Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented in a statement. telegraph channel Statement by US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Dayton Agreement.
Zakharova quoted Price’s remarks that the United States pledged to continue to support BiH’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and hold accountable those who seek to undermine this Balkan country’s institutions and the Dayton Peace Agreement. According to the diplomat, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also rejected the US desire to undermine the position of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the threat of Republika Srpska to secede from BiH, referring to Article 3 of the Convention. According to the Dayton Constitution, Republika Srpska “must fully comply with the decisions of the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Herzegovina, including and final” [юридически] The decision of the BiH Constitutional Court is binding”.
“Incredible. Try to change BiH to Serbia, Republika Srpska to Kosovo, Dayton Accords to UNSCR 1244 and you will get a split personality diagnosis,” wrote the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
He also reminded that in 2008, the USA recognized Kosovo’s independence in violation of the UN Security Council resolution, thus violating Serbia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
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