I see big changes that have taken place and to walk through the centre of the old town to see the mosques, the catholic and orthodox churches in close proximity. There is of course a down side too, and increasingly the international community feels it has done its part and put the conditions for success into place, but it is now the time for the political leadership of this country, and the people that it represents to do more for themselves. The results of these years of ethnic nationalism and hatred is quite obvious, three armies, two entities, one country and no money, that is more than Bosnia and Herzegovina and the people of this country deserve better. They need a leadership committed to building effective central institutions to work for and with all of the ethnic groups. This also means armed forces that operate under unified command and under common doctrine.
Economic reform is also critical and it is urgent.
Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot expect to continue receiving the level of aid and handouts that it has in the past. It has got to create its own self-sustaining economy and that means fighting and prosecuting corruption and creating the right environment through sensible taxation and regulations and financial services. The hard fact is that Bosnia and Herzegovina is risking being left behind, as the international community sees reform in Croatia and the remarkable changes and the prospect in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This region is on the move and this country must do more to keep up. That is already being done and tackled and indeed KFOR troops only last night stopped some vehicles carrying explosives and munitions into the ground safety zone.