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Turković: Unlike Trump, Biden does not think that everything revolves around him

FENA Bisera Džidić

SARAJEVO, January 20 (FENA) - The inauguration of the new US president Joe Biden is welcomed by the whole world in circumstances that have not been remembered so far, and which, in my opinion, are the result of two key phenomena - the legacy of President Trump (so-called Trumpism) and the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Trump's unusually rigid views in challenging the results of the presidential election have led to unprecedented riots and attacks on the heart of US democratic institutions, resulting in the blocking of social media profiles and the fact that thousands of troops are currently in Washington to ensure the inauguration of the newly elected president, BiH Foreign Minister Bisera Turković told FENA ahead of the inauguration of the newly elected US president.

She assessed that newly elected president Biden and his administration will have an extremely difficult start of their mandate and face several challenges at home, but also internationally. Minister Turković said that it is to be expected that Biden will work hard to calm tensions and create a policy that will deny the legacies of “Trumpism”, but it will be very difficult to unite such a polarized country.

“Mr. Biden has always been known as a person who actively works to find a compromise. I am confident that he will also actively cooperate with Republicans who are willing to compromise. But destroying the virus of "hatred and intolerance", which is deeply rooted in American society, will be very difficult. Unlike Mr. Trump, Mr. Biden doesn’t think everything revolves around him. He is known as someone who wants to work with everyone for the common good. So I believe that he is the right president for this time and that he can again lead a country where there is a lot of disagreement, but where everyone is respected as fellow citizens,” says Minister Turković.

Asked to comment, given that she was an ambassador to the United States, and that she has numerous diplomatic and other contacts with political and other figures from American public life, the course of the new administration on BiH and the Balkans, Minister Turkovic said that the United States is a great friend of our country and that the world's largest power has always been in continuity, regardless of who was at the head of the United States, had a similar attitude towards our country and views on the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“I can testify to that based on personal experiences and cooperation with both Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress. Of course, I was personally pleased with the election of President Biden, because he is a person who has been with Bosnia and Herzegovina since the 1990s, knows the situation in our country and the Balkans, and is now at the helm of the world's largest force. We certainly expect increased US engagement in this area, and this is indicated by Biden's election program, in which he dedicated a special part to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the election of many people to the new administration, who are well acquainted with the situation in our country,” stated Minister Turković.

Assessing that at this moment, the main task of the new president is the fight against coronavirus, Minister Turković recalls that Biden said that it is not possible to save the American economy without resolving the coronavirus crisis.

“In this context, I think that Biden and the Democratic Party will have to move more from the center-right to the "real" political left, which, unlike the policies pursued during the Obama presidency, will not disproportionately burden the middle class with taxes and levies, and which will promote the return of the American dream based on the prospects of mobility within the social stratification as the main program goal,” concluded the Minister of Foreign Affairs of BiH Bisera Turković.

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