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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
06SARAEVO2307	BOSNIA ON ELECTION EVE - EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-29 12:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK

06SARAJEVO1019	BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL [...] On May 5, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic represented Bosnia at the diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005 and was very familiar with the issues. He noted t [...]	2006-05-09 13:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC BK
06SARAJEVO1020	BOSNIA: RELIGION AND POLITICS APPEALING MIX FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has long been politically involved in issues surrounding Croat returns, specifically the question of who is primarily to blame for the low numbers of Bosnian Croat refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) who returned to [...]	2006-05-09 13:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO1022	BOSNIA: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On May 5 and 9, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Dr. Zlatko Puvacic, Head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Federation Institute of Public Health. The demarche [...]	2006-05-09 14:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO BK
06SARAJEVO1024	BOSNIA: TRAFFICKER GETS EIGHT YEARS [...] On April 25, the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Court handed down the second-longest sentence in the history of Bosnia's anti-trafficking statute, which allows for a maximum sentence of ten years. Mostar trafficker Nermin Cupina was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. The judge also or [...]	2006-05-10 08:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO1045	BOSNIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has had observer status in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) since 1994. BiH does not require participation in, or cooperation with, the Arab League Boycott (ALB) or other international boycotts. The BiH government does not, as a matter of policy, p [...]	2006-05-12 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL
06SARAJEVO1064	BOSNIA: APPLICATION FOR 2006 PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND [...] The following is Post's proposal for the 2006 PRM Ambassador's Fund. This proposal was developed in coordination with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),the state Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, the municipal government of Bratun [...]	2006-05-15 12:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF BK
06SARAJEVO1066	BOSNIA: THE VIEW FROM THE RS PRIVATIZATION AGENCY [...] (C) Summary: New legislation to review past RS privatizations (reftel) has shone the spotlight on the RS Directorate for Privatization (DfP). However, the intense focus on process misses the broader point: Many entity-owned companies are little more than a pile of liabilities by time they [...]	2006-05-15 14:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1075	BOSNIA: LITTLE PROGRESS IN POST-SANCTION TREBINJE [...] (C) Summary: One year after Lautenberg sanctions on the municipality were lifted, the eastern Republika Srpska (RS) municipality of Trebinje shows very little progress in a number of critical areas. The working relationship between Mayor Dobroslav Cuk (a member of the opposition Alliance for I [...]	2006-05-16 14:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1093	BOSNIA: THREATS AGAINST LABOR UNION PRESIDENT [...] The President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SSSBiH),Mr. Edhem Biber, recently received an anonymous threatening note along with a bullet at his house. The note warned Mr. Biber to stop his calls for a review of previous privatizations in the Fed [...]	2006-05-17 15:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON AFL CIO BK
06SARAJEVO1096	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA PRIME MINISTER RECEPTIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion on May 15 (political issues reported septel),the Ambassador thanked Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik for his quick action on several USG-sponsored economic priorities, including revenue allocation, corporate profit tax legislation, and r [...]	2006-05-18 05:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1126	HIGH REP ANNOUNCES MAJOR NEW ECONOMIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling (CSS) has decided to make small and medium enterprise (SME) development an OHR priority. To this end, he has instructed that an "SME cell", staffed by both local hires and secondees, be established in OHR with the initial goal of [...]	2006-05-19 13:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1129	BOSNIA: DODIK UPS THE ANTE IN ITA GOVERNING BOARD [...] (U) Summary. The ongoing controversy over distributions from the BiH Single Account has resulted in the filing of criminal charges by Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik against Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) Governing Board Chairman Joly Dixon (who is seconded by the Europ [...]	2006-05-19 15:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1148	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM FOUNDERING ON ROCKY SHORES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 3, the Police Reform Directorate (PRD),by majority vote, approved a plan for a a single police structure consisting of two tiers (state and local) with budget and legislation at the state-level (BiH Parliament). Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik has publicly oppose [...]	2006-05-22 17:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO1149	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SPURIOUSLY CLAIMS ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, Amnesty International (AI) issued a report on the global arms trade. In the report, AI erroneously alleges that hundreds of thousands of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and associate ammunition were clandestinely shipped from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to Iraq [...]	2006-05-22 17:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1165	BOSNIA - TESLIC MAYOR FIGHTS OFF SDS CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Teslic Mayor Rade Pavlovic retained office May 21 by securing over 60 percent of the vote in a recall election prompted by a nationalist/center-right coalition led by the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) and Serb Radical Party - Dr. Vojislav Seselj. Pavlovic, who heads a multi-ethnic, cen [...]	2006-05-24 15:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1169	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC OFFICIALLY ELECTED HEAD OF SBIH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Haris Silajdzic officially returned to the Bosnian political scene on Sunday May 21st, when he succeeded Safet Halilovic as the Chairman of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH). Silajdzic was unanimously elected by the delegates in attendance at the second SBiH party con [...]	2006-05-25 08:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1173	BOSNIA: PLIGHT OF PENSIONERS DIRE [...] Summary: Bosnia's 500,000 pensioners represent its largest special-interest group and will be influential in the October 2006 general elections. They also vote in a higher proportion than younger citizens. Increasingly squeezed by Bosnia's new national value-added tax (VAT) and rising health ca [...]	2006-05-25 12:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO1174	BOSNIA: BREAKAWAY CROAT "HDZ 1990" BUILDS ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Breakaway ethnic Croat "HDZ 1990" made a dramatic entry into BiH politics on April 26, when it co-opted enough key parliamentary votes to block constitutional reform. Since then, it has tried to ride on the momentum as it builds local party structures. Lacking def [...]	2006-05-25 13:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1194	BOSNIA: MUTED REACTION TO MONTENEGRO REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Initial reactions by BiH politicians to the results of the Montenegrin independence referendum, announced May 23, have been largely positive and calm in both entities. As Montenegro was one of the six quasi-autonomous constituent republics of the former Yugoslavia, virtually al [...]	2006-05-26 15:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1195	BOSNIA: HIGH REPRESENTATIVE DELIVERS "100 DAYS" [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an effort to rally the parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to pass significant pre-election reforms, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling delivered his "100 days" speech on May 24. The theme referred to what Schwarz-Schilling has seen during his first 100 da [...]	2006-05-26 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1196	BOSNIA: ONE UNIFORM,ONE ARMED FORCE- AND ONE FUTURE [...] Defense Minister Radovanovic unveiled the new uniform of the unified Bosnian armed force during a ceremony on May 25. For the first time since the abolishment of the entity armies on December 31, 2005, former combatants stood shoulder to shoulder completely indistinguishable from one other. P [...]	2006-05-26 16:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1197	BOSNIA: BRCKO DISTRICT AND COUNCIL OF MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 25 meeting with Brcko District Mayor Djapo, the staff of the Sarajevo-based Brcko District Office, and representatives of the BiH Council of Ministers (joined by the Supervisor, her legal advisor, and OHR staff),Ambassador pressed for additional concrete progress to br [...]	2006-05-26 17:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1208	BOSNIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] Post delivered points in reftel on May 26 to Biljana Gutic in the Office of the UN and International Organizations (UN Office) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gutic thanked us for the information and noted that the MFA would not be able to respond to the substance of the demarche until the [...]	2006-05-30 16:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC PREL UNGA BK
06SARAJEVO1230	BOSNIA: PM CAVES ON INVESTIGATING FATE OF SERBS IN [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, the BiH Council of Ministers decided to form a state commission to investigate "the truth about the suffering of all citizens of Sarajevo" from 1992-1995. Although Bosnian Serb leaders had long pushed for a commission to investigate the deaths and disappearances of Sara [...]	2006-06-01 11:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO1231	BOSNIA: AFTER MONTENEGRO, BIH SERBS TAKE UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the Montenegro referendum, Bosnian Serbs have raised the possibility of a vote here that would determine whether the Republika Srpska (RS) remains part of the Bosnian state. Statements May 27 by RS Premier Milorad Dodik speculating on the possibility of a referend [...]	2006-06-01 14:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1235	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) held its 12th and 13th meetings on May 24 and 31 with the Republika Srpska (RS) representative (RS police director Smajlovic) in attendance solely as an observer. RS PM Dodik revoked full RS participation in the PRD, in part because of its Ma [...]	2006-06-02 09:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO1275	BOSNIA: BIH OFFICIALS UNHAPPY OVER NEWS OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Bosnian leaders, particularly those from Bosniak Muslim parties, were unhappy and apprehensive about the news, delivered per reftel, that the U.S. troop presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) would be diminished in the coming months and the U.S. presence at Eagle Base, Tuzla, [...]	2006-06-05 11:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL BK NATO
06SARAJEVO1276	SUBJECT: BOSNIA: CAVIC HINTS ON SDS CANDIDATES, [...] (C) Summary: Republika Srpska (RS) President Dragan Cavic told Embassy May 30 that he will likely again be the candidate of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) for the post of RS President in BiH general elections scheduled for October 2006. (The SDS, whose founder was Radovan Karadzic, has been [...]	2006-06-05 11:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1279	BOSNIA: STATE COURT BALANCES 2007 BUDGET, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On May 24 the BiH State Court Registry presented international donors with a realistic plan to balance the 2007 budget and keep the War Crimes Chamber going. This presentation came as a result of collective donor pressure on the Registry to face the fiscal reality that pledges at [...]	2006-06-05 16:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC EAID PHUM PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1287	BOSNIA: REPORT ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] On May 26, Poloff met with Jasna Dzumhur, the current head of mission for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Sarajevo, to discuss the mission's field activities and future plans. The OHCHR office in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will close on June 30, 2007; it wil [...]	2006-06-06 15:19:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM BK
06SARAJEVO1310	BOSNIA INPUT TO 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. Claimant A submitted a bid in 2000 for four wood-processing companies in a privatization tender by the GRS. The tender required all bids to include a deposit fee as a condition of tender, but none of the bidders submitted the required fee. Despite this failure by t [...]	2006-06-08 15:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1321	BOSNIA: TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered the 2006 TIP report and demarche (ref A) to Samir Rizvo, the State Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings on June 5. The Coordinator was pleased with comments in the report acknowledging that significant progress has been made in a number of areas. The re [...]	2006-06-09 10:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1329	BOSNIA: STATE COURT ORDERS WAR CRIMINAL ZELENOVIC [...] (U) On June 9 an international judge at the BiH State Court ruled that accused war criminal Dragan Zelenovic should be transferred immediately to The Hague for trial. The State Court based its ruling on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indictment, the INTERP [...]	2006-06-09 17:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KWAC PHUM PGOV PREL RS BK
06SARAJEVO1367	BOSNIA: NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS A SUCCESS FOR [...] On June 10, 2006, the Embassy co-hosted a "Night of 1,000 Dinners" (N1KD) gala dinner with the local American Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Canada, the fourth of its kind since 2002. Donors to the event contributed almost 200,000 KM (approximately US $130,000),which will be matched [...]	2006-06-15 11:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KHDP PREF PARM AORC ODIP OFDP KSEP BK
06SARAJEVO1451	BOSNIA: NEW REPUBLIKA SRPSKA POLICE DIRECTOR - [...] (C) The Republika Srpska (RS) confirmed the appointment of relatively unknown Uros Pena as the new RS Police Director on June 23, replacing controversial former director Dragomir Andan. Andan resigned in April under pressure from ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte, who accused Andan of cr [...]	2006-06-27 14:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PTER PGOV PINR PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1464	BOSNIA: JUNE PIC AGREES ON OHR CLOSURE TIMELINE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 22-23 meeting of Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board Political Directors in Sarajevo, the Steering Board agreed to begin preparations for the closure of OHR in June, 2007. The Steering Board agreed to "review and confirm" this decision at the Feb/March [...]	2006-06-29 13:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1473	BOSNIA: HARRIERS HIT POLITICAL TARGET [...] (SBU) Two U.S. AV-8B Harrier jump jets assigned to the USS Iwo Jima visited Sarajevo on June 26 as part of a coordinated Embassy-NATO HQ effort to increase the visibility of U.S. bilateral engagement with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Ambassador and NATO HQ Commander Brigadier General We [...]	2006-06-30 12:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1479	BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) June 29 resolution on Bosnian Constitutional reform has been topic number one on the minds of BiH politicians, and has dominated the media here. [...]	2006-06-30 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1499	BOSNIA: BRCKO WORKING GROUP AGREES ON WAY FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 20-21 the Ambassador convened the second meeting of the Brcko District Working Group, aimed at establishing political and legal mechanisms to regularize Brcko's status in relation to the state institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Representatives came from the C [...]	2006-07-05 13:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1634	BOSNIA'S FRACTURED ENERGY LANDSCAPE [...] Summary: The energy market in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a reflection of the ethnic politics that have caused damage and hindered progress in the country as a whole. The electricity sector is still separated between the sub-national government "entities," and there is an ethnic identificatio [...]	2006-07-20 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON AID BK
06SARAJEVO1664	BOSNIA: ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten years after the war, Bosnia remains in many ways a traumatized, post-Communist, post-war society. Crime and corruption are serious problems and touch nearly every aspect of life. Criminal clans aligned with politicians and political parties are still prospering and are desc [...]	2006-07-25 10:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KJUS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER KCRM BK
06SARAJEVO1695	BIH REACTIONS TO THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Israeli-Lebansese crisis, and the broader Middle East conflict are garnerning an increasing amount of public and political attention in BiH. Government statements and media reports are generally factual and correct, but some local public figures have begun to manipulate the [...]	2006-07-28 17:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC IS LE SY BK
06SARAJEVO1700	LEADING SDA FIGURE PLEDGES ASSISTANCE FOR SOFA [...] (C) PolMilOff met the morning of July 28 with Halid Genjac, parliamentarian and member of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) presidency, to discuss continuing delays in the ratification of the U.S.-BiH Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The BiH House of Representatives ratified the agreem [...]	2006-07-31 06:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
06SARAJEVO1719	BOSNIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL [...] Per reftel instructions, the Bosnian government will be represented as follows: A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Sulejman Tihic, Member of the Tri-Presidency -- Arrival and departure dates unknown. -- Spouse will not attend. -- Bosnian interpretation is required. B. Atten [...]	2006-08-01 09:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNGA BK
06SARAJEVO1747	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM AND RS PM DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) held its 16th meeting on July 26 and is close to an agreement on the basic model, but without Republika Srpska (RS) input, because the official RS representative is an observer-only. Prior to the meeting, the Ambassador discussed police reform [...]	2006-08-03 17:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO1748	BOSNIA: CITIZENSHIP REVIEW UNDERWAY AS NEGATIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Embassy has been working with the GBiH for more than a year to address the potential threat posed by mujaheddin improperly granted citizenship after the 1992-1995 war. The BiH Citizenship Review Commission, established in January 2006 to review these cases, has received around [...]	2006-08-04 06:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BG
06SARAJEVO1751	RS OFFICIALS PLEDGE ICTY COOPERATION TO SWCI [...] (U) Summary and Comment: On July 28 and from August 1-2 Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with GBiH and Republika Serpska (RS) officials in Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Both GBiH and RS officials affirmed their commitment to ICTY cooperation, and all agreed with Ambas [...]	2006-08-04 11:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KWAC PHUM PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1762	BOSNIA: RS POLITICIANS SHARPLY REJECT SANADER [...] (U) In the media August 2 and 3, Serb member of the BiH Tri-Presidency Borislav Paravac and Republika Srpska (RS) President Dragan Cavic sharply and publicly rejected Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's proposal that Croatia host an international conference on the future of BiH. Paravac im [...]	2006-08-04 15:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR BK
06SARAJEVO1772	BOSNIA: BRCKO'S ITA BATTLE PROMPTS RETURN TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) A previously scheduled July 28 meeting between International Community members of the Brcko District working group was disrupted by the Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board's (ITA GB) decision to change the allocation of r [...]	2006-08-04 17:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1773	CORRECTED COPY: RS OFFICIALS PLEDGE ICTY [...] (U) This cable replaces Sarajevo 1751 (ref. A). This cable has been cleared by S/WCI Ambassador Williamson's office. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: On July 28 and from August 1-2 Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with GBiH and Republika Serpska (RS) officials in Sa [...]	2006-08-07 08:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY KAWC PHUM PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1774	CROAT COMMANDER SURRENDERS SELF TO FACE WAR CRIMES [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 08:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ICTY KAWC PHUM PREL PGOV BG
06SARAJEVO1776	RS PREMIER DODIK MUSES ON SERBIAN AND BIH [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of July 28 discussions with RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on ICTY cooperation (REFTEL),Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and CDA Cefkin also raised Kosovo and asked about the upcoming Bosnian elections. According to Dodik, the Serbian pu [...]	2006-08-07 08:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	UNMIK ICTY KAWC PGOV PREL AL YI BK
06SARAJEVO1784	BOSNIA: MFA SUPPORTS US EFFORTS TO HALT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 06:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AADP XF BK
06SARAJEVO1822	BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On August 10 POLOFF delivered reftel demarche and the attached resume to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs at the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic said Bosnia would support Professor Ruth Wedgwood's candidacy for the Human Rights Committee. [...]	2006-08-10 17:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1826	BOSNIA: A ROUGH SEMESTER AHEAD AS NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Our tranformational diplomacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina will confront a number of challenges over the next months: -- The Kosovo final status talks, as did the Montenegro referendum, will provide Bosniaks and Serbs, in particular, additional means to radicalize the political [...]	2006-08-10 18:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1852	BOSNIA - OPERATION STORM STIRS UP A TEMPEST [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The airing of two videos allegedly documenting war crimes committed against Serbs during Operation Storm in 1995 has set off a political firestorm in Bosnia. The intensity of the political firestorm has been fueled in part by Serb accusations against a prominent Bosniak war he [...]	2006-08-14 09:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KAWC KJUS PGOV PINR PREL
06SARAJEVO1860	BIH POLITICIANS CHOOSE HIGH-ROAD IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political reaction to the bombing of Former BiH President Alija Izetbegovic's grave, with the exception of one Serb-based party, has been surprisingly measured in this pre-election period. Although the investigation into the attack has yielded few results, some groups, including [...]	2006-08-14 17:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BK
06SARAJEVO1891	BOSNIA: OCTOBER NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) This is the first in a planned series of cables covering themes relevant to the October 1, 2006 national elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Bosnia will hold national elections on October 1, 2006. Bosnia's major political parties, all ethnically-based, will compete fo [...]	2006-08-18 07:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1892	BOSNIA - IVANIC SHARES THOUGHTS ON DOMESTIC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 16 meeting, Mladen Ivanic, Foreign Minister and leader of the Republika Serpska-based Party for Democratic Progress (PDP),shared with us his thoughts on the October elections, Brcko and police reform. Ivanic predicted that the elections would not result in major chan [...]	2006-08-18 07:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BX
06SARAJEVO1916	BOSNIAN ELECTIONS - THIS TIME THEY COUNT [...] (U) This is the second in a planned series of election-related telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Since 1996, Bosnia has been generally successful in forging a democratic process under close supervision of the international community. However, this year's elections, in our judgment, the country's [...]	2006-08-21 11:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO1980	BOSNIA - HIREP LAYS OUT POLICE REFORM STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 24, OHR High Representative Schwartz-Schilling and Head of the EU Police Mission Coppola briefed key Ambassadors, including the U.S., about police reform. Schwartz-Schilling announced that he planned to conduct political negotiations on police reform, but only on the ba [...]	2006-08-29 10:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM KJUS BI
06SARAJEVO1982	BOSNIAN PRESS "BREAKS" STORY OF EAGLE BASE CLOSURE [...] (SBU) On August 30, nearly one month after the BiH Council of Ministers publicly announced the U.S. decision to vacate Eagle Base in Tuzla, the daily newspaper Oslobodjenje ran an "exclusive" front page story under the headline "American Army to Leave Bosnia by the End of the Year." Despite th [...]	2006-08-30 16:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OPDC PREL NATO BK
06SARAJEVO2042	TUNISIAN DEPORTATION: BOSNIAN AUTHORITIES OVERCOME [...] (C) Summary: On August 30, Bosnian authorities executed their second successful removal of a foreign national deemed to be a security risk. The operation was carried out in full accordance with domestic and international laws, and required virtually no USG hand-holding. During the operation, [...]	2006-09-05 06:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KHLS SMIG PREL PGOV XI TU BK
06SARAJEVO2060	BOSNIA: NATIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN CHARACTERIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY: September 1, the first official day of the campaign season in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was characterized by high-profile events emphasizing ethnic interests. Serb and Croat parties are seeking the support of their electorates by courting patrons in Belgrade and Zagreb. The Bosni [...]	2006-09-06 10:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2072	BOSNIA - EMBASSY WINS TACTICAL VICTORY ON [...] (S) Summary and Comment: The Embassy succeeded in persuading the Parliament Collegium of Bosnia and Herzegovina to keep the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Law, with its problematic provision for reapplication for citizenship, off the House of Representatives' agenda until after the Octo [...]	2006-09-08 07:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PTER SMIG PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2086	UNSCR 1695: BOSNIA SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 10:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KNAR KS
06SARAJEVO2097	NAM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-11 16:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BK
