Wednesday, October 31, 2007

PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL MEETING STARTED IN SARAJEVO

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 31,2007) - The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) is having a two-day meeting in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo with the leaders of the political parties that form the Bosnian Government.

During it’s discussions the PIC will consider the progress the parties in Bosnia are making towards implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement, in particular the functionality of the Bosnian state institutions, the lack of progress in specific areas, including the distribution of state property as well as more positive indicators that Bosnia’s coalition leaders are making efforts to find agreement.

They will also discuss Bosnia’s EU perspective, currently blocked, but for which a glimmer of hope emerged in Mostar on Sunday.

"We expect the Political Directors to have a serious discussion about the situation in Bosnia. The PIC will meet with the leaders of the political parties that form the governing coalition at the state level and with the Bosnian Council of Ministers," the Office of the International Community's High Representative in Bosnia (OHR) announced.

The International Community's High Representative in Bosnia Miroslav Lajcak will hold a press conference to summarise the conclusions of the Peace Implementation Council on 14.30 today at the OHR in Sarajevo.

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