Widespread international rejection of calls for the separation of Bosnian Serbs

Many parties in the international community have rejected their efforts to organize a referendum for the secession of the Bosnian Serb Republic.

The Bosnian Serbs again threatened to secede, in an attempt to get rid of the foreign judges present in the composition of the Supreme Court in the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which threatens the outbreak of a new political crisis, and raises the concern of the international community.

The Parliament of the Bosnian Serb Republic, which participates in some central institutions within a federal system that includes the Bosnians (Bosniaks) and Croats, announced on Monday that it was given 60 days to change the Bosnian Constitutional Court.

"Farewell, Bosnia, welcome to the exit of the Serb Republic, we will meet again after 60 days," said the Serbian member of the Joint Presidential Council of Bosnia, Milorad Dodik.

Dayton
It is noteworthy that three foreign judges are members of the court, along with two Croats, two Bosnians and two Serbs, and this is part of the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended a war between 1992 and 1995, and led to the division of Bosnia along ethnic lines.

The court had decided earlier this month that agricultural land without ownership belongs automatically to the central Bosnian state and not to the Serb Republic, which is contrary to the Bosnian Serb law.

"The Serbs are dismayed by the continuous efforts aimed at destroying their identity," said the president of the republic, Zika Cyanovic, before parliament members.

Detachable calls
In recent days, Dodik has repeatedly expressed his desire to organize a referendum on the independence of the Serb Republic in order to secede from the rest of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, considering that the Bosnian Serbs must decide their own destiny.

But many parties in the international community have responded to Dodik's statements, expressing support for the unity of Bosnia.

In a statement, a copy of which was sent to the island, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that the NATO Operations Center in Sarajevo is helping to implement structural reforms in defense and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Likewise, the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina Valentin Inzko announced that he is convinced that the referendum on secession will not take place and will not be legally valid.

Skip the red line
Inzco told a local news channel in Bosnia that they still insist on respecting the Dayton Agreement, which guarantees the sovereignty and unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its constitution. According to this agreement, the entities that make up this state are not entitled to secession.

Inzko added that separation would mean crossing the red lines, and we must not forget that Bosnia and Herzegovina was admitted to the United Nations as a country in 1992 alongside Slovenia and Croatia. All three countries joined the United Nations on the same day, and this was the basis for the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Although the settlement that ended the war in Bosnia still exists, Bosnia suffers from instability, divisions, and political crises, as it took politicians more than a year to agree to form a government following the recent elections.