06SARAJEVO2111	BOSNIA: PM DODIK CLAIMS HE'LL MODERATE RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 11 meeting with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, Ambassador delivered ref A letter from Under Secretary Burns to PM Dodik, and underscored USG concerns over Dodik,s comments on Kosovo during his recent visit to Belgrade. Dodik claimed his me [...]	2006-09-13 09:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK YI UNMIK
06SARAJEVO2140	BOSNIA - KEEPING THE OHR HORSE IN THE BARN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with OHR High Representative Schwartz-Schilling on September 13 at the HighRep's request to discuss constitutional reform, police reform, and the transition from his position as High Representative to the EU Special Representative. On constitutional reform, Sch [...]	2006-09-14 15:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BK EU
06SARAJEVO2160	BOSNIA: POLITICIANS PLEDGE TO RESTRUCTURE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the election campaign reached the halfway mark this week, comments on constitutional reform by Bosnian politicians are featuring prominently in the press. Representatives of the Patriotic Block coalition, who helped defeat the April constitutional reform package met with HighR [...]	2006-09-15 15:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK EU
06SARAJEVO2199	BOSNIA - SERB PARTIES SET BACK OUR BRCKO AGENDA [...] (SBU) The final pre-election session of the State-level House of Representatives (HoR) took place on September 18. The HoR had been scheduled to take up amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers (CoM) that would provide a permanent legal basis for the Brcko District Office (BDO) in Sar [...]	2006-09-19 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO2259	AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. To focus public attention on continued U.S. engagement in Bosnia after the announcement of the Eagle Base drawdown, Ambassador and emboffs traveled September 14-21 to headquarters of the BiH Armed Forces' (AFBiH) three new multi-ethnic brigades and the training center for the AFBi [...]	2006-09-27 06:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2268	BOSNIA: CROATIAN, SERBIAN ENVOYS DOWNPLAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings, the Croatian and Serbian ambassadors to Bosnia and Herzegovina September 22 discussed the upcoming Bosnian elections. On recent activities of Croatian and Serbian politicians with respect to Bosnia, both emphasized their countries' desire to see Bosnia pro [...]	2006-09-27 10:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK HR YI
06SARAJEVO2281	BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: NGOS CONTRIBUTE TO LIMITED [...] (U) This is the third in a planned series of elections related telegrams. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina are generally active in the run-up to the October national elections. In particular, a USAID-funded coalition of NGOs called Civic Organ [...]	2006-09-27 18:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BK PGOV PREL
06SARAJEVO2305	BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: THE DAY AFTER [...] (U) This is the fourth in a planned series of election-related cables. It provides information on the procedure and timeline for formation of governing coalitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina will go to the polls October 1 to elect t [...]	2006-09-29 11:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2307	BOSNIA ON ELECTION EVE - EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, [...] (U) This is the final in a series of planned pre-election telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Bosnians go to the polls in two days, October 1, to elect their national and entity governments (Ref E). International observers and Bosnian officials expect an orderly and fair election, though lingering c [...]	2006-09-29 12:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2320	BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (U) This is the fifth in a planned series of cables covering themes relevant to the October 1, 2006 national elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As Bosnians prepare to head to the polls this weekend, religious leaders have actively encouraged voter turnout, but also sought [...]	2006-09-29 18:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2329	BOSNIAN NATIONAL ELECTIONS: SILAJDZIC LOOKS TO BE [...] (U) Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina October 1 went to the polls to elect members of the three-member Presidency, and members of State and local legislatures. CEC preliminary tallies at midnight declared Haris Silajdzic (Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)) winner of the Bosniak Preside [...]	2006-10-02 10:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2361	BOSNIAN ELECTIONS: PRESIDENCY COUNT FINAL BUT [...] (SBU) Vote counting for the October 1 national elections is continuing. In the evening of October 2, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed Haris Silajdzic, Nebojsa Radmanovic and Zeljko Komsic as the winners of Bosniak, Serb and Croat seats on the Tri-Pres [...]	2006-10-03 16:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2389	BOSNIA: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 17:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM
06SARAJEVO2397	BOSNIA: BRCKO WORKING GROUP DRAFTS NATIONAL LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY. In the September 27-28 session of the Brcko District Working Group, participants drafted and nearly reached consensus on the text of a national law on Brcko's status within Bosnia. The law, which addresses Brcko's representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina's state institutions, wa [...]	2006-10-06 12:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
06SARAJEVO2452	BOSNIA: PROSECUTOR'S CASE STRONG IN LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The BiH State Prosecutor continues to present a strong evidentiary case in the terrorism trial of Mirsad Bektasevic and Abdulkadir Cesur, particularly the former (reftels). The defense so far has been largely ineffective. The prosecutor is fairly confident he will get a terrorism [...]	2006-10-10 06:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2480	BIH PLEDGES SUPPORT IN WAKE OF NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 17:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN PARM KNNP
06SARAJEVO2504	BOSNIA PUBLICLY CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN TEST [...] (U) Following CDA's presentation of demarche points per reftels, the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement October 11 condemning North Korea for its nuclear test. 2. (U) Begin text of MFA announcement: The nuclear test that was, according to statements of high ranking No [...]	2006-10-12 16:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KN PARM KNNP
06SARAJEVO2569	BOSNIA - FINAL 2006 ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This afternoon the Central Election Commission (CEC) provided us with an advance copy of the final election results, which they made public at a 1700 press conference in Sarajevo. The results are in line with our earlier assessments based on partial results the CEC had released s [...]	2006-10-18 17:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2575	BOSNIA: BOSNIAKS MORE SENSITIVE ABOUT U.S. [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the past, Bosniak (i.e., Muslim) politicians and the Bosniak public have been strong supporters of U.S. counterterrorism policies. This includes the work of the Citizenship Review Commission (CRC),one of our top counterterrorism priorities in Bosnia. Criticism of the CRC gen [...]	2006-10-19 13:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PTER PINR PHUM PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2638	SENIOR EUFOR COMMANDERS QUESTION DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. We met with senior EUFOR commanders October 16 to discuss EUFOR drawdown plans and the future of the EUFOR mission in Bosnia. During the discussions, the Deputy EUFOR commander (DCOM) and EUFOR chief of staff expressed skepticism at the pace of defense reform in Bosnia, and ques [...]	2006-10-20 18:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2650	USS RAMAGE VISIT EMPHASIZES U.S.-BOSNIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The USS RAMAGE, a guided-missile destroyer attached the 6th Fleet, visited the Bosnian port of Neum October 17-21. The Embassy and ship hosted a reception for senior Bosnian political and military on board the USS Ramage on October 18, which was attended by all three members of Bosnia' [...]	2006-10-25 06:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2660	BOSNIA SUPPORTS BALANCED UN APPROACH TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 09:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS BK
06SARAJEVO2661	BOSNIA WILL CONSIDER ATTENDING NOVEMBER 8 UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 10:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL AORC KPAO UNSCR PTER KNNP BK
06SARAJEVO2699	BOSNIA - DAS DICARLO PROBES NEWLY ELECTED BOSNIAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 before the Peace Implementation Council (PIC),DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met separately with the outgoing Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency and leader of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) Sulejman Tihic; Republika Srpska (RS) PM and leader of the Alliance of Indepe [...]	2006-10-27 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2717	BOSNIA AND NATO: THE CASE FOR PFP MEMBERSHIP [...] (S) Summary. As we approach the NATO Riga Summit, we think that the time is right to consider admittance of Bosnia to the Partnership for Peace (PfP). With the implementation of defense reform legislation, Bosnia has met the technical requirements for PfP membership. Bosnia has made substan [...]	2006-10-31 14:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2725	BOSNIA'S STATE COURT CONVICTS MAJOR PIFWC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 27, the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced suspected PIFWC Karadzic financier Momcilo Mandic and former Serb Republic official Milorad Govedarica to prison for abuse of office and banking fraud. The men were acquitted of more serious war crimes-related c [...]	2006-11-02 15:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BK KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV ICTY KWAC
06SARAJEVO2744	2006-2007 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INSCR REPORT (PART 1) [...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...]	2006-11-03 15:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BK
06SARAJEVO2752	BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS PUSH FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board pushed for constitutional and police reform during the October 19-20 meeting. The Board discussed the OHR June 2007 closure and subsequent role of an expanded European Union Special Representative ( [...]	2006-11-06 14:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
06SARAJEVO2782	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC VOWS TO DEFEAT U.S.-BROKERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met separately October 30 with outgoing Bosniak Tri-Presidency member and Party of Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic and Bosniak President-elect and Party for BiH (SBiH) President Haris Silajdzic. Tihic, despite eroding party discipline, still asserts SDA party [...]	2006-11-08 12:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2783	THE AMBASSADOR'S IFTAAR DINNER [...] (U) In celebration of Ramadan, the Ambassador hosted an Iftaar dinner on October 11 for members of the Islamic Community as part of a recent series of events involving Bosnia's religious communities. Dinner guests included many of Bosnia and Herzegovina's leading Muslim clerics and academics, [...]	2006-11-08 15:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BK PGOV PHUM PREL
06SARAJEVO2831	CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS REFUSE TO CLEAR TUZLA [...] (SBU) Bosnia and Herzegovina Civil Aviation (BHCA) authorities notified United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE) November 10 that they had rejected the formal Notice to Airman (NOTAM) announcing the discontinuation of air operations at Tuzla Airbase, attached to Eagle Base. The NOTAM reads "Ef [...]	2006-11-13 18:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK

06SARAJEVO2876	BOSNIA - NEXT STEPS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six weeks after the October 1 elections, Bosniak (Muslim) opposition to and anxiety about the U.S.-brokered package of constitutional amendments remains a problem. Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic continues his public and private campaign against [...]	2006-11-15 08:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2907	DEMINING: ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD AND MALFEASANCE IN [...] (S) In response to the August arrest of Radomir Kojic, a prominent figure in the demining community, we have begun to receive allegations of fraud and abuse in humanitarian demining work in Bosnia. There are reports that demining operations throughout Bosnia may suffer from large and systemic [...]	2006-11-17 10:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI
06SARAJEVO2908	SILAJDZIC HAS POTENTIAL TO SCUTTLE AFGHAN [...] (C) Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri- Presidency Haris Silajdzic removed the decision on the Bosnian arms and ammo donation to Afghanistan from the presidency agenda for its November 14 session. The move effectively blocks the donation in the near term, and is line with Silajdzic's cri [...]	2006-11-17 10:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2918	COVIC CONVICTED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 17, Dragan Covic, ousted Croat member of the Bosnian Tri-Presidency and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) President, was convicted on one count of abuse of office. Covic was taken into custody immediately to serve his sentence of five years. Covic's six [...]	2006-11-17 17:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2931	BOSNIA: INAUGURAL SESSION OF BIH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural session of the BiH House of Representatives (HoR) held on November 20, delegates failed to agree on even the most mundane procedural issues, including the organization of the parliament and the election of the three co-speakers. What was thought to be a pre-cook [...]	2006-11-20 17:19:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2971	U.S. ORGANIZED DAYTON COMMEMORATION EVENTS FOCUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 21, the 11th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, Embassy Sarajevo sponsored and/or hosted several events in and around Sarajevo. The highlight of the day was an event for more than 500 guests at the National Theater, which featured speeches by the [...]	2006-11-22 17:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ODIP BK
06SARAJEVO2996	BOSNIA: POST-ELECTION MOD SHAKE-UP COULD FURTHER [...] (C) Many contacts within and outside the Ministry of Defense tell us that it is unlikely Minister of Defense Nikola Radovanovic will keep his post in a new government. The departure of Radovanovic, a Serb, may also lead to a strong push to replace the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. [...]	2006-11-27 13:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2999	BOSNIAN POLICE REFORM: A TROUBLED PROCESS COMES [...] (C) Summary: The Office of the High Representative (OHR) has proposed a third initiative, in as many months, to salvage the stalled police reform process by facilitating political talks in Banja Luka and on the margins of the December PIC in Brussels. The new OHR strategy seeks to simultaneou [...]	2006-11-27 16:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	BK KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL EUN
06SARAJEVO3057	BOSNIAN RESPONSE CONCERNING EXTRADITION OF OSMAN [...] On November 29,2006, Post received an official response concerning the Department's inquiry into whether Osman Sabic would be able to appeal his 1999 conviction in absentia for murder if extradicted to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Una Sana Canto [...]	2006-11-30 15:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO3058	BOSNIA: PFP DECISION HAILED AS A HISTORIC MILESTONE [...] (SBU) Bosnian leaders and the general public hailed the decision to offer Bosnia an invitation into the Partnership for Peace (PfP) at NATO's Riga Summit as an historic event, noting Bosnia's clear progress in integrating into Euro-Atlantic structures. The decision could serve as an impetus t [...]	2006-11-30 15:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3060	CORRECTED COPY: BOSNIAN RESPONSE CONCERNING [...] This message corrects an error in paragraph two of Sarajevo 3057 that incorrectly identified the date of the letter from Velika Kladusa Municipal Court. This message supercedes Sarajevo 3057 (REF. A). 2. On November 29,2006, Post received an official response concerning the Department's inq [...]	2006-12-01 09:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO3069	STATE COURT UPDATES PART ONE: WAR CRIMES CHAMBER [...] INTRODUCTION: This is the first of two cables summarizing cases currently before the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This cable summarizes war crimes cases. Cases underway in the State Court Special Section for Organized Crime, Financial Crime and Corruption will be discussed septel. [...]	2006-12-04 13:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ICTY KAWC PHUM PINR BK
06SARAJEVO3070	STATE COURT UPDATES PART ONE: WAR CRIMES CHAMBER [...] INTRODUCTION: This is the first of two cables summarizing cases currently bfore the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. his cable summarizes war crimes cases. Cases unerway in the State Court Special Section for Organzed Crime, Financial Crime and Corruption will b discussed septel. The [...]	2006-12-04 13:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ICTY KAWC PHUM PINR BK
06SARAJEVO3071	BOSNIA AGREES TO TEXT OF NEW 505 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) We received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated November 28 accepting the U.S. proposed language for a new 505 agreement applicable to GPOI. The MFA note acknowledged that the exchange constitutes an agreement between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina. [...]	2006-12-04 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO3089	MILORAD DODIK RECONFIRMED AS RS PREMIER [...] (SBU) Milorad Dodik was confirmed for his third term as Republika Srpska (RS) Premier by the RS National Assembly November 30. Both in personnel and policy matters, Dodik,s new RS Government will differ little from his previous cabinet. Eleven of sixteen ministers have retained their posts, [...]	2006-12-06 10:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BK
06SARAJEVO3090	NEW DODIK GOVERNMENT: MOST MINISTERS REMAIN [...] (SBU) The RS National Assembly (RSNA) elected Milorad Dodik for a second consecutive term as Republika Srpska (RS) Premier November 30, by a vote of 60 to 18 with 2 abstentions. Dodik and his government slate received the support of his own Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),Mla [...]	2006-12-06 10:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BK
06SARAJEVO3102	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON DEMINING ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. ------------------ SIPA INVESTIGATION ------------------ 2. (C) Due to widespread allegations of irregular practices and possible misuse of USG demining assistance, post seeks Department concurrance with a proposal to request that t [...]	2006-12-07 16:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI
06SARAJEVO3115	BOSNIA MOVING FORWARD IN JOINING PFP [...] (SBU) Bosnia received its formal invitation from the NATO Secretary-General to join the Partnership for Peace on SIPDIS December 7. Tri-Presidency members plan to travel to Brussels December 14, where Presidency Chairman Radmanovic will sign the Framework Document. With the help of NATO HQ [...]	2006-12-08 17:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3151	PRESIDENCY APPROVES AFGHAN ARMS DONATION [...] (SBU) In its December 13 session, the Tri-Presidency approved the donation of arms and ammunition from the former Army of Republika Srpska to Afghanistan. President Silajdzic and former President Tihic had blocked the transfer for months, citing political concerns within the Bosniak caucus. T [...]	2006-12-14 08:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3159	DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS FUTURE, PFP, [...] (C) In a wide ranging discussion, Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic said he did not want to continue in his post in the next Bosnian government. The minister cited his fatigue and general exasperation with the political process as reasons for his wish to the leave the ministry. Despite Rad [...]	2006-12-14 14:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3185	BOSNIA - FEDERATION POLICE CHIEF FACES OUSTER [...] (C) Longstanding political and personal feuds between Zlatko Miletic, Director of the Federation Police, and members of the Federation government have resulted in procedural attempts to remove Miletic from his position. Miletic has been an effective mission counterpart on security issues and h [...]	2006-12-18 11:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM PTER BK
06SARAJEVO3187	BOSNIA - DELPONTE GIVES RS MINISTER CADJO 30 DAYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The HighRep on December 15 told the Ambassador that ICTY Chief Prosecutor had delivered an ultimatum to RS Minister of Interior Cadjo demanding action within 30 days against ICTY indictee Stojan Zupljanan. The HighRep indicated that he would be prepared to use his Bonn Powers to [...]	2006-12-18 14:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	ICTY KAWC PHUM PINR BK
06SARAJEVO3188	BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS STRESS POLICE AND [...] (C) Summary: During its December 6-7 meeting in Brussels, the Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board emphasized the need for Bosnian leaders to achieve concrete progress on a wide reform agenda including constitutional, and police reform. EUR DAS Rosemary [...]	2006-12-18 14:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO3203	BOSNIA - HIGH REP PRESSES FOR "REAL ASSESSMENT" ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prior to the December 6-7 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Brussels, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rosemary DiCarlo meeting with High Representative (HighRep) Christian Schwarz-Schilling. Schwarz-Schilling urged the U.S. to support a "real review" about O [...]	2006-12-20 06:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC BK
06SARAJEVO3209	BOSNIA - GBIH OPTS FOR UNILATERAL ACTION ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: After several years of lobbying the United Nations to revise its stance on police officers decertified by the United Nations International Police Task Force (UNIPTF),the Bosnian Government has opted for unilateral action. Rather than accept a UN proposed compromise to allow t [...]	2006-12-20 17:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS EUN BK
06SARAJEVO3249	BOSNIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This cable contains Embassy Sarajevo's submission to the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism, as requested in Ref. A 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina's law enforcement organizations continued their good counterterrorism cooperation with the United States, within the limits of current institutional c [...]	2006-12-26 10:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR PREL PGOV
06SARAJEVO3254	SDS MOVES TO THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) Serb Democratic Party (SDS) internal elections held December 16 reveal a party divided, with new leadership rethinking the party's support for constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mladen Bosic, former Deputy President of SDS and the party's failed 2006 state presidency candi [...]	2006-12-26 14:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO3271	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM DIRECTORATE REPORT COMPLETE [...] (C) Summary: The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) issued its final report on December 22, but the process of political approval and implementation remains at an impasse despite US and EU warnings that without agreement Bosnia cannot sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) until poli [...]	2006-12-29 13:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS EUN BK
06SARAJEVO666	BOSNIA: PRESIDENCY AGREES ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After last-minute wrangling among BiH political party leaders, the BiH Tri-Presidency on March 25 endorsed and forwarded to parliament a package of constitutional amendments that will substantially strengthen the Council of Ministers and Parliament and streamline the Presidency, c [...]	2006-03-27 16:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO732	BOSNIA: TERRORIST SUSPECTS WILL BE INDICTED AT [...] (U) The BiH State Prosecutor's Office plans to submit its first-ever terrorism indictment on or about April 7. Five individuals will be charged with intent to commit terrorism and illegal possession of weapons and explosive materials. Among the defendants, who are all ethnic Bosniaks, Mirsad [...]	2006-04-06 13:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO738	BOSNIA: TRUTH COMMISSION PROPOSALS CONTROVERSIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: A number of local and international organizations have put forward concepts for the formation of a "truth and reconciliation commission" for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). However, some of the key players suffer from compet [...]	2006-04-07 14:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO742	BOSNIA: VOTES LACKING TO PASS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitutional reform measures agreed on March 18 by Bosnia and Herzegovina's political party leaders are now under consideration by relevant committees in the BiH Parliament. Driven by Bosnia's electoral calendar, amendments must be approved by the end of April in order for t [...]	2006-04-09 13:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO749	BOSNIA: COURT DECLARES ENTITY SYMBOLS MUST GO [...] Summary: On March 30, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) issued a decision that the Federation flag and coat of arms and the Republika Srpska (RS) coat of arms and anthem are unconstitutional because the ethnically-associated symbols they contain constitute a form of raci [...]	2006-04-11 08:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BK
06SARAJEVO756	BOSNIA: DISPUTE IN INDIRECT TAXATION AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A long-standing dispute over allocation of Single Account revenues between the entities and Brcko came to a head following recent actions of Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board Chairman Joly Dixon. At the very end of his mandate, Dixon issued a unilateral decision, qu [...]	2006-04-11 14:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL BK
06SARAJEVO768	BOSNIA: CONTROVERSIAL REPUBLIKA SRPSKA POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Controversial Republika Srpska (RS) Police Director Dragomir Andan tendered his resignation April 7th. The immediate catalyst for his resignation was a letter sent to RS PM Milorad Dodik and the High Rep by ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte. The letter alleges lack of coope [...]	2006-04-12 10:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO769	BOSNIA GETS SINGLE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION [...] On April 3, Bosnia's state-level Parliament adopted the law establishing a single Ombudsman institution composed of three members (a chairman and two deputies). The members will likely represent BiH's three constituent peoples (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats),although theoretically members of nati [...]	2006-04-12 11:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BK
