OSCE Chairperson welcomes agreement on new government in BiH

VILNIUS, 29 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, welcomed today the agreement by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s politicians to form a new state government.

“I congratulate the political leaders on their determination to resolve the political stalemate. It is also very positive that the main focus for the new Council of Ministers will be progress on the country’s own EU integration agenda,” said Ažubalis.

“The OSCE, through one of its largest missions, is ready to support the new leadership in fulfilling its reform agenda, especially when it comes to the country’s OSCE commitments. Priorities include establishing a sustainable and stable security environment; building democratic institutions and an independent regulatory framework in accordance with existing legislation; and protecting media freedom and the human rights of all its citizens.”