RYCROFT: TOO EARLY TO CLOSE OHR

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (February 15,2008) - The British Ambassador to Bosnia Matthew Rycroft said in the interview yesterday that his government is concerned with the political situation in Bosnia, because many reforms are not developing well, and this month the international community will face a very important decision – whether to close the Office of the International Community's High Representative in Bosnia (OHR), or not.

Ambassador Rycroft said it is too early for that, because Bosnia has not made sufficient progress.The UK does not expect the situation in Kosovo, or Bosnia, to escalate to the extent where British soldiers would need to be sent to the region, Rycroft said.