06SARAJEVO813	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE IN PERIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a key parliamentary committee session slated for April 18, critical votes are still lacking to move the constitutional reform package out of committee for decision in the full House of Representatives. In the nine-member committee, only 4 votes are in the bag. Of the rem [...]	2006-04-13 16:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO814	BOSNIA: HDZ REBELS FOUND BREAKAWAY PARTY -- WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 8, HDZ rebels -- some formally ousted from HDZ by its leader, Dragan Covic -- founded a new BiH political party: "HDZ 1990." The name is intended to recall (supposed) prewar days of Croat unity in BiH. The approximately 350 attendees at the session were a [...]	2006-04-13 17:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO829	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR HIGH REP VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling's April 19-21 visit to Washington will be an opportunity to review his first three months in office. CSS (his staff's abbreviation, not used in speech) sees himseslf as the antidote to former High Rep Ashdown's activist interventio [...]	2006-04-14 16:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO841	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AMENDMENTS GET [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-brokered constitutional reforms faced their first crucial parliamentary hurdle on April 18 when the House Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee (CLAC) considered the package in a marathon day-long session. The result: a temporary stalemate, with the CLAC postponi [...]	2006-04-18 18:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO858	BOSNIA PASSES LEGISLATION TO RESTRUCTURE WARTIME [...] (SBU) Summary: After more than two years of efforts (reftel),on April 13 Bosnia's state-level parliament approved legislation to restructure KM 1.9 billion of hard currency bank deposits seized by Belgrade during the war, just in time to meet a court-imposed deadline for a settlement. The [...]	2006-04-19 10:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO877	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM GETS COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-backed constitutional reform package passed its first parliamentary hurdle when a late-night session of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee (CLAC) voted in favor of sending the legislation to the full House for consideration. The vote -- 5 to 2 in favor, wi [...]	2006-04-20 18:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO937	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM REJECTED BY TWO [...] (C) On April 26, the constitutional reform package failed by two votes to win approval in the BiH House of Representatives. Although a majority voted in favor, the measures did not gain the two-thirds needed to pass constitutional amendments. The package's rejection was the direct result o [...]	2006-04-27 15:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO944	BOSNIA: DODIK RELEASES THE PRIVATIZATION HOUNDS. [...] (C) Summary. Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has launched a sweeping review of past privatizations as his first major economic policy initiative. A new law will establish a government-appointed commission to hunt for "illegalities" in the privatization process, assign re [...]	2006-04-28 11:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO945	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING AFFIRMS [...] (C) Summary: On April 19, the Vital National Interest (VNI) panel of the Federation Constitutional Court issued a formal decision upholding the USG-backed Law on Revenue Allocation (Ref B). With a resounding majority, the panel dismissed HDZ claims that objective and transparent revenue al [...]	2006-04-28 11:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV ECIN BK
06SARAJEVO946	BOSNIA: TEMPORARY AGREEMENT REACHED ON SINGLE [...] Summary: Intervention by the State and entity Prime Ministers has temporarily resolved the dispute over the Single Account that has frozen any distribution of revenues to the entities and Brcko since the beginning of April. After the Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board (ITA GB) was un [...]	2006-04-28 13:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL BK
06SARAJEVO966	BOSNIA: WHY THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM VOTE FAILED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late-night vote April 26, the constitutional reform package agreed on by the leaders of Bosnia's major political parties failed to obtain the 2/3 majority it needed in the House of Representatives, falling short by only two votes. Of the 42 delegates, a majority -- 26 -- [...]	2006-05-03 15:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO994	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: STRATEGY FOR THE [...] (C) With the heat abating somewhat from last week's failure by the BiH parliament to pass constitutional amendments, we are looking ahead to next steps. Bosnia's political parties are now in full electoral battle mode; yesterday the BiH Electoral Commission announced national elections will [...]	2006-05-08 07:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07ARAJEVO753	BOSNIA - BOSNIAK POLITICAL LEADERS WARY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 29 and April 2, we met separately with Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic, President of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) Sulejman Tihic, and President of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Zlatko Lagumdzija to discuss the situation in Srebrenica and [...]	2007-04-06 07:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO100	BOSNIA - OBSTACLES AND OPENINGS FOR TRANSNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 11, the Charge and State Court President Meddzida Kreso discussed the possibility of Bosnia making judicial cooperation agreements with neighboring countries. The discussion was a continuation of the dialogue USG officials are encouraging among the Balkan countries ab [...]	2007-01-16 17:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO1028	ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENCE STOKE BOSNIAK FEARS [...] (C) Allegations of a violent attack by "masked gunmen" on Esad Buljubasic, a Bosniak resident of Srebrenica municipality, have been widely circulated in the Federation-based press along with inflammatory graphics and commentary rasing links to the events of 1995. According to press reports, [...]	2007-05-11 17:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BK
07SARAJEVO1042	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC SIGNALS WILLINGNESS TO MAKE [...] (C) President Haris Silajdzic says that he views his trip to Washington the week of May 21 as a good opportunity to reach basic agreements on police and constitutional reform. Silajdzic said that the concurrent visit of Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik to Washington would allo [...]	2007-05-14 15:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO1058	BOSNIA: DODIK CHALLENGES STATE COMPETENCIES [...] (C) On May 4, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik publicly announced his intention to reverse past transfers of RS competencies to the Bosnian state. Dodik's announcement was followed closely by a lawsuit, filed by SNSD parliamentarian Milorad Zivkovic, challenging the constitutionality of [...]	2007-05-15 10:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO1059	BOSNIA - DODIK INDICATES WILLINGNESS TO TALK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, we met with Republika Srpska PM and President of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) Milorad Dodik to discuss making progress on constitutional and police reform before he and Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic visit Washington next wee [...]	2007-05-15 13:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1068	BOSNIA - THE STATE PROSECUTOR AND STATE COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 26 International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica from July 11, 1995 has placed the issue of war crimes prsecutions near the top of the Bosnian political genda. The current political environment has highlghted criti [...]	2007-05-16 14:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KAWC KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1071	BOSNIA: SADOVIC POLITICIZES MINISTRY OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Since his January appointment, Tarik Sadovic has adopted a highly political approach to his role as Minister of Security and worked almost exclusively to advance Bosniak ethnic interests. Sadovic has excluded non-Bosniak Ministry officials, including the Deputy Minister, from pol [...]	2007-05-17 11:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM PTER BK
07SARAJEVO109	BOSNIA: EUFOR MOVING AHEAD WITH DRAWDOWN PLANS [...] (C) The European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR Operation Althea) continues planning to approximately halve its forces in Bosnia this spring. A decision to drawdown was taken "in principle" in December, and is expected to be confirmed in Brussels by the PSC on February 27 or 28, [...]	2007-01-17 15:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1127	BOSNIA: MILETIC IN JEOPARDY AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Attempts to oust Federation Police Chief Zlatko Miletic continue. On May 29 the Federation Parliament plans to vote on the legality of the last-minute mandate extension of the current Independent Supervisory Review Board (ISRB) and its decision to re-appoint Federation Police Dir [...]	2007-05-24 11:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS PINR KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO1157	NEW SERBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES EARLY OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: During his first official visit to Bosnia May 28, new Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic stressed his government's commitment to improving relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and ICTY cooperation. Alkalaj provided post a generally positive readout of his meeting with Jeremic. [...]	2007-05-29 12:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS SR BK
07SARAJEVO1163	BOSNIA - 2007 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR PRM [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) In response to PRM's announced renewal of the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for the seventh year (ref),we have identified a critical gap in returnee assistance and protection for FY 07. Last year PRM provided funding for the e [...]	2007-05-29 13:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BK PHUM PREF PREL
07SARAJEVO117	BOSNIA: MEASURED REACTIONS TO KOSTUNICA AND [...] (C) Recent comments attributed to Serbian officials, including Premier Vojislav Kostunica and Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, linking Kosovo with the status of the Republika Srpska add fuel to the constant drumbeat of statements from Srpska PM Dodik about a referedum for Srpska independence. T [...]	2007-01-18 09:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BK PREL UNMIK YI SR
07SARAJEVO1177	BOSNIA - INSIDE THE MIND OF KOMSIC'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 6, Zeljko Komsic, the Croat member of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency, will take over the rotating chairmanship of the Presidency from the Serb member, Nebojsa Radmanovic. Radmanovic has, in our estimation, turned in a solid performance. Komsic's chairmanship comes at a particul [...]	2007-05-30 11:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1191	BOSNIA - HIGHREP SET TO BEGIN CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling met with the Ambassador as well as the German and EC Delegation Ambassadors to discuss plans for consulting with Bosnian political leaders about the proposal to create a Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC). Schilling ex [...]	2007-05-31 16:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO12	BOSNIA - NUDGING PARTIES TOWARD RESPONSIBILITY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months after Bosnia's October 1 election, negotiations to form a coalition government remain stalled. In an effort to facilitate conversation among the key political players, the Ambassador hosted a series of meetings over the last ten days. The aim was to provide forum wh [...]	2007-01-04 16:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO1209	BOSNIA: DEFENSE PROPERTY RESOLUTION LAGS, SETS [...] (C) Summary. Over a year behind schedule, the Bosnian Ministry of Defense (MOD) submitted a plan to the Council of Ministers for the resolution of defense property issues between the entities and the state. The plan, required by the 2005 Law on Defense, loosely dictates a transfer arrangement [...]	2007-06-01 14:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO121	MILETIC MANDATE RENEWED [...] (C) On January 18 an independent personnel board reconfirmed its decision to appoint Zlatko Miletic as Federation Police Chief. The Federation parliamentary committee charged with administrative oversight upheld the legality of the decision thus overruling the opposition of Miletic opponents i [...]	2007-01-18 16:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	BK KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PTER
07SARAJEVO1211	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC SUGGESTS RAISING SREBRENICA AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Srebrenica Initiative Board announced plans to hold a public demonstration in front of parliament on June 11 in support if its demand for secession from Republika Srpska. Spokesmen for all three major Bosniak parties endorsed the demonstration. Earlier in the week, the Party [...]	2007-06-01 15:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KAWC KJUS UN BK
07SARAJEVO1212	BOSNIA: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ON WAR CRIMINALS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In the past seven days two distinct but significant events connected to bringing war criminals to justice occurred in the Republika Srpska (RS). The first, a major success, happened on May 31, when police from the Republika Srpska (RS) apprehended ICTY-indicted Zdravko Tolimir [...]	2007-06-01 17:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL ICTY BK
07SARAJEVO13	PARTIES REACH COALITION AGREEMENT [...] (C) On January 3 seven Bosnian political parties reached a coalition agreement breaking the deadlock on government formation and the seating of Parliament that has existed since the October 1, 2006 national elections. Coalition parties endorsed an agreement confirming Nikola Spiric (SNSD) as [...]	2007-01-04 17:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1317	YOUR JUNE 13-14 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) Your visit comes at a particularly troubled time in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a reemergence of nationalism and inflammatory rhetoric has elevated the political temperature to levels some say has not been seen since before the war. With Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic and Stojan Zupljanin re [...]	2007-06-12 05:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KAWC KJUS PREL ICTY BK
07SARAJEVO1352	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 18-19 PIC [...] (C) The June 18-19 PIC will take place against a political climate that has not been as difficult in many years, possibly since the outbreak of the war. The February 26 verdict of the International Court of Justice, ruling that genocide occurred in Bosnia during the war, has refocused Bosniak [...]	2007-06-15 16:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO136	GUIDANCE REQUEST - BOSNIA'S MULTINATIONAL FORCE IN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Following our initial presentation of the President's Iraq strategy last week (Ref A),the Ambassador met with the all three members of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency to discuss the deployment in Iraq of Bosnia's Expl [...]	2007-01-22 13:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1375	SILAJDZIC AND THE "LEGAL OPTION" [...] (C) For several months, Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic has alluded to legal avenues by which to "annul the legacy of genocide in Bosnia" and compel the international community to "implement" the February 26 verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Silajdzic's legal visi [...]	2007-06-20 10:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PHUM PREL
07SARAJEVO1401	BOSNIA: DEFENSE MINISTER POSITIVE ON WIDER [...] (S) Summary. Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic told the Ambassador that he remains committed to exploring options for expanded Bosnian coalition deployments in the coming year. Cikotic said that he would focus the ministry and military on developing further niche capable units, with an eye tow [...]	2007-06-22 14:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO1403	AMB. WILLIAMSON DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON PIFWCS, [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Sarajevo, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues J. Clint Williamson met with top Bosnian politicians, justice officials and members of international organizations to discuss improving Bosnia's justice system in advance of the ICTY's planned 2009 clos [...]	2007-06-25 05:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC ICTY KJUS PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO1405	TERRORISM CONVICTIONS UPHELD BUT SENTENCES [...] (U) On June 15, the State Court appellate panel affirmed the terrorism convictions of Mirsad Bektasevic and three others (REF A). While rejecting all of the defense's claims for acquittal, the court significantly reduced the sentences, ruling that the original sentences were disproportionate t [...]	2007-06-25 08:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KJUS PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO1429	OHR IMPOSED LEGISLATION ROILS RSNA [...] (C) On June 25, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling invoked the Bonn Powers to impose legislation placing the Potocari Memorial Foundation and its property under state government control. The legislation had been introduced on June 13 in parliament and had been rejected by the Ser [...]	2007-06-27 17:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PHUM PREL
07SARAJEVO1437	BOSNIA: COVIC ON CROAT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) President Dragan Covic recently discussed Croat party politics and the chances for a renewed round of talks on constitutional reform. Covic highlighted that recent rumors of a merger between HDZ and the breakaway HDZ-1990 were unfounded because of [...]	2007-06-28 13:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1461	BOSNIA: PIC CONFRONTS DETERIORATING POLITICAL [...] (C) During the June 18-19 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, Bosnian political leaders demonstrated little willingness toabandon the nationalist rhetoric and confrontatinal positions that have stalled the reform proces and resulted in government paralysis. PM Spiri [...]	2007-07-02 14:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL EUN
07SARAJEVO1471	BOSNIA: EAGLE BASE TRANSFER CEREMONY MARKS NEW ERA [...] (SBU) Summary. The return of Eagle Base in Tuzla to the authority of Bosnia-Herzegovina was marked in a poignant ceremony at the facility on June 30. The ceremony focused on the essential contributions to peace and security of the approximately 100,000 U.S. servicemen and women who served in [...]	2007-07-03 16:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1503	BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Only the second week into his tenure as High Representative, Miroslav Lajcak will use the Bonn Powers on July 10 to amend state-level legislation in order to strengthen Bosnia,s ability to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Lajca [...]	2007-07-09 18:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KCRM KJUS PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1519	BOSNIA CANTON 7 GOVERNMENT REMAINS IN LIMBO [...] SUMMARY: (C) During a July 6 meeting Canton 7/Herzegovina Neretva Canton (HNK) Prime Minister designate Marin Raspudic, of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ-BH),claimed that near-term prospects for forming a government in the canton are bleak. The cantonal governmen [...]	2007-07-11 13:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1529	VISA INELIGIBILITY ON FOREIGN POLICY GROUNDS - [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph 4. 2. (U) On July 10, the High Representative Miroslav Lajcak dismissed Mr. Dragomir Andan from office for activities deemed to obstruct implementation of the Dayton Agreement. Andan is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the former Director of th [...]	2007-07-13 05:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	CIVS KAWC ICTY PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1545	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 19-20 VISIT OF [...] (C) Your visit comes at a time of high political polarization in Bosnia. Increased tensions have resulted in the near total paralysis of government and the reform process. Nationalism has even begun to impact the defense reform agenda, where we have seen some recent slippage in the so far suc [...]	2007-07-13 15:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1547	BOSNIA - SREBRENICA: AN ISSUE DEFLATED, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and representatives from the international community July 11 participated in events to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the 1995 genocide that took place in Srebrenica. The commemoration followed a politically tense four months in Bosnia after the International Cour [...]	2007-07-16 13:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO1563	BOSNIA - A GLIMMER OF HOPE ON DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 12, the State and two Entity Prime Ministers reached an "Agreement on Basic Principles" on defense property, which holds out the prospect of finally resolving a vexing issue that has hampered Bosnia's defense reform efforts over the last several months. The principles pro [...]	2007-07-17 15:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PARM MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1564	BOSNIAN CROATS TO CHALLENGE PBS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Bosnian Croat political parties have reacted negatively to the Federation government,s July 13 endorsement of a Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) law, a key precondition for Bosnia to sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Bosnian Croat ministers in t [...]	2007-07-17 17:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1570	STATE COURT ACQUITS SERB WARTIME MINISTER OF WAR [...] (U) On July 18 the BiH State Court acquitted Momcilo Mandic on charges of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes against civilians during the 1992-95 conflict. The war crimes case against Mandic cited his role as Assistant Minister of Interior in the "Serb Republic of Bosnia" in 199 [...]	2007-07-19 16:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO1577	BOSNIA - IT IS TIME TO PUT BRCKO BACK ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the Peace Implementation Council's December 2007 decision not to close OHR, our central concern regarding Brcko has been the District's disput%&QJkQQ! of Brcko's relationship with the State (Ref A). With the ITA dispute behind us, it is time to refocus our energies on put [...]	2007-07-23 08:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO158	BOSNIA: SERBIAN PM KOSTUNICA IN BANJA LUKA; [...] (SBU) Serbian Premier Vojislav Kostunica visited Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina January 19 to attend the signing of a 646 million EUR contract to sell Republika Srpska,s (RS) telecommunications operator to Telekom Srbija. In addition to the Telekom deal, Serbian and RS officials also sign [...]	2007-01-23 12:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PREL YI SR
07SARAJEVO1584	EXPANDING BOSNIA,S IRAQ MISSION [...] Summary: (C) On 18 July, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq Lawrence Butler and OSD Director of Coalition Operations Peter McVety had constructive meetings with Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic, Chief of Defense LTG Sifet Podzic, and Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Spiric to d [...]	2007-07-23 16:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO161	BOSNIA - CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR REACTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over recent months RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has adopted an increasingly confrontational stance with the international community. Although he has steered clear of redlines, Dodik has repeatedly linked Kosovo independence with the status of the Republika Srpska (RS). In this [...]	2007-01-23 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL YI SR BK
07SARAJEVO162	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC RAISES ALGERIAN 6 GUANTANAMO [...] (S) SUMMARY: At a January 18 meeting, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency raised the Algerian 6 with the Ambassador. Silajdzic said that his impression was that the U.S. planned to release the six men and posed several questions about how their citizenship might impact that decision. We foll [...]	2007-01-23 15:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1624	VISA INELIGIBILITY ON FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On July 16 the Office of the High Representative supplied Embassy with a list of 90 individuals who are currently under investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for suspected involvement in war crimes in conne [...]	2007-07-27 08:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	CIVS KAWC ICTY PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1625	BOSNIA: DONOR CONSENSUS GROWS FOR BUILDING A STATE [...] (C) Summary: Radovan Stankovic's escape from Foca Prison in the Republika Srpska dramatically demonstrated the legal and physical shortcomings of housing convicted war criminals and other dangerous convicts in entity prisons. Stankovic's case has galvanized the international community to reex [...]	2007-07-27 09:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KCRM KJUS PREL BK
07SARAJEVO163	BOSNIA - HIGHREP CONTEMPLATES ACTION AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said he could no longer allow Dodik's irresponsible rhetoric to go unpunished. With this in mind, he planned to summon Dodik to Sarajevo and implement one "targeted measure" against Repub [...]	2007-01-23 15:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1663	BOSNIA - THE NEW HIGHREP: A NEW STYLE, NEW HOPE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In his first few weeks on the job, new High Representative Miroslav Lajcak has moved quickly to take charge of OHR and improve its operations. He has also sent a clear signal to Bosnian political leaders and the Bosnian public that he will be a different kind of HighRep than hi [...]	2007-08-01 14:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1671	BOSNIA - CROATS REVIVE THIRD ENTITY CONCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croat political leaders have become increasingly open in their search for a politically palatable way to repackage old demands for a third Croat entity. The nationalist rhetoric of Haris Silajdzic and Milorad Dodik, which has included statements about abolishing entities and "fe [...]	2007-08-03 07:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1672	BOSNIA - CROATS REVIVE THIRD ENTITY CONCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croat political leaders have become increasingly open in their search for a politically palatable way to repackage old demands for a third Croat entity. The nationalist rhetoric of Haris Silajdzic and Milorad Dodik, which has included statements about abolishing entities and "fe [...]	2007-08-03 07:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1673	BOSNIA - SNSD CALLS FOR RIGHT TO REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY:In an interview with Republika Srpska (RS) wire service SRNA, RS PM Milorad Dodik on August 1 stated that the RS would condition its future participation in constitutional reform talks to the inclusion of a specific provision in the constitution granting the RS the right to hold [...]	2007-08-03 07:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BK

07SARAJEVO1678	BOSNIA-CROATS MAKE RUCKUS IN THE CALM OF SUMMER [...] Summary: (C) Croat issues have taken center stage in an otherwise calm political environment, as most other politicians appear to be gearing up for a lazy August. Croats finally managed to resolve the nagging issue of forming a government in the Herzegovina Neretva Canton (HNK),but the ideol [...]	2007-08-03 11:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1700	BOSNIA: ADMIRAL ULRICH URGES OFFICIALS TO MEET PFP [...] (C) During a July 19-20 visit to Sarajevo, Admiral Harry Ulrich, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and NATO Forces South, met separately with Presidency members Zeljko Komsic and Haris Silajdzic, Defense Minister Selmo Cikotic, Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Sifet Podzic and Hi [...]	2007-08-06 13:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK MARR PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO1738	BOSNIA: GEORGIAN ARMS DEAL REVIVED? [...] (S) In recent weeks, several high-ranking government officials have raised the possibility of reviving a Bosnia-Georgia arms deal that was scuttled in 2006 over strenuous Russian objections. President Komsic and his senior advisors seem to be the main proponents of reviving the sale, which i [...]	2007-08-10 09:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PARM MASS MARR BK GG RS SR
