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Izetbegovic: "If Serbia recognizes Kosovo, all radars will turn towards BiH" (Tanjug, B92, Klix.ba)
Bakir Izetbegovic, president of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), told Voice of America that he believes that in case Serbia recognizes Kosovo's independence, all radars will turn to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Izetbegovic commented on the possible outcome of Belgrade-Pristina relations, but also the relationship between BiH and Kosovo, and sees the only link between Kosovo and BiH in that "the same side that has done the violence against Albanians on Kosovo, and in BiH against the Bosniaks ".
Vucic: What Izetbegovic has to do with Kosovo? (Radio kontakt plus, B92)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic responded to criticism of the Bosniac member of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, Bakir Izetbegovic, by asking what Izetbegovic has to do with Kosovo, Serbian media reported. In an interview for Klix.ba portal Izetbegovic said that “Vucic talks about peace, whil
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"Izetbegovic's statement was dangerous provocation" (B92, BETA, Politika, Tanjug, TV Pink)
Bakir Izetbegovic saying that he hopes Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) will recognize Kosovo represented "a dangerous provocation." This is according to former US Ambassador to Serbia William Montgomery. Montgomery added that he "hoped the international community will react strongly and condemn this statement." "There is a history of instability, which includes BiH, Kosovo and Macedonia, and Serbia has for several years been a factor of stability in the region, and this is very important, but in the long run, Serbia cannot make this region stable alone. Help is needed from the region and the international community, but I don't see the will, desire and energy of the international community to take steps to make these countries more stable," he told RTS. Meanwhile, Serbian media reported on number of reactions from the Serbian officials on the above-mentioned Izetbegovic’s statement.
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Bakir Izetbegovic (28 June 1956-) was President of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 10 March to 10 November 2012 (succeeding Zeljko Komsic and preceding Nebojsa Radmanovic), from 10 March to 17 November 2014 (succeeding Komsic and preceding Mladen Ivanic), from 17 March to 17 November 2016 (succeeding Dragan Covic and preceding Ivanic), and from 17 March 2018. The son of Alija Izetbegovic, he was a member of the Party of Democratic Action.
Biography[]
Bakir Izetbegovic was born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia from 28 June 1956, the son of Alija Izetbegovic. He worked as a consultant at an architectural consulting firm from 1982 to 1992, and he entered politics in 2000, following in his father's footsteps. Izetbegovic served as President of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018, serving as a member of the conservativeParty of Democratic Action.