# 							Developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina                        

Tuesday, January 31, 1995, 5:00 am

Official Transcript

## Members

Hon. Christopher Smith

Chairman

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Benjamin Cardin

Ranking Member

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Curt Weldon

Commissioner

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Steny Hoyer

Commissioner

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Frank Wolf

Commissioner

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Edward Markey

Commissioner

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Hon. Bill Richardson

Commissioner

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

## Witnesses

Dr. Haris Silajdzic

Former Foreign Minister

Current Prime Minister of Bosnia

The Helsinki Commission through the leadership of the previous co-chairs of the Helsinki Commission noted that calls for a negotiated settlement, however correct, are meaningless if accompanied by artificial neutrality and not by severe repercussions for those who operate outside acceptable parameters and seek what they want through the use of force. Collective partnerships, however desirable, will erode if partners allow one of their own to be carved into ethnic pieces. Enunciating international principles, however promising, is empty if countries abandon them for historical affinities and big power politics.

The hearing will seek to understand policies that the U.S. may implement to curb the atrocities that have become dishearteningly commonplace in Bosnia-Herzegovina. 

## Relevant Issues

Conflict Prevention/RehabilitationGenocide, Crimes against Humanity, and War CrimesGood Governance and the Rule of Law

## Relevant Countries

Bosnia and Herzegovina

## Leadership

Ben CardinChristopher SmithSteny Hoyer

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