07SARAJEVO1766	BOSNIA-THE TREBINJE WILDFIRES, A STUDY IN BAD [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed the recent series of fires with local officials in Trebinje where a large number of blazes and outdated equipment had hindered firefighting. The problem was compounded by the failure of State-level institutions, including the Presidency, to provide guidance and addr [...]	2007-08-13 14:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV HR BK
07SARAJEVO1806	CARDINAL MCCARRICK VISITS BOSNIA [...] (C) Washington Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Theodore McCarrick visited Bosnia August 14 to 16. While in Sarajevo Cardinal McCarrick met with Croat member and Chairman of the Tri-Presidency Zeljko Komsic, Islamic Community leader Reisu-l-Ulema Mustafa effendi Ceric and Jewish Community Preside [...]	2007-08-21 05:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PHUM PREL
07SARAJEVO1815	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN CROATS PARTIES AND THE CROATIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: When Zagreb holds national elections in November, Bosnian Croat voters will also go to the polls to select representatives for the "Croat Diaspora" electoral unit in the Croatian Sabor. In the past, HDZ-BiH, Bosnia's largest Croat political party, has backed the candidate list pu [...]	2007-08-23 08:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1822	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR PRESSES USG LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador August 22 raised the issues of civil protection, our upcoming law enforcement agenda, defense reform, and the increase in nationalist rhetoric during an August 22 meeting with Council of Ministers (CoM) Chair Nikola Spiric. Using recent fires as an example, Ambassador [...]	2007-08-24 11:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SENV HR BK
07SARAJEVO1849	BOSNIA: PROMOTING DISCUSSIONS OF THE COMPLEMENTARY [...] (C) Per reftel, post recommends the following individuals as possible Bosnian interlocutors on the complementary nature of Islam and Democracy: Government Officials and Political Leaders: - Sulejman Tihic, former Bosniak member of the Presidency and current president of the Party for Democ [...]	2007-08-30 05:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BK
07SARAJEVO186	BOSNIA - DODIK RECEIVES CLEAR U.S. WARNING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik January 25 and delivered a stern warning that the USG had lost patience with his destabilizing rhetoric, especially on Kosovo status. He told Dodik that if such rhetoric did not cease, the USG would be forced to [...]	2007-01-25 19:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1862	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS STERN MESSAGE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Bosnian Serb member of the Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic August 29 to deliver a strong message that the USG was growing increasingly concerned by recent comments from Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, radmanovic himself, and other senior Allian [...]	2007-08-30 14:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1872	BOSNIA - BOSNIAKS TORPEDO PROSPECTS FOR POLICE [...] (C) Since assuming office in July, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak has stated publicly that his first major task would be concluding an agreement on Police Reform in September, allowing Bosnia to initial an SAA with the EU. Lajcak circulated a draft of the proposal in private talks this we [...]	2007-08-31 15:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO1914	BOSNIA: DODIK AND SILAJDZIC [...] (C) During separate meetings with Milorad Dodik and Haris Silajdzic, Ambassador urged both leaders to consider the consequences of a police reform collapse on Bosnia's Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) prospects. Ambassador warned Dodik that his rhetoric over recent weeks has cros [...]	2007-09-06 15:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO1915	BOSNIA: DODIK AND SILAJDZIC REBUFF HIGH [...] (C) High Representative Lajcak delivered his first major policy address to a joint session of Parliament and the state and entity governments. Lajcak warned that there will be "certain consequences" for continued provocation and the stalemate could soon prompt the international community to c [...]	2007-09-06 16:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO1929	BOSNIA: DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES COALITION [...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Bosnian Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic September 5, highlighting the importance of Bosnia's continued support for coalition operations, and the necessity to finish the defense reform agenda in order to make the country a credible candidate for NATO mem [...]	2007-09-07 15:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1980	CONTINUED NECESSITY TO MAINTAIN US MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Replacing the US military commander of NATO HQ Sarajevo with a European is premature and would adversely affect US interests in Bosnia. Turning over NATO HQ to the Europeans would make the organization virtually indistinguishable from EUFOR, and undermine its standing and influe [...]	2007-09-14 14:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO1986	BOSNIAN SECURITY AGENCY HEADS PLEDGE COOPERATION [...] (C) DCM, September 10, hosted heads of security and law enforcement agencies to lunch to discuss maximizing interagency cooperation. Agency heads stressed their commitment to interagency cooperation but complained that political leaders make effective police and intelligence work difficult. [...]	2007-09-19 06:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KCRM PGOV PINR PREL PTER
07SARAJEVO1987	BOSNIA - LAJCAK DELIVERS POLICE REFORM STRATEGY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak presented to Quint Ambassadors on September 18 his strategy for securing a deal on police reform. OHR will continue with technical talks on police reform while maintaining political pressure on party leaders to compromise. After a two-hour mee [...]	2007-09-19 08:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN UN RS BK
07SARAJEVO199	BOSNIA: NEW PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKERS PLEDGE SUPPORT [...] (C) DCM, along with Political and Economic section representatives, met January 25 with new co-speakers of the BiH House of Representatives Niko Lozancic (HDZ-BiH) and Milorad Zivkovic (SNSD) to discuss legislative priorities in the months ahead; a key focus of the discussion was the need for [...]	2007-01-26 16:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PTER BK
07SARAJEVO1990	BOSNIA - YOUTUBE, FORMER BOSNIAN COMMANDER DELIC, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14, a video clip of Rasim Delic, the highest ranking Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY),addressing mujahedeen surfaced. Delic is accused of not preventing war crimes committed by mujahedeen during the 1992-1995 war. [...]	2007-09-19 10:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KAWC KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO1999	BOSNIA - DEFENSE REFORM PROGRESSES BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the past six months, Bosnia has made important progress in defense reform. Defense Minister Selmo Cikotic and his senior deputies have demonstrated that they are committed to reforms and moved quickly to fill the leadership vacuum that existed at the Ministry of Defense (Mo [...]	2007-09-20 08:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2018	BOSNIA: EMBASSY TO PROVIDE A MILLION EUROS FOR [...] (U) After carefully reviewing our priorities and SEED funding plans, we have decided to allocate the USD equivalent of one (approximately 1.394) million euros in 2007 bilateral SEED funding to support the Bosnian government,s planned construction of a state prison. The entire project is expec [...]	2007-09-21 07:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO2031	BOSNIA - ADMONISHING TIHIC TO SPLIT WITH SILAJDZIC [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered a strong message to SDA President Sulejman Tihic to compromise on police reform so that Bosnia-Herzegovina could initial a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. Tihic related his negative views of the current OHR police reform protocol (reftel) an [...]	2007-09-21 15:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2046	BOSNIA - BUGOJNO WAR CRIMES AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, the State Prosecutor,s Office confirmed indictments of two individuals in its ongoing investigation of war crimes committed by the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH) in and around Bugojno during the 1992-1995 war. Bugojno was the scene of heavy fighting betwee [...]	2007-09-25 17:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KAWC KJUS KCRM MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2047	SCENESETTER FOR DASD CAGAN VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (S) Summary. Bosnia has provided valuable assistance to coalition operations in Iraq over the past two years with the deployment of its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. After the visit of DAS Butler (Reftel A),we secured approval from civilian and military officials at the Ministry of [...]	2007-09-26 07:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2057	BOSNIA - CROATS SIGN CONSTITUTIONAL DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 21, the leaders of six Croat political parties finally signed the Croat &Declaration on Principles of Constitutional Reform.8 The final text is notably more nationalistic than previous drafts we had seen. Most notably, the final document includes language on &territo [...]	2007-09-26 18:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2062	BOSNIA: COVIC CASE GOES TO RETRIAL [...] (C) Summary. A State Court appeals panel on September 26 invalidated on a technicality the corruption conviction of Dragan Covic, president of Bosnia,s Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),and directed that the case be retried. In November 2006, Covic was convicted of abuse of office while ser [...]	2007-09-27 18:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO2073	BOSNIA - INITIAL MEETING OF WAR CRIMES RECOVERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Strategy for War Crimes Recovery Working Group met for the first time on September 19. The Working Group was established by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the wake of the February International Court Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide took place in and around Sreb [...]	2007-09-28 16:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS MCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2080	BOSNIA - DODIK-SILAJDZIC PROTOCOL ON POLICE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on Friday, September 28, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and Bosniak Member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic signed a 3-page "Protocol on Police Reform." The consensus among Bosnian political leaders, OHR and other international community representatives is that [...]	2007-10-01 16:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM EU BK
07SARAJEVO2082	YOUTUBE THREATS TO BOSNIAK LEADERS [...] (U) On September 29, a user identified as Hattab 72 posted a nine-minute video clip on YouTube threatening President Haris Silajdzic, Islamic Community President Reis Ceric, and SDA President Sulejman Tihic with &political, moral, and religious assassination8 if they continue to support the [...]	2007-10-01 18:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KAWC KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2086	BOSNIA- KOMSIC APOLOGIZES FOR WARTIME ATROCITIES [...] (SBU) On October 1, Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic acknowledged that individuals in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH),the Bosniak dominated force during the war, committed atrocities that must be punished. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of founding of the 1st [...]	2007-10-02 11:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO210	BOSNIA CONSIDERS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) On January 29, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anton Rill, Deputy Foreign Minister, inquiring whether Bosnia would consider running for an Eastern Europe Group seat in the UN Human Rights Commission. Deputy Minister Rill replied that a Bosnian UNHRC candidacy would be an "excellent i [...]	2007-01-29 17:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC BK
07SARAJEVO211	BOSNIA - DODIK HEARS CLEAR U.S. MESSAGE TO DESIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik January 25 to deliver a stern warning that the USG had lost patience with his destabilizing rhetoric, especially on Kosovo status, as well as with press statements like the recent article in Croatia,s &Globus8 which strike at [...]	2007-01-30 06:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PINR PREL
07SARAJEVO2142	BOSNIAN DEFENSE LEADERSHIP TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL [...] (S) DASD Debra Cagan visited Sarajevo September 28 to encourage the senior Bosnian defense leadership to augment their military deployments in support of coalition operations Iraq. DASD Cagan urged Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic and Chief of the Joint Staff LTG Sifet Podzic to deploy an in [...]	2007-10-04 16:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO2143	BOSNIA - HIREP REJECTS SILAJDZIC-DODIK PROTOCOL [...] (C) High Representative Miroslav Lajcak issued a statement October 4 formally rejecting the Police Reform Protocol signed by Party for BiH (SBiH) President Haris Silajdzic and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President Milorad Dodik (Ref A). The HighRep made the announcement af [...]	2007-10-05 06:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM EU BK
07SARAJEVO2160	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] (U) Ambassador Charles English presented his credentials yesterday to the BiH government. After first meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Protocol, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Zejlko Komsic, Chairman and Croat member of the Tri Presidency, during a formal [...]	2007-10-05 17:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO2174	BOSNIA--HIREP ON MOSCOW TRIP, POLICE REFORM, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 dinner for Quint Ambassadors and previewed in an earlier courtesy call with the Ambassador that day, OHR High Representative Miroslav Lajcak shared a read-out from his visit to Moscow, his plans for police reform, and ideas to promote Dayton-implementation . L [...]	2007-10-09 15:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2179	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] (C) Ambassador made his initial call on the Bosnian Tri-Presidency October 9, stressing US support for Bosnia's Euro-Atlantic integration, the need for constructive leadership from the Presidency, and the importance of consensus in moving the reform agenda forward. All three Presidents affirme [...]	2007-10-10 12:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2180	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PM SPIRIC [...] (C) Ambassador English paid an introductory call on Prime Minister Nikola Spiric on October 9. Ambassador emphasized abiding U.S. interests in developments in Bosnia and a commitment to work with forward-looking Bosnian leaders who are focused on the future to realize the goal of Euro-Atlanti [...]	2007-10-10 12:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2195	BOSNIA - POLICE REFORM TALKS FINALLY COLLAPSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Lajcak conducted a series of bilateral meetings with political party leaders warning them that they had one "last chance" to reach a deal on police reform; Croat party leaders distributed an alternative protocol that met the three EU principles and was designed [...]	2007-10-11 18:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO22	RS ORGANIZED CRIME PROSECUTIONS CHALLENGE STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since returning to office in February 2006, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has taken concrete steps to fulfill specific campaign promises, including his pledge to combat crimes that impair the local investment climate. As part of this effort, in April Dodik created the RS Special [...]	2007-01-05 16:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS EINV PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO2201	BOSNIA - WAR CRIMES AND JURISPRUDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict earlier this year and the deteriorating political situation have stirred renewed interest in the country,s fragmented judicial system and its ability to manage war crimes cases. The State Court,s potential war crimes workload has e [...]	2007-10-16 08:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ICTY KAWC PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS MCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2229	BOSNIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION FOR FATA [...] (U) Post nominates Fata Orlovic as an International Woman of Courage for 2008. For more than 8 years, Ms. Orlovic, a Muslim, has been involved in a political and legal battle with the Government of the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Serb Orthodox Church for the return of property illegally tak [...]	2007-10-19 07:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO BK
07SARAJEVO2236	BOSNIA - HIGHREP IMPOSES FIRST MEASURES; DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, High Representative Lajcak publicly announced three measures designed to improve decision-making in and the functionality of state-level government. After Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik was briefed by OHR in advance of the actions, he called the Ambassador [...]	2007-10-19 17:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2237	BOSNIA - SERBS CONTINUE PLANS TO CONFRONT HIGHREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite intensive public and private diplomacy over the October 19-21 period, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and other leaders of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) still appear determined to force a confrontation over the HighRep,s October 19 use of the B [...]	2007-10-22 11:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO224	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA [...] In response to reftel action request, the following is Embassy Sarajevo's list of five extremely influential women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These women represent a variety of professional and ethnic backgrounds and were chosen for their national influence. Name: Lidija Korac Title: Co-C [...]	2007-01-31 09:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL BK
07SARAJEVO2252	BOSNIA - DODIK DECIDES ON CONFRONTATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven. 2. (C) SUMMARY: It appears that Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik has again reversed course and decided to confront head on the authority of the High Representative. Despite a three hour meeting with the HighRep on October 22, at which Do [...]	2007-10-23 19:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2253	BOSNIA-BOSNIAK PARTIES VIE FOR CONTROL OF PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Since taking office in April in the Federation, the leadership of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and Party for BiH (SBiH),the two largest Bosniak affiliated parties, have jockeyed for control of two large Federation-run enterprises, BiH Telecom and Elektropriveda BiH. Both [...]	2007-10-24 09:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BK
07SARAJEVO2261	BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO RADMANOVIC ON [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador spoke with Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebosja Radmanovic October 24 to make clear that recent rhetoric and actions by RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik were leading the RS into a direct and serious confrontation with the international community and the U [...]	2007-10-24 13:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2266	BOSNIA - DODIK SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik called the Ambassador on October 24 to ask for help finding a positive resolution to the confrontation between the RS and the international community over the measures announced by the HighRep on October 19. Dodik outlined his concerns about [...]	2007-10-24 15:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2270	BOSNIA - STALEMATE OVER CATHOLIC CHURCH PERMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Sarajevo, prominent Catholic Church (hereinafter "Church") officials have highlighted their concerns over a seven-year wait for permission to build a new church in the Sarajevo neighborhood of Grbavica. Although the Church has made several requests for a b [...]	2007-10-25 08:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF BK
07SARAJEVO2277	BOSNIA- RS LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS HIGH REP'S LEGAL [...] (C) Summary. On October 25, Bosnian Serb Member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic told the Ambassador that the RS leadership still had reservations about the constitutionality of the recent High Representative measures to facilitate decision-making in state-level institutions. Radmano [...]	2007-10-25 16:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2278	BOSINA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 25, 2007 [...] (C) In a telephone call with the Ambassador, SDA President Sulejman Tihic expressed concern over situation in the RS and asserted Dodik,s behavior was part of coordinated plot with Belgrade to destabilize Bosnia and link Kosovo to the RS. Tihic explained he had met today with SDA RSNA delega [...]	2007-10-25 17:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2279	BOSNIA: RS PUBLIC OPINION SOLIDLY BEHIND DODIK [...] (C) RS media outlets overwhelmingly support PM Milorad Dodik and echo his opposition to the announced OHR Bonn Powers impositions. Predictably, under these circumstances, RS public opinion increasingly echoes now familiar SNSD assertions that the High Representative has put Serbs at risk and [...]	2007-10-25 19:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2293	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 30-31 PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska Premier Milorad Dodik's ongoing challenge to the authority of the High Representative represents a serious challenge to U.S. interests and is the most fundamental challenge to the integrity of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of Dayton. Kosov [...]	2007-10-26 16:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2294	BOSNIA - GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Early in his tenure, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak indicated that he would focus greater OHR attention on the justice sector. His preoccuption with police reform and now the current poltiical crisis with Republika Srpska (RS) meant that he has not devoted as much time to the issue [...]	2007-10-26 17:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO2295	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN-SERB GENERALS MEET WITH DODIK [...] (S) Summary. Chief of the Joint Staff Lieutenant General Sifet Podzic informed us that Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik met with Deputy Defense Minister Igor Crnadak and all the Bosnian-Serb general officers October 26 in Banja Luka. Podzic said such a meeting was highly unusu [...]	2007-10-26 18:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2296	BOSNIA- DEFENSE MINISTER ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic requested to meet with the Ambassador on October 27 to discuss developments in the security situation in Bosnia. Though clear threats to the stability of the country were present, Cikotic told the Ambassador that he believed that he had control over the secu [...]	2007-10-27 17:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO230	BOSNIA - PROSECUTOR TO OPEN INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 31, we formally requested that the State Prosecutor and State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) open a full investigation of USG-funded humanitarian demining programs (Ref A). Both organizations pledged to conduct a thorough investigation separate from the [...]	2007-01-31 17:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MASS PREL MOPS PGOV KCRM BK SI
07SARAJEVO2309	BOSNIA - EUR/SCE DIRECTOR CHRIS HOH'S OCTOBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his October 16-20 visit to the Brcko District, Banja Luka, and Sarajevo, visiting EUR/SCE Director Christopher Hoh expressed concern about the current political stalemate, but pledged continued US support to help Bosnia move forward. While the economy has visibly improved [...]	2007-10-29 14:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2313	BOSNIA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 29, 2007 [...] (U) The RS government met before today's session of the RS National Assembly Speaker (RSNA) and concluded that the High Representative's measures are anti-Dayton and endorsed PM Milorad Dodik's view that they must be overturned. The RS government decision was passed to the RSNA as the basis fo [...]	2007-10-29 18:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2315	BOSNIA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 30, 2007 [...] (C) Yesterday's special session of the RS National Assembly resumed this morning in order to approve the text of a resolution negotiated over the evening. The resolution which consisted of language agreed by SNSD, SDS, the Serb Radical Party and PDP passed with 71 votes in favor and 6 votes, [...]	2007-10-30 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2316	BOSNIA - RS MEDIA FOCUSING ON WARTIME PAST, NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last year, there has been a steady stream of reporting from Republika Srpska (RS) media about the 1992-1995 war. Almost all of it has focused on alleged crimes and perceived injustices committed against the Serbs, including the post-war "failure" of international and stat [...]	2007-10-31 07:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2327	2007-2008 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...]	2007-10-31 11:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2369	BOSNIA: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 17:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK IZ MARR MOPS PREL
07SARAJEVO2370	BOSNIA: PM SPIRIC RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric submitted his written resignation on Thursday, November 1. It remains unclear whether the Presidency must formally accept or reject the resignation and Presidency members met today without taking a decision. OHR lawyers believe that the resignation took eff [...]	2007-11-02 18:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2371	PIC EXPRESSES PROFOUND CONCERN; RUSSIA BREAKS [...] (C) During the October 30-31 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council, representatives expressed deep concerns over the increased political tensions precipitated by Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik's moves to challenge the authority of the High Representative. With the notabl [...]	2007-11-02 18:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2372	BOSNIA: DAS DICARLO'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) EUR DAS DiCarlo held bilateral meetings with political leaders on the margins of the October 30-31 PIC to discuss the current political crisis in Bosnia. She reviewed USG concerns with Haris Silajdzic (SBiH),Dragan Covic (HDZ),and Sulejman Tihic. Silajdzic complained about the high bar [...]	2007-11-02 19:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2373	BOSNIA: DODIK MEETS DAS DICARLO; REJECTS LAJCAK [...] (C) On the margins of the October 31 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC),the Ambassador and EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik to register U.S. concerns with his reactions to High Representative Lajcak's October 19 measures and [...]	2007-11-02 19:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2392	BOSNIA - RSNA SPECIAL SESSION CONCLUSIONS [...] (SBU) On the evening of November 5 the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) resumed the special session previously adjourned on October 29. The session, which had been postponed several times throughout the day while talks between OHR lawyers and RS officials continued, met for approxim [...]	2007-11-06 15:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO2395	BOSNIA- DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIAN MLRS SALE [...] (S) Summary. The dispute over the proposed sale of Bosnian Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) components to Georgia has resurfaced -- this time with an unusual new twist. As previously reported (reftel),an earlier request by Georgia to purchase the systems was scuttled on "foreign policy [...]	2007-11-07 07:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2406	LEGAL TALKS CONCLUDE - DODIK LOOKS HEADED FOR [...] (C) On November 6, talks between OHR lawyers and RS government experts, with the goal of resolving RS concerns over the High Representative's October 19 measures, concluded without agreement. The same day, the OHR Legal Advisor, on instructions from the High Representative, informed Steering [...]	2007-11-08 15:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2408	BOSNIA - CAR BOMB KILLS OUTSPOKEN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 6, a car bomb killed civil servant Milan Vukelic in Banja Luka. According to media reports, Vukelic was an outspoken critic of the government and had been the target of attacks in the past. Unknown perpetrators burned his vehicle and set fire to his mother's house [...]	2007-11-08 17:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2409	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON JEWISH [...] (U) Ambassador held an introductory meeting with Jewish Community leader Jacob Finci on November 5 to discuss the community's state of affairs. Finci noted that the Bosnian Jewish community, which currently numbers around 1000 members but faces a declining birth rate, is heavily focused on [...]	2007-11-08 17:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BK
