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SARAJEVO, March 19 (FENA) - The announcement of the Embassy of the Russian Federation on the NATO path of Bosnia and Herzegovina indicates a worrying change in the official policy of the Russian authorities towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, believes the head of BiH diplomacy, Minister Bisera Turković.
It is said in the statement that so far the official position of the Russian Federation has been to respect the independent decisions of the BiH institutions when it comes to the NATO path, "and now the Russian authorities show an open intention to hinder Bosnia and Herzegovina's sovereignty, contrary to international law."
"Bosnia and Herzegovina's path to NATO is not directed in any way against the Russian Federation, nor will the Russian Federation dictate whether BiH would join NATO. Our path to NATO is defined through adopted laws and decisions, and only BiH institutions and citizens will be the ones deciding on it. I call on the Russian Federation to respect those decisions," stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of BiH, Bisera Turković.
(FENA) S. R.
