For the third time, the negotiations of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), which oversees the international peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, regarding who will serve as the new high representative in the country, have yielded no results.
After former High Representative Christian Schmidt announced his resignation in May, the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), which oversees the international peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina, met for the third time in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to determine the new high representative.
Bosnia and Herzegovina media stated that the USA's insistence on the name of Italian diplomat Antonio Zanardi Landi and the European Union (EU) countries' support for French diplomat Rene Troccaz continued to prolong the process of determining the new name, and that the PIC was focusing on a third name that everyone would support.
The national press announced that the third name did not want to be disclosed until it became clear.
It was reported that American Louis Crishock, who was appointed "temporarily" after the new high representative could not be determined, will continue his duty.
The Office of the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, created by the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992-1995, oversees the implementation of the peace agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina on behalf of the international community. The High Representative also coordinates the activities of international institutions operating in the country.
The high representative, who also submits a report to the UN on the situations and problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina every year, has broad powers known as "Bonn Powers". The high representative can dismiss people who prevent the implementation of peace in the country, including members of the Presidential Council, and can also enact legislation if necessary.