07SARAJEVO2425	BOSNIA - HIGHREP'S NOVEMBER 15 REPORT TO THE UN [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph six. 2. (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak will make his semi-annual report to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against the backdrop Bosnia's most serious political crisis since Dayton. Bosnian Serb Chairman of the Counci [...]	2007-11-13 16:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EU UN BK
07SARAJEVO2448	BOSNIA - KEEPING THE US FLAG ON NATO HQ SARAJEVO [...] (C/NF) Earlier this year, my predecessor concluded that it remained critical to U.S. objectives in Bosnia for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo (Ref A). After careful review, I have now reached the same conclusion. I am writing to ask you to reconsider the decision not to ret [...]	2007-11-14 17:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2487	BOSNIA--SECURITY MINISTER ON SPIRIC RESIGNATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 13 meeting, the Ambassador and Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic discussed the work of the Council of Ministers (CoM) in technical mandate and the selection process for the director of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA). Sadovic blames Serbian [...]	2007-11-16 13:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2490	BOSNIA- HDZ-1990 PARTY CONGRESS CALLS FOR "ETHNIC [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 10 in Mostar, the Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ-1990) held its first party congress since its founding in April 2006. Delegates re-elected the senior party leadership, including Chairman Bozo Ljubic and Deputy Chairman Martin Raguz. The participation of Croat [...]	2007-11-16 14:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR BK
07SARAJEVO2516	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC USES STATEHOOD COMMEMORATION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Presidency's commemoration of Bosnia's Statehood Day November 20, which marks the 64th anniversary of the declaration of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Anti-Fascist Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ZAVNOBiH) during World War II, took a particularly political and [...]	2007-11-21 18:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2517	BOSNIA - FM ALKALAJ SEEKS CONTROL OF NATO [...] (C) Summary: Given the current political environment, keeping Bosnia on the NATO track is even more critical to U.S. objectives here. Therefore, we are concerned by a recent move by Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Sven Alkalaj to politicize this issue by challenging Minister of Defense (MOD [...]	2007-11-21 18:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2518	BOSNIA - LAJCAK BRIEFS QUINT AMBASSADORS ON NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Lajcak briefed Quint Ambassadors on November 21 about the current political crisis and his plans for managing it. Lajcak told the Quint that he plans to attend the November 22 meeting of governing-coalition political party leaders hosted by Bosniak member of t [...]	2007-11-21 18:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2519	BOSNIA - MEDIA REPORT U.S. PLANS TO REMOVE DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of November 12, Bosnian media outlets reported that the U.S. hatched a plan to enable High Representative Lajcak to remove Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik by exposing his links to corruption and criminal activities. The story, which first surfaced on t [...]	2007-11-21 18:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2535	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM AGREEMENT GIVES DODIK MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the six governing political parties adopted an Action Plan on Police Reform during a meeting in Sarajevo on November 22 (see paragraph six below). The Action Plan lays out a timetable for implementing the October 28 Mostar Declaration, which had reaffirmed the three [...]	2007-11-23 17:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2536	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC "OPTIMISTIC" THAT RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 23, Ambassador met with Bosnian-Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic to discuss the ongoing political crisis and the outcome of the November 22 meeting of coalition political party leaders. The Ambassador also asked Radmanovic whether recent statements [...]	2007-11-23 17:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2537	BOSNIA - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COLLEGIUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ambassador on November 22, the three Speakers of the House of Representatives (HoR),known as the Collegium, each stated they were committed to amending HoR rules of procedure by December 1 in order to comply with the High Representatives October 19 m [...]	2007-11-26 21:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2555	BOSNIA- CHALLENGES FOR THE STATE COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past four years, the State Prosecutor,s Office and State Court have made important strides building Bosnia,s capacity to try war crimes cases. Preliminary information on likely future war crimes cases suggests a demanding workload and challenges for both the prosecutor an [...]	2007-11-27 16:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2556	BOSNIA - QUINT AMBASSADORS URGE BOSNIAKS TO ENGAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Quint Ambassadors met separately with Sulejman Tihic, President of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA),and Haris Silajdzic, President of the Party for Bosnia (SBiH),to urge them to engage constructively in negotiations over the High Representative's proposed changes to the Par [...]	2007-11-27 17:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2557	BOSNIA: NGOS PAINT A GLOOMY PICTURE OF POLITICAL [...] (U) On November 21, the Ambassador hosted NGO representatives participating at a roundtable commemorating the twelfth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords. Participants were pessimistic about the prospects for improvements in Bosnia's political environment and complained of [...]	2007-11-28 10:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI BK
07SARAJEVO2568	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC SEEKS CONTROL OF FEDERATION TV [...] (SBU) Summary: Political and media contacts allege that Bosniak nationalist parties are conspiring to seek control over the editorial policies of public television. An upcoming vote in Parliament to replace the Bosniak board member for Bosnia-Herzegovina Radio and Television (BHRT) will provi [...]	2007-11-30 12:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KPAO BK
07SARAJEVO2570	BOSNIA - OIC AMBASSADORS SUPPORT HIGH [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted a November 27 lunch for key Organization of Islamic Council (OIC) Ambassadors and Charges in Sarajevo. The OIC Ambassadors expressed support for High Representative Lajcak and his October 19 measures. They also endorsed the Ambassador's Dayton anniversary message th [...]	2007-11-30 15:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2573	BOSNIA - HDZ 1990 WEIGHS IN ON CURRENT POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Ambassador met with Bozo Ljubic, Minister of Transport and Communication, and Chairman of the Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ-1990) (one of the six parties in coalition in state-level government) to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovin [...]	2007-11-30 17:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2574	BOSNIA - POSSIBLE DEAL OPENS WINDOW FOR INITIALING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Developments over the course of November 29-30 have brought us very close to resolution of the political crisis over High Representative Lajcak,s October 19 measures designed to facilitate decision-making in the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) and the Council of Ministers (CoM). This [...]	2007-11-30 20:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK EU
07SARAJEVO2575	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S DECEMBER 4-5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: After six weeks of an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the High Representative, backed by the international community, and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, backed by the RS political establishment, both sides have blinked a bit. It now appears that we may have a dea [...]	2007-11-30 20:19:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BK
07SARAJEVO2586	BOSNIA- RS GOVERNMENT STYMIES DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) Summary. NATO HQ,s efforts to finalize a comprehensive transfer agreement on movable defense property were dealt a serious setback on November 29. At a meeting in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska (RS) government representatives back-tracked on initial commitments made to NATO HQ and declined [...]	2007-12-03 16:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2595	DEMARCHE ON THE NIE'S ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-04 13:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IR BK
07SARAJEVO2623	BOSNIA - PREVIEW OF DECEMBER 9 RS SPECIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, Republika Srpska (RS) will hold a special election for RS President to fill a position vacated by the September 30 death of former RS President Milan Jelic. While there are several strong candidates, most analysts agree that none of them are likely to defeat the [...]	2007-12-07 14:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2629	BOSNIA - HIGHREP LAJCAK AND QUINT AMBASSADORS LOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Lajcak met with Quint Ambassadors on December 6 to take stock of the situation in Bosnia and discuss how best to manage key issues over the next several weeks. Lajcak reported that Prime Minister Spiric (still in a technical mandate) planning to establish a wo [...]	2007-12-10 13:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BK
07SARAJEVO2631	BOSNIA TO VOTE FOR COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA BK
07SARAJEVO2632	BOSNIA - RS PLANS TO KEEP SURPLUS ARMS, AMMUNITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up Assistant Secretary Fried's December 5 exchange with Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, we met with RS "Military Advisor" Dusko Cetkovic on December 6 to discuss defense property issues. We expressed our concern about statements by RS negotiators that the RS wan [...]	2007-12-10 17:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2636	A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO BOSNIA [...] (C) During a December 4-5 visit to Sarajevo, EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met with Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic, Party for Democratic Action president Sulejman Tihic, Social Democratic Party president Zlatko Lagumdzija and Hig [...]	2007-12-11 12:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO2647	BOSNIA- FOREIGN MINISTRY UPDATED ON MNF-I UNSC [...] (C) We presented points, draft UNSC resolutions, and letters per reftel to Acting Assistant Foreign Minister Davorka Istuk, MFA America's Desk Officer Asim Karahasanovic, and Foreign Minister's Advisor Asim Dorovic. Istuk thanked us for the information, and requested further updates as availa [...]	2007-12-11 17:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNSC EFIN MARR IZ BK

07SARAJEVO2648	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Selmo Cikotic comes to Washington December 17-21 for Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDCs) and other meetings ready to present his vision completing Bosnia's defense reform, expanding Bosnia's participation in coalition support operations, and expediting NATO ac [...]	2007-12-11 18:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2653	BOSNIA- DAO VERIFIES DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION [...] (U) DAO visited the Bosnian Armed Forces' ammunition destruction facility in Doboj December 11 to verify destruction of ammunition per terms of US-BiH agreement (Ref A). DAO confirms that destruction of first segment of ammunition, 870 tons, occurred as required by the agreement. Minister of [...]	2007-12-12 13:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR BK
07SARAJEVO2655	BOSNIA- PRESIDENT KOMSIC SUPPORTS US POSITION ON [...] (C) On December 12, Ambassador reviewed reftel points on next steps on Kosovo status with Chairman of the Presidency Zeljko Komsic. Ambassador highlighted the points recently raised by A/S Fried during his visit to Sarajevo that the United States understands the particularly delicate position [...]	2007-12-12 16:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK YI
07SARAJEVO2663	BOSNIA - FIRST DEPORTATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL [...] (C) On December 9, Bosnian authorities deported Algerian native Atau Mimun, who was stripped of Bosnian citizenship by the Citizen Review Commission (CRC). The CRC was established in 2006 to review the status of individuals who had fraudently obtained Bosnian citizenship between 1992 and ear [...]	2007-12-14 11:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2670	BOSNIA - EU RETREAT ON POLICE REFORM MAY HERALD AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in Laktasi, Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik's hometown, leaders from the six governing parties agreed on December 11 to the terms of reference for a working group that would draft legislation creating the seven state-level police support bodies called for in the Sarajevo [...]	2007-12-17 08:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM EUN BK
07SARAJEVO2681	BOSNIA TO MAINTAIN UNGA VOTE AGAINST FUNDING OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 15:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV UNGA BK
07SARAJEVO2682	BOSNIA - STATE PRSECUTOR'S OFFICE BEGINS TO TACKLE [...] (C) Although it was established four years ago, the Special Department for Organized Crimes (SDOC) at the State Prosecutor,s Office is only now starting to prosecute the most complex corruption, organized and financial crimes in Bosnia. With our strong support, Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Pr [...]	2007-12-17 17:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO288	SCENESETTER - AMBASSADOR ROONEY'S FEBRUARY 13 [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are pleased to welcome you and your delegation to Sarajevo on February 13. Your visit, which includes a roundtable at the Inter-Religious Council (IRC),a lunch hosted by Cardinal Puljic (the head of the Catholic Church in Bosnia),and a tour of major religious sites in Saraje [...]	2007-02-08 09:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BK
07SARAJEVO292	BOSNIA: USG MESSAGE ON KOSOVO DELIVERED TO KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with all three members of the Bosnian Tri-Presidency and the DCM with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs February 5 and 6 to discuss the Ahtisaari Kosovo plan. All of the Embassy's interlocutors expressed cautious support for the proposal, and none said they were [...]	2007-02-08 14:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK YI
07SARAJEVO310	PRESIDENCY EXTENDS MANDATE OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Presidency extended the mandate of the Bosnian Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq through the end of the year. If confirmed by the parliament, the decision will permit a fifth rotation of the unit to deploy to Iraq in May as we requested. The provision requirin [...]	2007-02-12 06:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO319	BOSNIA: THE NEW COUNCIL OF MINISTERS [...] (U) Following is biographic information on the new BiH Council of Ministers, confirmed by the BiH House of Representatives on February 9. Details of the parliamentary session will be reported septel. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SVEN ALKALAJ (Sven AL-ka-lye),SBiH ---------------------- [...]	2007-02-13 09:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO348	BOSNIA - BIH HELSINKI ERRONEOUSLY ATTACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BiH Helsinki Committee released its "Report on the Status of Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina" on February 12. The report raises the traditional range of human rights concerns, but also makes several erroneous accusations about the work of the Citizenship Review Commiss [...]	2007-02-13 14:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER BK
07SARAJEVO356	BOSNIA: HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 16:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX BK
07SARAJEVO357	BOSNIAN PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) At the end of an often heated six-hour debate, the BiH House of Representatives (HoR) on February 9 confirmed the slate of ministers and deputy ministers proposed by Prime Minister Nikola Spiric by a vote of 31-9 with one abstention. Political side deals allowed the government's confimati [...]	2007-02-13 17:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO36	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC AND TIHIC AGREE DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Charge January 5 and 8, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic of the Party for BiH (SBiH) and Party of Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic both made clear that defense reform will continue to be a high priority for the new governing co [...]	2007-01-09 11:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO362	BOSNIA - ICJ RULING ON GENOCIDE WILL SHAKE BOSNIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 12, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that on February 26 it would rule on the case concerning the "Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)." Whatever th [...]	2007-02-14 12:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO369	BOSNIAN DEMINING INVESTIGATION UPDATE: [...] (S/NF) In consultations regarding investigations into allegations of misconduct by organizations involved in demining, State Prosecutor Jurcevic and SIPA officials informed us that they would begin investigatory work shortly. Both organizations again pledged to undertake a thorough and comp [...]	2007-02-14 16:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS PREL MOPS PGOV KCRM BK SI
07SARAJEVO373	BOSNIA: OSD DASD FATA VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) Summary. Your visit comes after two years of nearly uninterrupted progress in the defense sphere in Bosnia. Bosnia has successfully created a unified, single Armed Forces and maintains a robust and continuously straightening security relationship with the United States. Leaders and the pub [...]	2007-02-15 13:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO41	BOSNIA - THE HIGHREP'S PROPOSAL FOR PHASE II [...] (C) SUMMARY: The High Representative (High Rep) shared with us his draft proposal for conducting phase II of constitutional reform (A copy of the 21-page paper was e-mailed to EUR/SCE) and asked for official U.S. comments on it. The HighRep proposes establishing a Commission on Constitutional [...]	2007-01-10 09:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK EU
07SARAJEVO433	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING CLAIMS OHR [...] (C) Over Presidents' Day weekend, the Bosnian Constitutional Court released a July 2006 decision calling on the Bosnian government to address human rights violations stemming from OHR's 2004 removal from office of two Republika Srpska (RS) officials who had abetted war criminals. The Court ru [...]	2007-02-23 15:19:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS EUN UNSC BK
07SARAJEVO438	BOSNIA WILL PURSUE UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] Following leadership changes in the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the DCM delivered REF. A demarche to incoming BiH Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic on February 21. Embassy had demarched the previous Deputy Foreign Minister Anton Rill on January 29 (REF. B). Trisic-Babic said Bosn [...]	2007-02-23 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR PREL UNHRC
07SARAJEVO441	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 26-27 PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: We expect the February 26-27 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) to approve a one-year extension of OHR's mandate (i.e., to June 2008),though we anticipate the Russians will complicate efforts to reach consensus on this decision. High Representative Christian Schwa [...]	2007-02-23 15:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO442	BOSNIA: SENIOR VENEZUELAN DELEGATION TO PROTEST [...] (S/NF) Assistant Minister of Foreign Trade Dragisa Mekic informed us that a senior Venezuelan delegation from the ministries of defense and foreign affairs would be visiting Bosnia in the coming weeks. The Venezuelan delegation, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Rodrigo Chavez, requested meet [...]	2007-02-23 15:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	EUN MARR MASS PARM BK VE
07SARAJEVO443	BOSNIA: FEDERATION PRESIDENCY CONFIRMED; STATE [...] (SBU) At its February 21 session, the Federation House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of Borjana Kristo of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) as Federation President and Spomenka Micic of the Party for BiH (SBiH) and Mirsad Kebo of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) as Vic [...]	2007-02-23 16:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO444	BOSNIA: POLITICIANS BLAME INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking diametrically opposed positions, Federation-based and Republika Srpska-based political leaders reached an impasse following a week of increasingly confrontational negotiations over adopting a Draft Implementation Plan for Police Reform (the "Implementation Plan") (REF. B). [...]	2007-02-26 06:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS EUN PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO456	BOSNIAN REACTIONS TO ICJ VERDICT: FROM [...] (U) Following weeks of speculation and building up of expectations, the announcement by the International Court of Justice that Serbia and Montenegro were not guilty of genocide during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina provoked immediate reactions across the political spectrum here. [...]	2007-02-26 16:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO467	BOSNIA: OSD DAS FATA'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata visited Sarajevo February 21 for discussions with senior Bosnian leaders on Bosnia's NATO integration process and continued U.S. support for defense reform and Bosnia's Euro-Atlantic integration. DASD Fata made [...]	2007-02-27 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO481	BOSNIA SUPPORTS EFFORTS IN UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 15:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY BK IR
07SARAJEVO487	BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]	2007-03-02 06:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SARAJEVO500	BIH STATE COURT UPDATES PART TWO: TERRORISM, [...] INTRODUCTION: This is the second of two cables summarizing cases currently before the BiH State Court. This cable summarizes organized crime, corruption and terrorism cases underway in the BiH State Court. Cases underway in the War Crimes Chamber were reported previously (REF. B). These cab [...]	2007-03-05 14:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KCRM KJUS KCOR KAWC PHUM PINR BK
07SARAJEVO509	BOSNIA - HIGHREP'S OFFICE WILL STAY UNTIL JUNE 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: At their February 26-27 meeting, the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Political Directors agreed to continue the OHR's mandate with the aim of closing it down by June 30, 2008. Russia refused to join the consensus, however, insisting on a footnote in the communique highlighting [...]	2007-03-06 14:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS KAWC BK
07SARAJEVO510	BOSNIA - NEW BATTLE BEGINS OVER CITIZENSHIP LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opening salvo in what could prove to be an ugly political battle over amendments to the Bosnian Law on Citizenship came on February 27, when FM Sven Alkalaj (Party for BiH (SBiH)) sent a diplomatic note to the Serbian MFA informing it that the bilateral agreement on dual cit [...]	2007-03-06 15:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER BK
07SARAJEVO526	BOSNIA - HIGHREP BALKS AT ANNULLING CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph six below. 2. (C) High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling convened a special session of the Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA) on March 7 to discuss the recently released decision by the Bosnian Constitutional Court calling on the Bosnian [...]	2007-03-07 16:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC BK UN
07SARAJEVO528	BOSNIA SEEKS GUIDANCE ON PURSUING UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see action request, paragraph 4. 2. (C) On March 7, the DCM and BiH Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj discussed Bosnia's potential bid for one of the two Eastern European Group (EEG) seats on the UN Human Rights Council (REF. B and C). Alkalaj said Sloven [...]	2007-03-08 16:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC SI BK
07SARAJEVO541	AMBASSADOR'S MEETS WITH BIH FOREIGN MINISTER SVEN [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM, called on new Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj at the Ministry March 7. In a wide-ranging exchange, Minister Alkalaj reviewed Bosnia's efforts to fulfill itsPartnership for Peace (PfP) commitments, and disussed the current controversy [...]	2007-03-09 17:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM PGOV PINR ENRG EPET BK
07SARAJEVO552	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM TALKS FALTER AS EC [...] (SBU) Summary: The German Embassy March 6 hosted police reform negotiations with the leaders of eight major political parties in the hopes of facilitating agreement on police reform in anticipation of the March 16 visit of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Oli Rehn. Ambassadors from the US, Ger [...]	2007-03-12 11:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO556	BOSNIA - TENSIONS RISE AS BOSNIAKS CALL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the February 26 International Court of Justice Verdict (ICJ) that genocide was committed in Srebrenica, there have been growing calls for giving the municipality special status within Bosnia. This campaign has been stoked by Bosniak politicians, particularly Bosniak member [...]	2007-03-12 16:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO557	BOSNIA: MOD REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE FOR AMMO [...] (U) Following up on the November 2006 visit of PM/WRA program managers, Acting Minister of Defense Marina Pendes submitted a formal request to the Embassy for USG financial assistance in the disposal of 2600 tons of unstable ammunition and infrastructure upgrades to the BiH Armed Forces' ordin [...]	2007-03-12 16:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO577	MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE HOLDS LINE ON VENEZUELAN [...] This is an Action Request. See para 5. 2. (S/NF) Summary. The DCM called on newly-installed State Minister of Trade and Economic Relations (MoFTER) Slobodan Puhalac, a Serb from PM Dodik's Party of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),in advance of the visit of a Venezuelan delegation to [...]	2007-03-13 13:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	EUN MARR MASS PARM BK VE
