

[VitezOdUkrine]

It's spelled as Bosna i Hercegovina, and all the people killed, women and children raped and molested in various ways along with men and boys, and land forcefully taken don't make it Serbian in any way. Any attempt of separating will result in another war, as it very well should. Enough of "greater Serbia" or greater Croatia rhetoric, however subtle you people think you are.

[Daritto7117]

EUXTV: I noticed you put "warning republika serbska" in the tags section of this video.

1. It's Republika Srpska, your incorrect english substitute is mismatched. If your going to put it incorrectly then say: Republic of Serbska, either way, it's with a "p".

2. This guy has a point, rhetoric has been heard from both entities and it must stop.