EUPM URGES POLITICIANS IN BOSNIA TO REACH AGREEMENT ON POLICE REFORM

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (September 29,2007) – The European Union Police Mission to Bosnia continues to strongly support the International Community's High Representative in Bosnia Miroslav Lajcak in his efforts to reach an agreement on Bosnian police reform.

“I am convinced that the political representatives of this country can and must reach an agreement on police reform by the given deadline. The Protocol put forward by the International Community's High Representative in Bosnia entails all elements required for a meaningful police reform in line with the well known European Principles,” said Brigadier General Vincenzo Coppola, Head of the EU Police Mission to Bosnia.

“I urge political representatives of this country to respect the deadline and thus provide Bosnia with an effective police structure able to respond to the security needs of the country.“ concluded Coppola