07SARAJEVO579	BOSNIA: SREBRENICA "SPECIAL STATUS" SESSION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a response to the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) finding of genocide in Srebrenica, Srebrenica Municipality Mayor Abdurahman Malkic hosted a meeting on March 12 to discuss proposals that his municipality seceed from the Republika Srpska (RS) and receive "special status" [...]	2007-03-13 18:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO595	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC BLOCKS POLICE REFORM DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: March 12 police reform talks organized by High Representative Schwarz-Schilling collapsed after Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic refused an offer from Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik to transfer competency and authority for the RS police to the state, provided [...]	2007-03-15 19:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM EU BK
07SARAJEVO596	BOSNIA - REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON FINDING OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. U.S. Must Vote on Whether to Acknowledge Geneocide --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (C) At the March 12 Foundation of Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery Executive Board Meeting, ("Foundation") Amor Ma [...]	2007-03-15 19:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KAWC BK
07SARAJEVO60	BOSNIA: TIHIC LOOKS TO CIKOTIC AS NEXT DEFENSE [...] (C) Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Chairman Suljeman Tihic confirmed to CDA and NATO POLAD that he would nominate former general Selmo Cikotic to be Bosnia's next minister of defense, considering that the USG and NATO had no objection to his appointment. Tihic said he may be able to submit t [...]	2007-01-11 16:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO607	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC CALLS FOR RADICAL SURGERY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the March 12 ad hoc meeting (ref A) on the status of Srebrenica, the Ambassador met with Bosniak (Muslim) leaders March 14 to urge calm and solicit their plans for Srebrenica in light of the February 26 International Court of Justice verdict on genocide in Srebrenica. [...]	2007-03-16 14:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO615	BOSNIA - THE PERILOUS POLITICS OF RECALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the October 2006 elections, eight Bosnian municipal councils, mainly in the Eastern portion of Republika Srpska (RS),have begun initiatives to remove their mayors. Though recall is ostensibly a tool for holding accountable a mayor who does not perform his/her duties, po [...]	2007-03-20 11:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO62	DECERTIFIED POLICE: SOLUTION REMAINS ELUSIVE [...] (U) This is an Action Request for the Department. Please see Para 8. 2. (C) Summary: After a December 21-22 visit to Sarajevo, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg assessed that the International Police Task Force (IPTF) police decertification process had flaws [...]	2007-01-11 17:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KJUS PGOV PINR PREL EUN UNSC
07SARAJEVO63	STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOLDS INAUGURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The State House of Representatives (HoR) held its inaugural session January 11. The session focused mainly on procedural matters, including the selection of the House leadership, creation of a committee to select cabinet ministers, and confirmation of the Prime Ministerial ca [...]	2007-01-11 17:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO650	BOSNIA - WAHHABISM THREATENS TRADITIONAL BOSNIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic Community (IC) is on the defensive as Bosnian Islam undergoes an identity crisis. While the scope of the problem remains unclear, there is a general recognition that more extreme believers (foreigners and nationals) are deliberately disrupting Bosnian Muslim communiti [...]	2007-03-23 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL BK
07SARAJEVO651	BOSNIA - NOT WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: One year ago, Bosnia's prospects looked brighter than they had at any moment since Dayton. Today, the accomplishments of post-war reconstruction have been placed in question. Externally, the drawdown of the international presence here, coupled with Europe's stupor over future en [...]	2007-03-23 16:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO670	BOSNIA: FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER NAMED NATO [...] (SBU) On March 27, the Tri-Presidency appointed former Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic as Bosnia's new Ambassador to NATO. Radovanovic is expected to assume his duties in the coming weeks and will head-up Bosnia's effort to move through the Partnership for Peace (PfP) processes to full NA [...]	2007-03-27 12:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO674	BOSNIA - THE PRESIDENCY DEVELOPS A STAFF-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bosnian Tri-Presidency has begun to develop a staff that can serve their respective bosses. On a day-to-day basis the vast majority of our contact with the Presidency takes place at the staff level, which has provided an important avenue for influencing their bosses' thinking [...]	2007-03-27 14:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO677	BOSNIA - THE CHALLENGE OF WAR CRIMES PROSECUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict, Srebrenica victims associations had often appealed for U.S. help in bringing to justice local police or other officials they "knew" to be war criminals. Last week the Srebrenica Municipal Council identified the Republika [...]	2007-03-27 17:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL BK
07SARAJEVO686	BOSNIA - SREBRENICA'S CITIZENS LIKELIEST LOSERS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long ignored by state and entity politicians, Srebrenica Municipality is now the subject of a tug-of-war pitting political interests of the country's leading Bosniak politicians against those of Srebrenica's local community. In the wake of the ICJ verdict, calls for Srebrenica's s [...]	2007-03-29 08:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO706	BOSNIA - BOSNIAK LEADERSHIP DISMISSES WARNINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 29, the Ambassador and High Representative Schwarz Schilling met with the Bosniak political leadership to express their concern about growing political tensions over Srebrenica. They stressed the international community's commitment to helping Srebrenica residents and ur [...]	2007-03-30 12:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO728	BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS EXTENDED IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. The Bosnian Parliament voted March 30 to confirm the Presidency's decision to extend the mandate of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq through the end of 2007. The move clears the final legal hurdle to the deployment of a fifth EOD rotation in May. Securing the ex [...]	2007-04-02 11:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO752	BOSNIA - OHR URGES SPEEDY RESOLUTION TO [...] (SBU) On April 5, the Office of the High Representative (OHR) convened a meeting of representatives from the U.S. and current European members of the Security Council and urged them to support a UK proposal that would end the current standoff between the Bosnian government and the UN over the [...]	2007-04-05 16:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UN BK
07SARAJEVO753	BOSNIA - BOSNIAK POLITICAL LEADERS WARY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 29 and April 2, we met separately with Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic, President of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) Sulejman Tihic, and President of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Zlatko Lagumdzija to discuss the situation in Srebrenica and [...]	2007-04-06 07:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO754	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SREBRENICA TO CALM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and embassy staff traveled to Srebrenica April 3 to meet with local citizens and to discuss possible improvements to living conditions for municipality residents. Srebrenica has been the subject of a Bosniak political movement for secession since the February ICJ verdi [...]	2007-04-06 08:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO757	BOSNIA: SANADER VISIT ADVANCES BILATERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bosnian government officials and the Croatian DCM described Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's March 28-30 visit to Bosnia as positive and constructive. His impact on internal Bosnian Croat politics was less clear. Croatia and Bosnia concluded agreements on dual citizenship an [...]	2007-04-06 09:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON HR BK
07SARAJEVO791	A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO BOSNIA [...] (C) During his April 3-5 visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried conveyed a message of strong U.S. support for Bosnia's path to Europe. He urged political leaders to seize current opportunities to finalize constitutional and police reforms, thereby cementing Bosni [...]	2007-04-12 16:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO801	BOSNIA OFFERS TO HOST COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2008 [...] (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from Acting Minister of Defense Marina Pendes offering Bosnia as the host and organizer of the Combined Endeavor 2008 (CE 08) military exercise. The Ministry of Defense is offering the barracks in Banja Luka and the nearby training center in Manjaca as the [...]	2007-04-13 13:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO804	BOSNIA DEMINING: PROSECUTOR REQUESTS QSI REPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. After briefings from the Quality Solutions International (QSI) team on their recent assessment of demining operations in Bosnia, post believes the report highlights the importance of changing our demining operating pr [...]	2007-04-13 13:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI
07SARAJEVO807	BOSNIA - BRATUNAC THE NEXT SREBRENICA? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 12, 2007, the Bosniak Association "Women of Podrinje" intends to bury 108 identified victims of the May 1992 Bratunac massacre in land owned by the Islamic Community. However, Bratunac Mayor Nedeljko Mladjenovic (SDS) and Serb delegates in the Bratunac Municipal Council [...]	2007-04-13 15:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO808	RSNA VOTES TO SCRAP POLICE REFORM DIRECTORATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This week the Republika Srpska (RS) government and RS National Assembly both took separate decisions rejecting the Police Reform Directorate (PRD) final report and calling for new police reform talks. At its April 11 session the RSNA approved a conclusion calling for a referend [...]	2007-04-13 16:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO832	BOSNIA: BUGOJNO INDICTMENTS TIMED TO DERAIL [...] (C) On April 16, the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested two individuals on orders from the State Prosecutor over their alleged involvement in the disappearance of Bosnian-Croats in the Central Bosnian town of Bugojno in 1993. The arrests of the two individuals, former B [...]	2007-04-17 13:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
07SARAJEVO836	"SCORPIONS" VERDICT FUELS BOSNIAK GRIEVANCES [...] (U) Sentences handed down by the Special War Crimes Court in Belgrade on April 10 for four members of the "Scorpions" military unit for war crimes against Bosniak citizens of Trnovo, Bosnia (ref A) have exacerbated tensions among Bosnians, already high as a result of the ICJ verdict. The sent [...]	2007-04-17 16:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS BK SR
07SARAJEVO84	BOSNIA SUPPORTIVE OF IRAQ STRATEGY, SEEKS [...] (C) Chairman of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsha Radmanovic told CDA that Bosnia was supportive of the new Iraq strategy, and noted Bosnia's continued support for Global War on Terror (GWOT) activities. Radmanovic cited the deployment of Bosnia's explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) units to Iraq as [...]	2007-01-12 16:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BK IZ
07SARAJEVO863	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC CONTINUES TO PROVOKE POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since he returned to Bosnian politics during last year's elections, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Siladjic has actively worked toward creating a Bosniak Muslim rejectionist front that, in his words to the Ambassador, "will stand up to the Serbs and be as obstructionis [...]	2007-04-20 17:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO87	PM SPIRIC PRESENTS PLAN FOR GOVERNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the vote on his confirmation January 11 to become Bosnia's new Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister),Nikola Spiric of the Serb Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) presented a detailed work plan for the new government. In a 40-minute speech [...]	2007-01-12 17:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KCRM KJUS EUN BK
07SARAJEVO931	BOSNIA BEHIND CONTINUED COALITION PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 12:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER BK IZ
07SARAJEVO932	BOSNIA: NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) Newly-installed Bosnian Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic, along with Deputy Defense Minister Igor Crnadak and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces' Operational Command BG Mirko Tepsic, will attend the Coalition Conference in Tampa, Florida April 30-May 2. Cikotic, who assumed his duties [...]	2007-04-27 12:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER BK IZ
07SARAJEVO935	BOSNIA: FOREIGN MINISTER ALKALAJ SHOULD HEAR A [...] (C) Summary. Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj arrives in Washington April 30 for a week-long visit. Having served as the Bosnian Ambassador to the U.S (1994- 2000),Alkalaj is no stranger to Washington, but this will be his first U.S. visit as Foreign Minister. Although he assumed his [...]	2007-04-27 13:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO937	BOSNIA - TAKING ON RADICAL BOSNIAK MUSLIM POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: We stepped up our efforts during the week of April 23 to undercut efforts, particularly of Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic, to further radicalize the political situation in Bosnia. We met with the Bosniak Party for Democratic Action (SDA) leadership to deliver [...]	2007-04-30 05:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL UN KJWC BK PK
07SARAJEVO946	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 27 MEETING WITH HARIS SILAJDZIC [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic on April 27. Silajdzic who had recently returned from a visit to Doha briefed on a USD 100 million Qatari fund for investment in Bosnia and asserted he was attempting to refocus the Presidency on economic development issues [...]	2007-04-30 16:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
07SARAJEVO950	BOSNIA: ASSISTANCE FOR PRESIDENCY VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The three-member Bosnian Presidency accompanied by Defense Minister will travel to Iraq on May 15 to visit Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit at Camp Echo. The delegation also seeks bilateral meetings in Baghdad. [...]	2007-05-03 15:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO955	BOSNIA: ASSISTANCE FOR PRESIDENCY VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The three-member Bosnian Presidency accompanied by Defense Minister will travel to Iraq on May 15 to visit Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit at Camp Echo. The delegation also seeks bilateral meetings in Baghdad. [...]	2007-05-04 05:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO970	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S VISIT TO BOSNIA [...] (C) During his April 27-29 state visit to Bosnia, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf emphasized a consistent message of interfaith harmony and tolerance and the need for Bosnia to complete the process of postwar reconstruction. Musharraf repeated this constructive message throughout [...]	2007-05-04 17:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PREL PGOV PK
07SARAJEVO971	OHR PUTS FORWARD LAJCAK AS NEXT HIGH [...] (C) At the May 4 session of the weekly Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting of Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA),Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian announced that the EU had named Slovakian diplomat Ambassador Miroslav Lajcak as the candidate to succeed Christian Shwart [...]	2007-05-04 17:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN BK UNSC
07SARAJEVO995	BOSNIA - CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND THE EUROPEANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, in his capacity as European Union Special Representative (EUSR),briefed Quint Ambassadors (plus the European Commission Ambassador) on the proposal to create a Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC),which would be responsible for guiding a longer-term [...]	2007-05-09 09:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO100	BOSNIA: TIHIC AND THE SDA POWER STRUGGLE [...] (C) The Party for Democratic Action (SDA) is in the midst of an internal power struggle between Sulejman Tihic, the party president, and a faction led by Bakir Izetbegovic, the son of the party's late founder. Recently diagnosed with colon cancer, Tihic hopes to retain his position as party [...]	2008-01-17 12:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1021	BOSNIA - ENSURING A CHOD TRANSITION THAT KEEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have been working for several months with NATO HQ Sarajevo, including Major General Wightman, to ensure that the July 21 transition from outgoing CHOD LTG Sifet Podzic (Bosniak) to a new CHOD is as smooth as possible (Reftel). The right leadership within the uniformed military [...]	2008-06-16 12:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1036	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 24-25 PEACE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will take place in the warm glow of Bosnia's June 16 signing of its Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Though this fulfills one of the two conditions set by the PIC in February for closure of OHR. Prog [...]	2008-06-18 16:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KAWC MARR ECON EAID EU
08SARAJEVO1051	BOSNIA - RESIGNATION PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO DODIK'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In late May, a senior advisor to Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik resigned from her position as Chief of the Cabinet and turned in her party membership card. In a private exchange with us, Srebrenka Golic asserted that corruption and incompetence among Dodik's senior [...]	2008-06-20 13:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1056	BOSNIA - TIHIC THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND DURAKOVIC FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 19, the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) announced that it would nominate Camil Durakovic, the notorious leader of the Srebrenica separatist movement and organizer of the Srebrenica tent settlement, as their candidate for mayor of Srebrenica. Several senior SDA members h [...]	2008-06-23 09:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1068	DODIK TARGETS YET ANOTHER STATE INSTITUTION (BHRT) [...] (SBU) Summary: RS Prime Minister Dodik recently launched a frontal attack against BiH's national public broadcaster, BHRT, demanding that it be forced into bankruptcy, as part of his broader campaign to attack state-level institutions. As he has in other political initiatives, Dodik has sough [...]	2008-06-26 08:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO BK
08SARAJEVO107	BOSNIA- SILAJDZIC DISCUSSES KOSOVO, CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary. CDA met with Bosniak member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic January 16 to advocate support for Bosnia's Iraq deployment. They also had a wide-ranging discussion on the political situation in Bosnia and the region. Silajdzic told CDA that he believed "everything was on hold" unt [...]	2008-01-17 16:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO1087	BOSNIA - WHERE WE ARE PROSECUTING THE SREBRENICA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As the thirteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 approaches, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investiga [...]	2008-07-02 14:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO1088	BOSNIA - CORRUPTION VERDICTS HIGHLIGHT RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent verdicts in corruption cases against senior Bosnian political leaders have highlighted the vulnerability of the judiciary to political attacks and the systemic weaknesses in the judicial system that continue to require the attention of the international community. On June [...]	2008-07-02 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID BK
08SARAJEVO1089	BOSNIA- DAO VERFIES DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION [...] (U) DAO visited the Bosnian Armed Forces' ammunition destruction facility in Doboj July 2 to verify destruction of ammunition per terms of US-BiH agreement (reftel). DAO confirms that destruction of second segment of ammunition, 870 tons, occurred as required by the agreement. Minister of Def [...]	2008-07-03 07:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1090	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are looking forward to your July 8-12 visit to Bosnia, and I am pleased that you will be able to join me on July 11 for the commemoration in Srebrenica of the 1995 genocide that took place in and around the municipality. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly [...]	2008-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KJUS KAWC KCRM EAID BK EU
08SARAJEVO1110	BOSNIA- PRESIDENCY APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) At its July 4 session, the Presidency gave final approval for the deployment of a "platoon-plus" to serve with coalition forces in Iraq for fixed-site security duties. The unit is currently scheduled to arrive in Iraq on or about August 1, and will be the first multi-ethnic operational uni [...]	2008-07-07 15:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1111	BOSNIA- PRESIDENCY APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) At its July 4 session, the Presidency gave final approval for the deployment of a "platoon-plus" to serve with coalition forces in Iraq for fixed-site security duties. The unit is currently scheduled to arrive in Iraq on or about August 1, and will be the first multi-ethnic operational uni [...]	2008-07-08 06:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1112	BOSNIA-SDA MAKES LAST MINUTE SREBRENICA SWITCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 7, the deadline for registering candidates for the October 2008 municipal elections, the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) submitted Osman Suljic to be its candidate for the Srebrenica mayoral race. Following several days of discussions with SDA leadership, SDA President [...]	2008-07-08 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1114	BOSNIA - RUSSIS WALKS OUT OF PIC AND REFUSES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC),PIC member states, except Russia, reiterated their commitment to a benchmarks-driven approach to determining OHR's closure date. PIC member states also underscored to Bosnian political leaders that they would consider national [...]	2008-07-09 11:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KJUS KAWC KCRM RU BK
08SARAJEVO112	BOSNIA- IRAQ EOD UNIT MANDATE EXTENDED; EXPANDED [...] (SBU) The Presidency voted January 17 to extend the mandate of Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq through the end of 2008. The EOD extension is pending parliamentary confirmation by both the House of Representatives and House of Peoples. Following up on a USG request fir [...]	2008-01-18 16:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ BK
08SARAJEVO1127	BOSNIA:CONSTITUTIONAL COURT IGNORES POTENTIALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BiH Constitutional Court (CC) continues to refuse to rule on two critical petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Republika Srpska (RS) Law on Frozen Foreign Currency Accounts (FFCA). The RS law allowed for the issuance of bonds to repay frozen foreign currency acco [...]	2008-07-09 15:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO113	BOSNIA: MEETING WITH NEWLY APPOINTED SIPA DIRECTOR [...] (C) The Charge accompanied by RSO and POLOFF met, January 15, with newly appointed director of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) Mirko Lujic. The discussion focused on the challenges posed by improving SIPA's performance. The Charge reviewed the history of USG financial su [...]	2008-01-18 17:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR KJUS MOPS BK
08SARAJEVO1180	BOSNIA - REACTIONS TO ARREST OF ICTY FUGITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The arrest of Radovan Karadzic is a critical milestone in the quest for justice for the victims of war crimes committed in Bosnia. It could also constitute an important step on the road to reconciliation in the country depending, in part, on how the International Criminal Tribun [...]	2008-07-23 07:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC KJUS BK SR
08SARAJEVO1193	BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS TOP DOG IN THE RS DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his 2006 election campaign, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik promised the RS public that he would revitalize the RS oil industry and the Gacko thermo power plant, finish the highway connecting Banja Luka to Croatia, and build a comprehensive network of hig [...]	2008-07-24 16:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ECON KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO120	BOSNIA- LETTER FROM MINISTER OF DEFENSE CIKOTIC TO [...] (SBU) Minister of Defense Cikotic requested Post deliver the following letter from the Minister to General Petraeus, Commander of MNF-I Iraq. Begin Text of Letter: Bosnia-Herzegovina Ministry of Defense Sarajevo January 18, 2008 General David Howell Petraeus Commanding General Mul [...]	2008-01-22 16:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR IZ BK

08SARAJEVO1202	BOSNIA - OHR/EU POISED TO LIFT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik continued to make public statements about the July 21 arrest of Radovan Karadzic. Among other things, Dodik criticized attacks on the RS by leading Bosniak politicians in [...]	2008-07-25 15:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KCRM CVIS BK
08SARAJEVO1221	S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JULY 8-12 VISIT TO [...] SUMMARY: (C) During a July 8-12 visit to Bosnia, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson, met with key justice, political and international representatives to discuss war crimes issues. Officials working with the Bosnian State Court repeatedly expressed the need to exten [...]	2008-07-29 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1226	BOSNIA -- PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT; [...] (SBU) On July 30, the Bosnian House of Peoples voted to confirm the Presidency's decision to deploy a platoon-plus, 49 men, of Bosnian soldiers for fixed-site security duties in Iraq by a vote of 11 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstentions. The previous day, the House of Representatives voted to [...]	2008-07-30 14:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1227	BOSNIA - A VISIBLY UPSET DODIK DIMISSES USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik responded angrily to a letter from Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, which outlined USG concerns about statements and actions by Dodik that created the impression that Dodik believed the RS can take a path separate form Bosnia as a [...]	2008-07-30 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK KDEM PHUM
