UN General Assembly
2006

Special Representative of the EU for Bosnia and Herzegovina. That should be linked to our signing of the SAA with the European Union. So far, negotiations have gone well, and Bosnia has demonstrated sufficient awareness and technical ability to enable it to embark on the Euro-integration project. We are preparing for elections in October, but, unfortunately, the ongoing campaigns have delayed our efforts to fulfil the vital political criteria. Next week, by voting, the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina will have an opportunity to participate in 35 06-52885 the shaping of their future. They deserve election campaigns that look not at the past, but towards the future. They do not deserve campaigns such as the one that was characterized last week by the EU Council of Ministers as a cause for concern and prompted it to stress the EU’s commitment to the territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina participates actively in regional cooperation, and we participate in all regional initiatives, including the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the South-East European Cooperation