Bosnia and Herzegovina: demonstrators demand peace in the face of renewed tensions
Faced with the resumption of tensions between the entities comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina and the risk of a new war, the American envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar met the Bosnian Serbian political leader, Milorad Dodik, Monday, November 8, in Sarajevo. .
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As the inter-ethnic climate becomes increasingly tense, residents of Sarajevo have demonstrated to call on the international community to uphold the peace agreements and the country's constitution, in order to avoid another war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
These fears have intensified since the threats of secession of the leaders of the Serbian entity of the country, wanting to form institutions and their own army.
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With our correspondent in Sarajevo,
Louis Seiller
Signs in hand, about twenty of them braved the rain to protest in front of the European Union delegation.
Like Safet, a 37-year-old artist, these Sarajéviens are worried about the future of their country:
“
The people in power,
” he said, “have
a policy that resembles the fascism of the early 1940s, so I don't think war is an unrealistic option.
"
Attached to the unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the demonstrators in particular demand sanctions against Milorad Dodik.
The Serbian member of the Bosnian presidency
initiated the secession of the Serbian Republic
, one of the country's two entities.
“
Mr. Dodik has crossed the line and he cannot go back.
If he retreats, he loses his electorate, so it is sure that he will go to the end,
”opines Suad Djozic, the organizer of the demonstration.
While the international community seems unable to enforce the peace agreements, the prospect of a new conflict revolts Jasminka.
“
They don't have the right to talk about war
!
These people did not take part in the last war and they want our children to participate in the next one
, the 58-year-old Sarajevan annoys
.
No
!
They must be sanctioned
!
"
Ended just 26 years ago, the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina left more than 100,000 dead and more than 2 million displaced.
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To read also: 25 years ago, the Dayton Accords ended the war in the former Yugoslavia
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