08SARAJEVO1231	BOSNIA - THE LONG, SAD SAGA OF BOSNIA'S HUMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The appointment of a single state-level Ombudsman for human rights, a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) and Council of Europe post-accession requirement, remains incomplete almost two years after the Bosnian parliament adopted legislation mandating it. The initial att [...]	2008-07-31 08:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM EAID BK
08SARAJEVO1236	BOSNIA - COURT HANDS DOWN STIFF SENTENCES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 29, a first instance panel at the State Court convicted seven individuals accused of killing more than 1000 Bosniak men and boys in the Kravica Farming Warehouse Cooperative on genocide charges, but acquitted four other defendants due to insufficient evidence of their p [...]	2008-07-31 13:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1238	BOSNIA -- PRESIDENTS' ADVISORS PLAY SIGINIFICANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past year and a half, we have worked closely with the cabinets and advisors to the three members of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency: Bosniak Haris Silajdzic, Serb Nebojsa Radmanovic, and Croat Zeljko Komsic. As we reported previously, (reftel),the advisors play a significant role [...]	2008-08-01 08:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1260	BITTER POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER STOLAC SECONDARY [...] (SBU) Summary: With Bosnia-Herzegovina's local elections looming in October, the future of the Stolac Secondary School in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton remains the political hot button of choice for local and cantonal politicians looking to energize their electorate and mobilize voters. The a [...]	2008-08-05 08:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BK PGOV PHUM SCUL
08SARAJEVO1265	NEW DEATH THREAT TO RS HELSINKI COMMISSION STAFF, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republika Srpska Helsinki Citizens' Committee (HCC) received a death threat against its president, Branko Todorovic, and members of his family on July 31. Todorovic speculated that the threat is possibly linked to rogue elements (or former members) of RS intelligence and p [...]	2008-08-05 14:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BO
08SARAJEVO1273	BOSNIA - LAJCAK STRESSES WEAK HAND DURING MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting EUR/SCE Office Director Jason Hyland on August 4, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak stressed his weak hand in dealing with Bosnia's political problems. He said that Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik can control events by threaten [...]	2008-08-06 16:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO128	BOSNIA- SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER CIKOTIC'S JANUARY [...] (C) Summary. Minister Cikotic will lead a high-level delegation from the Bosnian Armed Forces and Parliament to visit Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit and consult with senior MNF-I commanders in Iraq January 28-30. Bosnia's nearly three year deployment of its EOD unit continues [...]	2008-01-23 17:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IZ BK
08SARAJEVO1287	BOSNIA - THIS LIE HAS LEGS: MEDIA FRENZY OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Radovan Karadzic's claim of an alleged secret deal with Richard Holbrooke, which he outlined in a four-page written statement addressed to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),has dominated the news in Bosnia for the past seven days. Despite our d [...]	2008-08-07 14:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO129	BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR AND NATO HQ PUSH MOVABLE [...] (C) On January 23, the Ambassador, NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander US MG Wightman, and NATO POLAD met with President Nebojsa Radmanovic and Prime Minister Spiric to stress the importance of resolving movable defense property issues in the near-term. In particular, the Ambassador told Radmanovic an [...]	2008-01-23 18:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1309	DODIK THREATENS UNILATERAL ACTION IN ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: A challenge by Republika Srpska (RS) PM Dodik to the state-run electricity transmission company (TRANSCO) has come to the fore again. The issue had first surfaced in February when Dodik proposed reorganizing TRANSCO along entity lines. The proposal lay dormant until July 18, when [...]	2008-08-13 07:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1312	TIP: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HOTLINE NUMBERS FOR [...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following information on TIP hotlines in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It is worth noting that the situation in BiH is made more complex, both legally and practically, by the existence of the two entities in BiH (the Federation of BiH and the Republ [...]	2008-08-14 05:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BO
08SARAJEVO1342	BOSNIA - BIH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT: A DAYTON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The BiH Constitutional Court has played an important role in helping Bosnia become a stable, functional state, but is now widely perceived within the local and the international community as a Dayton Peace Process success story gone awry. The appointment process for judges has [...]	2008-08-22 11:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1343	BOSNIA: SIX-PARTY TALKS REOPEN DIALOGUE ON [...] (C) Summary: Sulejman Tihic--chairman of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA)--will host a discussion on August 23 with the six ruling parties in the BiH state government. These talks, which Tihic called at the urging of High Representative Miroslav Lajcak, will reopen stalled dialogue on Bo [...]	2008-08-22 13:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO1348	BOSNIA: NO BREAKTHROUGHS IN SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, Saturday's meeting of the leaders of the six parties in the BiH ruling coalition did not yield any major compromises on the country's most contentious issues. All parties agreed to resume substantive discussions on constitutional reform immediately after the Octob [...]	2008-08-25 16:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
08SARAJEVO1406	BOSNIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on September 3 to Minister Counselor Sanja Kenig-Corovic, MFA Head of Department for the UN and other International Organizations. Ms. Kenig-Corovic informed us that her government would take a position on each of the human righs issues addressed by the UNGA Th [...]	2008-09-03 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN BK
08SARAJEVO1408	BOSNIA'S DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] (U) Post delivered reftel information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Multilateral Division and the Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Rural Development Dusan Neskovic, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations. Neskovic,s office will likely be responsible for a [...]	2008-09-03 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08SARAJEVO1417	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FIZTGERALD'S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite Bosnia's having achieved formal progress in its path toward candidacy for the EU and NATO, the political situation in Bosnia has not improved, and in some ways it has continued to deteriorate since your January visit. Political leaders continue to engage in a destabili [...]	2008-09-04 16:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1418	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9 [...] (C) SUMMARY: You are coming to Bosnia at a time when rising ethnic nationalism, a weakened Office of High Representative (OHR) and threats by Russia to break off cooperation with its partners in the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) have brought reform to a standstill and could potentially t [...]	2008-09-04 18:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1423	BOSNIA - MUNICIPAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN OFFICIALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign season officially opened today (September 5) for Bosnia's October 5 municipal elections. Although municipal-level party officials tell us their campaigns will focus on local-level issues, party leaders have already begun trying to capture votes by focusing on divisive [...]	2008-09-05 16:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KDEM PGOV PINR PREL
08SARAJEVO1426	BOSNIA: SARAJEVO SELLS ELECTRICITY SURPLUS DESPITE [...] (U) Summary: Sarajevo-based electricity distributor Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) announced their intention to sell close to 200 mln USD worth of surplus electricity to prospective utilities and electricity trading companies. Although profits from electricity surplus would be a boon for the Fede [...]	2008-09-08 14:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1435	BOSNIA - DISPLACED CROAT COMMUNITY DENIED VOTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 28 August, the Central Election Commission (CEC) rejected the voter registration applications of 2,048 displaced Bosnian Croats, provoking howls of criticism from Croat political parties that they and their voters were victims of discrimination. The CEC's decision rests on co [...]	2008-09-09 13:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1449	BOSNIA -- A HOUSE DIVIDED: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign to register 1991 residents of Srebrenica to vote in municipal elections there has leveled the political playing field in the municipality for Bosniaks, whose demographic profile in Srebrenica reflects the genocide and ethnic cleansing that took place in and around the [...]	2008-09-11 13:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KAWC KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1454	BOSNIA--ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA, RUSSIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A resurgent Russia and the crisis in Georgia are casting a shadow on politics in Bosnia. In the latest manifestation of Russia's increasingly unhelpful role here, the Russian Ambassador exploited a foreign policy vacuum at the state level to give Republika Srpska (RS) leaders the [...]	2008-09-12 08:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BK RS
08SARAJEVO1459	BOSNIA - DODIK CHALLENGES PIC BY SEEKING TO [...] (C) Summary: On September 11, the RS Government began the process of withdrawing from the state-managed electricity transmission company, Electroprenos BiH (TRANSCO) and establishing a RS transmission company. In February of this year, Dodik proposed several reforms to TRANSCO that would esse [...]	2008-09-15 06:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1468	BOSNIA--INFORMED OF CHANGES IN IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) Ambassador informed the Tri-presidency, and, separately, the Minister of Defense that Bosnian armed forces would no longer be needed in Iraq in 2009 (Reftel). All three members of the Presidency expressed their satisfaction that Bosnia was able to assist in the stabilization of Iraq and [...]	2008-09-15 13:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1476	BOSNIA - PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN WAR CRIMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Earlier this month, the State Prosecutor's Office publicly debuted its demographic analysis and new case selection criteria for war crimes cases. The demographic analysis identifies the timeframes and places in which significant numbers of people were killed during the 1992-199 [...]	2008-09-16 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1481	BOSNIA - DISENFRANCHISEMENT IN POSAVINA LEAVES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Central Election Commission (CEC) decided on September 9 not to approve voter registration applications for 2,084 Croats from the Posavina region (details of the Croats' dilemma are reported reftel). The party that helped spearhead the effort to register these Croats is laun [...]	2008-09-17 08:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1484	BOSNIA - SERBS AND CROATS ANGRY OVER DELIC VERDICT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 15 decision by the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to acquit Rasim Delic on several charges of murder and cruel treatment and to sentence him to just three years in prison received prominent press coverage in Bosnia. Delic was found guilty on [...]	2008-09-17 15:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO149	BOSNIA - THE RS AND KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE; EXPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosnian Serbs are following developments in Kosovo closely and see Kosovo as an integral part of both Serbia and their own national identity. Many also believe that if Kosovo Albanians have the right to become independent, the Republika Srpska (RS) should also have the same right [...]	2008-01-25 16:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL PINR
08SARAJEVO1492	BOSNIA - DIVISIONS, DIVISIONS, AND MORE DIVISIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, as part of his two day visit to Bosnia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Stuart Jones met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and had dinner with political leaders from the six parties that make up Bosnia's state-level go [...]	2008-09-18 13:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KJUS EU BK
08SARAJEVO1494	BOSNIA - DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his September 8-9 visit to Sarajevo Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones met with Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik and attended a dinner hosted by the Ambassador with leaders from coalition parties and the leading opposition party (both events repor [...]	2008-09-18 15:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1498	BOSNIA: TACTICAL VICTORY ON TRANSCO LEADS TO A [...] (C) Summary: On Monday, September 15, in a bait and switch rarely seen in functioning European governments of the 21st Century, the RS Government substituted a "new" conclusion on the state electricity company Electroprenos (TRANSCO) for the one it had previously announced after its September [...]	2008-09-19 15:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG PREL PINR PGOV EU BK
08SARAJEVO150	BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR AND NATO HQ ENGAGE SILAJDZIC [...] (C) On January 24, the Ambassador, NATO HQ Commander US MG Wightman and NATO POLAD met separately with Presidents Haris Silajdzic and Zeljko Komsic to continue their outreach with senior leaders on movable defense property issues. The delegation urged the Presidents to support the new Ministry [...]	2008-01-25 16:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1507	BOSNIA - SDA ISSUES WARNING TO DODIK AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) main board on September 20 adopted a declaration that: decried the "perpetual and systematic obstruction" of Dayton by "some politicians" (read: Republika Srpska PM Dodik); stressed that Dayton had not been implemented; underscored that it was [...]	2008-09-23 13:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1510	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thirteen years after Dayton, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains a deeply divided society. Dayton's division of the country into two entities - one overwhelmingly Serb (Republika Srpska - RS),and one divided between a Bosniak (Muslim) majority and a Croat minority (the Federation) - [...]	2008-09-23 15:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1515	BOSNIA--EXPANDING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER [...] (SBU) We discussed the possibility of Bosnia and Herzegovina joining an expanded Adriatic Charter with Deputy Minister of Defense and Head of Bosnia's interagency NATO Commission Igor Crnadak (Reftel). Crnadak told us that he thought membership would be very useful for Bosnia's NATO aspiratio [...]	2008-09-24 15:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1518	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC STOKES THE FLAMES OF A RESTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Tri-Presidency member Haris Silajdzic has ratcheted up his anti-Republika Srpska (RS) rhetoric, this time tking his vitriol to the international stage. Hedelivered his most recent potshot during his Septmber 23 speech to the UN General Assembly, at whic he declared -- as [...]	2008-09-25 14:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1520	BOSNIA - DODIK'S OPTIONS FOR BOSNIA: IT'S MY WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As we have reported, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik has taken a number of actions over the last 12 months to undermine the Bosnian state, his most being his attacks on TRANSCO (Ref C) and in challenging the authorities of state-level law enforcement and judicial authoritie [...]	2008-09-25 15:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1530	BOSNIA - PIC SPLITS OVER DODIK CHALLENGE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA) met on September 26 to discuss its response to the Republika Srpska (RS) government's conclusion that the RS administration and administrative organizations are not obligated to provide SIPA documents in conne [...]	2008-09-26 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1531	BOSNIA - REPUBLIKA SRPSKA ATTACKS ON MISSING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) authorities have taken a series of steps that undermine the ability of the state-level Missing Persons Institute (MPI) to locate, exhume, and identify victims of the 1992-1995 war. MPI was designed to search for missing individuals without regard to ethnicit [...]	2008-09-29 09:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1536	BOSNIA - DODIK APPEARS TO STEP BACK FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 26, High Representative Lajcak issued a statement acknowledging written assurances from Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik that his government was willing to honor a subpoena presented by State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) in connection with an inves [...]	2008-09-29 16:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1547	BOSNIA - DODIK RENEGES ON PROMISE TO COOPERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After promising publicly on September 28 that the Republika Srpska Government (RSG) would cooperate with state-level law enforcement institutions, RS PM Milorad Dodik informed the State Prosecutor's Office on September 30 that his government would not submit documentation requeste [...]	2008-10-02 14:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1553	BOSNIA - AGREEMENT ON CENSUS? DON'T COUNT ON IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Underscoring growing political intransigence on key reforms, Bosnian leaders sharply diverge on the data to include in a country-wide census, which Bosnia has not conducted since 1991. The EU-Bosnia Partnership Agreement -- a non-binding document outlining reforms the EU deems n [...]	2008-10-03 11:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1559	BOSNIA - DODIK IMPLIES RS POLICE WILL RESIST [...] (SBU) Commenting on the ongoing standoff between Republika Srpska (RS) and state-level law enforcement and judicial authorities, RS PM Milorad Dodik implied that RS police would prevent the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) from obtaining documentation requested by the State Pro [...]	2008-10-03 15:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1560	BOSNIA - DODIK IMPLIES RS POLICE WILL RESIST [...] (SBU) Commenting on the ongoing standoff between Republika Srpska (RS) and state-level law enforcement and judicial authorities, RS PM Milorad Dodik implied that RS police would prevent the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) from obtaining documentation requested by the State Pro [...]	2008-10-03 15:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1561	BOSNIA - DODIK IMPLIES RS POLICE WILL RESIST [...] (SBU) Commenting on the ongoing standoff between Republika Srpska (RS) and state-level law enforcement and judicial authorities, RS PM Milorad Dodik implied that RS police would prevent the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) from obtaining documentation requested by the State Pro [...]	2008-10-03 16:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1571	BOSNIA -- MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FREE, FAIR AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bosnia's October 5 municipal elections were conducted in an orderly manner with only minor irregularities at the polling stations. Turnout was low in some major cities such as Sarajevo (40 percent),but was considerably higher in rural areas such as Gacko (73 percent) and in t [...]	2008-10-06 14:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1572	BOSNIA: FOREIGNERS AFFAIRS SERVICE DETAINS IMAD [...] (S) On October 6 the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) and Federation police arrested Syrian born foreign fighter Imad Al-Hussein (better known as Abu Hamza al-Suri) and brought him to the FAS immigration center near Sarajevo. Initial reports indicate that Al-Hussein's detention occurred withou [...]	2008-10-06 14:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1573	BOSNIA - VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In meetings with the Presidency, Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of Bosnia, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England emphasized the U.S. Government's commitment to Bosnia's stability and our continued cooperation to help Bosnia achieve its goals of reform and progress [...]	2008-10-07 08:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1575	BOSNIA - COUNCIL OF EUROPE REPORT PLAYS INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on September 30 adopted a resolution on Bosnia that -- inter alia -- calls for a new constitution by October 2010 that: 1) reforms entity voting; 2) narrows the "vital national interest" protections; 3) allows "others" to [...]	2008-10-07 13:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1585	BOSNIA - DODIK,S PARTY PRESENTS MORE DEMANDS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two recent op-eds, Rajko Vasic, Secretary General of Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),presents a state-level investigation into possible corruption in the RS and the 13-year post-Dayton effort to strengthen the state as p [...]	2008-10-09 15:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1587	BOSNIA -- RADMANOVIC'S BLEAK ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lunch with the Ambassador, Serb Member of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency and member of Republika Srpska (RS) PM Dodik's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party (SNSD) Nebosja Radmanovic sent troublesome signals about the current political climate in Bosnia and the country's f [...]	2008-10-10 11:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO1593	BOSNIA - MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE DOWNWARD POLITICAL TRAJECTORY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 16:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08SARAJEVO1594	BOSNIA: EU COMMISSIONER REHN SHOCKED BY BIH [...] (C) EU Ambassador Kourkulas briefed Ambassador and High Representative Lajcak on the details of the October 10 meeting of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Ollie Rehn and the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency. Kourkulas was shocked at the behavior of all of the Presidents, saying it was more li [...]	2008-10-10 16:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1596	BOSNIA - DODIK VS SIPA: A TIMETABLE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office plans to ask the State Court for a seizure order on October 20, which would authorize the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) to obtain documents from the RS Tax Administration and other RS government offices in connection with a State Pr [...]	2008-10-14 10:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1598	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR HIGHREP'S OCTOBER 20-21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak will visit Washington on October 20-21 as part of his consultations with Peace Implementation Council (PIC) capitals prior to the November 19-20 PIC. Lajcak's stop in Washington follows visits earlier this month to Quint capitals, Brussels, and [...]	2008-10-14 14:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO1599	BOSNIA - PUBLIC BROADCAST REFORM: BAD NEWS [...] (C) Summary: Public Broadcast Reform, though a prerequisite for the signing of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA),remains incomplete, and recently suffered two notable setbacks. On September 17, Croat and Serb parliamentarians joined forces and passed over the objections of [...]	2008-10-15 09:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KPAO BK
08SARAJEVO1600	BOSNIA: GENERAL ELECTRIC BALKS AT DODIK'S [...] (C) Summary: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik announced to the press on October 3 that General Electric will invest 400 million Euros into the healthcare and energy sectors in the RS. The announcement took GE representatives by surprise, who confirmed that they will sign a non-bindin [...]	2008-10-15 09:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO161	ICTY LEGACY VISIT TO BOSNIA [...] (U) During a January 16-18 visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia Desk Officer Anna Stinchcomb, S/WCI Special Assistant Matt Lavine, Embassy The Hague's Deputy Legal Counselor Denise Manning, and S/WCI Regional FSN Dubravko Bolsec met with key justice officials, representatives from international organiz [...]	2008-01-29 13:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1613	BOSNIA - RS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REAFFIRMS RIGHT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following calls in September by Bosniak Tri-Presidency member Haris Silajdzic for the abolition of the RS, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) held a special session on October 13 and 15, at which it adopted a resolution implying the right of the RS to hold a referendum [...]	2008-10-16 14:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1614	BOSNIA: SREBRENICA MAYOR'S OFFICE RETAINED BY [...] (C) Summary: SDA candidate Osman Suljic won the mayor's office of Srebrenica, carrying with him a significant number of seats for the SDA-SBiH coalition in the municipal assembly, though fewer than SDA previously held. The resounding defeat of SDP's Hakija Meholjic, and the cooperative tone [...]	2008-10-16 15:19:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1619	BOSNIA - DODIK SENDS MIXED MESSAGES TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, the Ambassador met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and warned him that the U.S. was growing increasingly concerned with his statements and actions, particularly his attempts to undermine state-level institutions. The Ambassador underscor [...]	2008-10-17 14:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM KDEM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO162	BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR AND NATO HQ PREPARE TO ENGAGE [...] (C) On January 28, the Ambassador and NATO HQ POLAD continued their outreach in support of the NATO draft transfer agreement for movable defense property, meeting with the Chairman and Deputy Chairmen of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defense and the Federation Prime Minister. NATO HQ a [...]	2008-01-29 13:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1623	BOSNIA: U.S.-EU TABLE TRANSCO PROPOSAL; UNEVEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Federation PM Brankovic on October 14 and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Dodik on October 16 to discuss a joint U.S.-EU proposal to resolve problems with state managed electricity transmission company, Electroprijenos (TRANSCO),which had prompted RS government t [...]	2008-10-20 12:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ENRG PINR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1626	BOSNIA: STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE MOVES BACK [...] (C/NF) The State Prosecutor's Office delayed plans to request a seizure order from the State Court on October 20, which would have authorized the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) to obtain documents from RS government in connection with an ongoing investigation (reftel). Inst [...]	2008-10-20 14:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1628	BOSNIA - BIH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISIONS SEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within the past several weeks, the BiH Constitutional Court has handed down three controversial decisions that have reinforced the growing view that it is not up to the task of defending the rule of law in Bosnia. In a pair of contradictory decisions, the Court upheld the const [...]	2008-10-21 05:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1629	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR'S INTERLOCUTORS GIVE FEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 15-16 trip to Banja Luka, the Ambassador met with senior Republika Srpska (RS) officials, key advisors to RS PM Milorad Dodik, and former RS President Dragan Cavic to discuss U.S. concerns with statements and actions by Dodik aimed at de-legitimizing and undermin [...]	2008-10-21 16:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1649	BOSNIA: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PROJECTS RUNNING ON [...] (C) Summary: After years of discussions (Ref A),there is still no new natural gas pipeline in BiH to provide consumers an alternative to "mazut," a heavy, polluting fuel oil, or coal or wood, which are all used for heating in the winter. The only existing pipeline in the country services S [...]	2008-10-23 12:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1655	BOSNIA - BACKSLIDING ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the municipal elections behind us and the November PIC approaching, OHR and Bosnian leaders are again discussing the five objectives and two conditions for OHR closure. Among the outstanding objectives is the completion of the Brcko Final Award, which requires the Superviso [...]	2008-10-24 15:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1656	BOSNIA -- DETERIORATING POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO SYG De Hoop Scheffer called Bosnia's Foreign Minister, Sven Alkalaj, to Brussels October 15 to discuss the deteriorating political climate in Bosnia and the threat it poses to Bosnia's progress towards NATO membership. Members of Bosnia's NATO Coordination Group admit that p [...]	2008-10-25 07:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1661	RS OIL STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Republika Srpska Government, the Russian Zarubjezneft rehabilitation of the Brod refinery is progressing, despite many internal delays, and the refinery should be producing gasoline by the end of October 2008. (Reftel) As part of the Brod privatization deal, Zar [...]	2008-10-27 15:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL RS BK
08SARAJEVO1664	BOSNIA: VISIT OF AMB. CHRISTIAN KENNEDY [...] (SBU) Summary: The visit of Amb. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, highlighted for Bosnian political and religious leaders the importance the United States attaches to restitution issues, including restitution of properties lost to victims of the Holocaust. Bosnian Jewis [...]	2008-10-27 15:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1674	2008-2009 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) Below follows the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]	2008-10-29 09:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1685	BOSNIA: EBRD ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE THE 5C CORRIDOR [...] SUMMARY: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has devised a plan to kick start the Corridor 5C highway project in the Federation. Although traditional EBRD loans coordinate primarily with state officials and require sovereign backing and guarantees to repay the loan, E [...]	2008-11-03 10:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BK
08SARAJEVO1703	BOSNIA - DODIK FAILS TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS TO STATE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite public and private promises, including an October 23 commitment to the Ambassador, Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik and his government have yet to comply with a request for RS government documents from the State Prosecutor's Office. The State Prosecutor had reiterat [...]	2008-11-04 14:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1705	BOSNIA - S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S OCTOBER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo October 27-29 to discuss the possible transfer to Bosnia of some of the "Algerian 6" (A-6) group of Guantanamo detainees. Williamson met with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic, Foreign Minister S [...]	2008-11-05 12:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1707	BOSNIA: DODIK REJECTS US-EU PROPOSAL FOR TRANSCO [...] (SBU) Post received a response from Prime Minister of the Republika Srpka on Friday, October 31 that answered the Ambassador English and EU Ambassador Kourkoulas, joint letter proposing reform of Electroprenos (TRANSCO),the state-run electricity transmission company (reftel). The English tra [...]	2008-11-05 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PINR PREF PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1715	THE KLADUSA CONUNDRUM, AN FPU VISIT TO BOSNIA'S ENIGMATIC [...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) most isolated province to discover why we see such a disproportionate number of visa applicants from the northwestern towns of Bihac and Velika Kladusa. The FPU also wanted to address long held suspi [...]	2008-11-07 09:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
08SARAJEVO1721	BOSNIA:EU PROGRESS REPORT REPORTS LITTLE PROGRESS [...] Summary. The European Commission (EC) on November 5 published its 2008 progress report on BiH's accession efforts. It acknowledges that progress since November 2007 in the four key areas led to the signing of a Stabilization and Accession Agreement (SAA) in June 2008, but that since then Bos [...]	2008-11-07 15:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN PREL PGOV EU BK
08SARAJEVO1722	ENERGY AGREEMENT MAY MEAN SOMETHING GOOD [...] (C). Summary: In a surprise move, on November 6, Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik, Federation Premier Nedzad Brankovic and Bosnia Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Spiric signed a comprehensive agreement on energy policy. If the agreement is implemented in good faith, it will [...]	2008-11-07 16:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PGOV PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1723	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM ALKALAJ TO URGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 17:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1724	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 19-20 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Brussels on November 19-20 against the backdrop of continued political deterioration in Bosnia. The major parties continue to focus on their narrow ethnic agenda, not the reforms required for Euro-Atlantic integration. Republika [...]	2008-11-07 17:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KDEM EU BK
08SARAJEVO1725	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA MOVES ON PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) passed, on its first reading, a draft law on the restitution of property which would address outstanding property issues for victims of expropriation, nationalization, and forcible donation, including properties lost dur [...]	2008-11-07 18:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ECON PINR KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1728	BOSNIA - DODIK, TIHIC, COVIC AGREE TO A POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, Bosnia's three main political party leaders -- Sulejman Tihic, Dragan Covic, and Milorad Dodik -- issued a joint statement outlining a common approach to a number of controversial issues. The statement deals with constitutional reform, state and defense property, th [...]	2008-11-10 18:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1734	BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR REQUESTS TEMPORARY [...] (C/NF) In light of the Republika Srpska (RS) government's failure to submit documents needed for an inquiry into corruption associated with government building and other contracts in the RS, the State Prosecutor's Office on Monday requested a temporary seizure order from the State Court, whi [...]	2008-11-13 07:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1735	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ALGERIAN 6 WITH PM [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on November 12 with Prime Minister Spiric and on November 10 with Security Minister Sadovic and Justice Minister Colak to convey points about the possible return to Bosnia of some of the "Algerian 6" Guantanamo detainees (Ref A). The Ambassador stressed t [...]	2008-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AG
08SARAJEVO1738	BOSNIA - HIGHREP PROPOSES "NO CONTACT" POLICY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing confrontation between Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik, the RS government and state-level law enforcement and judicial authorities intensified on November 13. The RS government issued a defiant statement asserting that it "had no legal obligation" to comply with a re [...]	2008-11-13 18:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KJUS KDEM PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO1739	BOSNIA - POLITICAL MANEUVERING BEFORE THE PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Going into next week's PIC, most Bosnian leaders are capitalizing on a climate of relative political optimism created by the three-party agreement that Milorad Dodik, Sulejman Tihic, and Dragan Covic reached on November 8 (reftel). Tihic, Covic, and Dodik have put elements of thei [...]	2008-11-13 19:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1767	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO FURTHER [...] (S/NF) On November 17 the Bosnian Foreign Ministry delivered its official response to our reftel demarche regarding the return of some Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia. An informal translation follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Hercegovina presents its compliments to the E [...]	2008-11-19 13:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1789	BOSNIA: RS GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES PLANS TO APPEAL [...] (C/NF) On November 20, contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office told us that the RS government has not yet complied with the temporary seizure order that was requested by the State Prosecutor's Office for its preliminary investigation into corruption associated with RS government building and [...]	2008-11-24 17:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1790	BOSNIA: RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC INTEREST -- RESTRICTED [...] (C) Summary: The largest Russian investment in recent years into the RS, Zarubjezneft's purchase of the Brod oil refinery, the Modrica Lubricant Refinery and the "Petrol" network of gas stations, seems to be finally advancing to stage where the company has fulfilled its initial financial commi [...]	2008-11-26 08:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PINR PGOV EU BK
08SARAJEVO1795	BOSNIA - POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE RS/STATE [...] (C/NF) We understand from contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office that the Republika Srpska (RS) government handed over today some of the documents requested by the State Prosecutor's Office for its investigation into corruption associated with government building and other contracts to St [...]	2008-11-26 17:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO1796	BOSNIA - SECURITY MINISTER SADOVIC'S RESPONSE TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Charge and Acting Political Counselor met with Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic on November 24 to discuss the request in reftel A regarding the possible return to Bosnia of some members of the "Algerian Six" group of Guantanamo detainees. The Charge noted that we are now [...]	2008-11-26 17:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1803	BOSNIA - RS GOVERNMENT FILES CRIMINAL SUIT AGAINST [...] (U) The Republika Srpska government on November 27 filed "criminal charges" with the State Prosecutor's Office against Principal Deputy Representative Raffi Gregorian, Acting Chief Prosecutor Milorad Barasin, and seven other individuals in connection with the State Prosecutor's investigation [...]	2008-11-28 17:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1807	BOSNIA - SNAPSHOT OF RECENT INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS [...] (U) The INL-funded programs implemented by OPDAT and ICITAP programs are critical to our efforts to strengthen rule of law in Bosnia, and more broadly speaking, the state. In keeping with the Embassy's priorities, much of this assistance is geared to state-level institutions (State Border Po [...]	2008-12-02 18:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1810	BOSNIA: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON SREBRENICA-RELATED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past several weeks, the State Court reached verdicts on two Srebrenica-related war crimes cases we have been tracking (Ref A). On November 6, a first instance panel found Mladen Blagojevic, a former member of the RS Military Police who had been deported from the U.S., g [...]	2008-12-03 17:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KAWC KCRM KJUS BK

08SARAJEVO1811	BOSNIA - MAYORALTY BATTLES MAY THREATEN TENUOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the October 5 municipal elections, parties are measuring their strength not only in terms of the number of mayoralties and city council positions they hold, but in the concentration of power in the areas of importance to each ethnic group. As such, the Croatian Democrati [...]	2008-12-03 18:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1832	BOSNIA - PIC REITERATES COMMITMENT TO 5-PLUS-2, [...] (C) Summary: At the November 19-20 PIC, HiRep Lajcak and PIC members underscored their commitment to seeing the 5-plus-2 benchmarks and conditions met in full prior to OHR closure and transition to EUSR, but stressed a desire be in a position to make a decision on transition at the next PIC m [...]	2008-12-05 13:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KCRM KDEM EU BK
08SARAJEVO1836	BOSNIA - BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO ACCEPT THREE [...] (S/NF) On December 5, we received a letter from the Ministry of Security regarding the return of some Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia. A translation of the letter follows. 2. (S/NF) BEGIN TEXT: The BiH Ministry of Security presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States o [...]	2008-12-05 16:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SARAJEVO1847	DCM's DECEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO BANJA LUKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a two-day visit to Banja Luka on December 3 and 4, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Judith Cefkin met with a series of key Republika Srpska (RS) political leaders on topics including the recent Prud/Odzak agreement, developments within in RS political parties, and the recent [...]	2008-12-10 16:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SCUL BK
08SARAJEVO1861	BOSNIA - CROAT COUNCIL PROPOSAL STRIKES A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of the three Croat-majority cantons declared on December 9 that they intend to form an Inter-Cantonal Council by the end of December. The chairmen of the two parties that lead these cantons -- the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 and the Croatian Party of [...]	2008-12-13 15:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1862	BOSNIA: DODIK CROSSES THE LINE WITH ATTACK AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The conflict between Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, his government, and state-level judicial institutions over the State Prosecutor's preliminary investigation into corruption in the RS rose to new heights the week of December 8. Dodik, whose government has been [...]	2008-12-14 15:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1863	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes days after the last of Bosnia's deployments to Iraq have returned. Although Bosnia's Tri-presidency will ultimately make any decision about a new deployment to ISAF/OEF, Bosnia's defense institutions are keen to contribute however they can, and the broad politica [...]	2008-12-15 07:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1867	BOSNIA - OHR URGES ACTION ON POST-OHR IMMUNITY [...] (C) On December 11 the HighRep and Deputy HighRep provided Quint Ambassadors with a non-paper outlining the need for OHR immunity following OHR's closure. The paper, which is contained in paragraph two below, describes the urgency of the problem and proposes several ways of addressing it; tho [...]	2008-12-15 14:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN BK
08SARAJEVO1868	BOSNIA - MESIC AND DODIK GO AT IT AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's strong criticisms of Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik in a December 8 speech in New York provoked a sharp reaction from Dodik and an even fiercer counterattack from Dodik's political allies and the RS media. Mesic referred to Dodik as [...]	2008-12-15 14:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR BK
08SARAJEVO1869	BOSNIA - PROGRESS ON PRUD AGREEMENT SLOW AND SHAKY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month after the signing of the November 8 Prud Agreement (Ref A),the leaders of all three signatory parties continue to profess their support for the document. However, intra-party rifts, quibbling over details, continued concern over the element of the Agreement pertaining to [...]	2008-12-15 16:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1873	THREE FORMER "ALGERIAN 6" DETAINEES RETURN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 17:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
08SARAJEVO1879	BOSNIA: MICROSOFT AND PM SPIRIC SIGN STRATEGIC [...] On December 18, the BiH Council of Ministers and Microsoft finally signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement for access to legal Microsoft applications for all state-level government ministries. Prime Minister Nikola Spiric signed the agreement on behalf of the BiH Government. The agreement o [...]	2008-12-18 15:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN KIPR BK
08SARAJEVO1883	BOSNIA - 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Attached is the 2008 update to the Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy Political Counselor Michael Martin (martinmb@state.gov). 2. (U) Bosnia and Herzegovina Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that h [...]	2008-12-19 11:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC BK
08SARAJEVO1885	BOSNIA: LACING UP THE GLOVES FOR THIS YEAR'S [...] Summary. This year's budget-setting drama in BiH is in full swing. Debates at the state level illustrate the existential crisis it faces - the budget wars are essentially seen as a zero-sum game between funding the state vs. the entities. While a state-level Law on a National Fiscal Council [...]	2008-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON BK
08SARAJEVO1886	EAC MEETING DECEMBER 19, 2008 [...] (U) The core EAC met on December 19, 2008 to discuss threat information against FSO Raffi Gregorian, seconded as Principal Deputy High Representative at OHR. The meeting was chaired by the A/DCM and was attended by RSO, Legatt, OPA, ADMIN, POL, DAO, RAO, and AID. 2. (U) On December 18, [...]	2008-12-19 16:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BK KCRM PINR PREL PTER
08SARAJEVO1893	RCC'S FIRST YEAR: STILL WAITING FOR SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: It has been nearly one year since the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) took over the reigns from the Southeastern Europe's Stability Pact and about six months since the RCC moved into its new headquarters in Sarajevo, BiH. Unfortunately, the RCC has little in the way of con [...]	2008-12-22 15:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1894	BOSNIA - RETURN OF ALGERIANS SPARKS BOSNIAK MEDIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The return of the first three members of the "Algerian Six" from Guantanamo has been the top news item for much of the Bosnian media since their arrival on December 16. The detainees' return has sparked a media battle between the two Bosniak-led dailies, one portraying the detaine [...]	2008-12-22 16:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER BK
08SARAJEVO1899	BOSNIA - DODIK, TIHIC, COVIC WORK TO KEEP PRUD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to sustain momentum on the November 8 Prud Agreement (ref A),the three signatories to the agreement -- Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) chairman Dragan Covic, and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (S [...]	2008-12-23 17:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EUR SCE HYLAND FOOKS NSC FOR HELGERSON
08SARAJEVO1900	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR VISITS SREBRENICA, PUSHES [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador English visited Srebrenica December 16 to inaugurate two USAID-funded projects and one new American-backed investment. He also met with newly-elected Mayor of Srebrenica Osman Suljic, who named his municipal team at the inaugural session of the Srebrenica assembly on [...]	2008-12-24 06:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1906	BOSNIA - HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMEN (FINALLY) TAKE [...] (SBU) On December 4, after more than two years of political wrangling, Bosnia and Herzegovina's three new state-level ombudsmen for human rights issues finally took office. The inaugural session of the ombudsman institution took place December 15, with a formal hand-over of responsibility fro [...]	2008-12-29 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO191	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC AND AVAZ: TROUBLE IN PARADISE? [...] (C) Influential Bosniak daily Dnevni Avaz has recently featured a number of articles critical of Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic. The articles constitute a shift in the editorial stance of Avaz which had formerly been a staunch Silajdzic ally. Negative coverage of SBiH attempts to [...]	2008-02-01 15:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1911	BOSNIA - TIHIC OFFERS HAND OF COMPROMISE, BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a December 26 press conference, Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic called on Bosniaks to abandon the politics of victimhood and stressed that compromise with Serbs and Croats is the only path to a stable Bosnia. Tihic also attacked rival Bosniak politician [...]	2008-12-30 15:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1913	BOSNIA - SERBIA'S FM VISITS BOSNIAN STATE AND [...] (C) Bosnia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well of representatives of both Bosnia's entities, welcomed Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic in Bosnia for a two day visit, of which Jeremic spent the first, December 25, privately with relatives in Sarajevo. Although Bosnia's FM Alkalaj was ( [...]	2008-12-31 11:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK SR
08SARAJEVO194	BOSNIA - LAJCAK RETURNS FROM RUSSIA OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) On February 1, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak met with Sarajevo-based Quint representatives to discuss his January 31 trip to Moscow. Lajcak traveled to Russia, where he met with Deputy Foreign Minister Titov and Political Director Kharchenko, to discuss the upcoming February 26-27 P [...]	2008-02-01 16:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK RU EU
08SARAJEVO202	BOSNIA: ABU HAMZA SUPPORTERS RALLY TO OPPOSE [...] (C) A rally in support of former mujahedeen Imad al Husein AKA Abu Hamza took place in Zenica over the weekend. The rally occurred in the wake of a State Court decision upholding the revocation of Abu Hamza's Bosnian citizenship. The demonstration featured an address by Abu Hamza in which he [...]	2008-02-04 16:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER BK FR
08SARAJEVO204	BOSNIA - TIHIC BLOCKS POLICE REFORM; DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Talks between the six major coalition parties took place in Siroki Brijeg on February 2. High Representative Lajcak also took part in the meetings. The talks were intended to consolidate political support for the work of the police reform working group currently drafting legisla [...]	2008-02-04 19:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO226	BOSNIA - QUINT DISCUSSES SHORT-TERM (TIHIC) AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Lajcak met with Quint Ambassador on February 5 to discuss two political challenges. The first was February 2 decision by Sulejman Tihic, President of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA),to apparently repudiate the Mostar Agreement on police reform. Tihic's [...]	2008-02-05 19:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO234	BOSNIA - SREBRENICA MEMORIAL TRANSITION COULD [...] (C) Summary: Bosnian politicians seem poised to appropriate the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery to advance ethnic political interests. Serb politicians may be gearing up to oppose state oversight of an institution in the RS as an extension of the campaign to limit state competencie [...]	2008-02-06 14:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO244	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC DISCUSSES DEFENSE PROPERTY, [...] (C) On February 6, the Ambassador met with Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic over lunch for a wide-ranging discussion on current political developments. The Ambassador and Radmanovic had detailed discussions on defense reform, and Radmanovic again signaled his suppo [...]	2008-02-07 17:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO245	BOSNIA: TIHIC ADAMANT ON REJECTION OF POLICE REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador telephoned Party for Democratic Action (SDA) president Sulejman Tihic February 7 to urge him to reconsider his rejection of the current police reform plan. The Ambassador stressed the importance of reaching consensus on police reform to allow for the signing of a S [...]	2008-02-07 18:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO246	BOSNIA- DODIK BACKS OUT OF DEFENSE PROPERTY DEAL, [...] (C) Reneging on a clear commitment to the Ambassador and NATO HQ, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik failed to have his government approve the transfer agreement on movable defense property on February 7 and instead referred the matter to a working group to negotiate a "comprom [...]	2008-02-07 19:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO259	BOSNIA: RS REQUESTS FBI ASSISTANCE IN CAR BOMBING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Republika Srpska (RS) Interior Minister Stanislav Cadjo requested that visiting LEGAT provide FBI assistance in the investigation of the November 2007 car bombing that killed municipal whistleblower, Milan Vukelic. LEGATT also discussed the case with RS Police Director Uros Pena [...]	2008-02-08 16:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL
08SARAJEVO287	BOSNIA - TWO NEW SERB CHALLENGES TO DAYTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last week, two issues have arisen that raise additional questions about the broader political objectives being pursued by Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik and his Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD). The SNSD-led Ministry of Civil Affairs has drafted a new la [...]	2008-02-13 12:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SCUL BK
08SARAJEVO288	BOSNIA - RS AUTHORITIES WARN OF KOSOVO-RELATED [...] (C) In separate press conferences February 11, Milorad Dodik and RS law enforcement officials warned that reactions to Kosovo independence "would be certain" and would likely include some degree of unrest. RS authorities announced they are implementing an action plan to maintain public order. [...]	2008-02-13 13:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO290	BOSNIA - DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME [...] (U) The February 5 murder of a youth by other juveniles on a Sarajevo tram has focused popular attention on the perception of a growing problem with violent juvenile crime in Bosnia. The murder follows on the heels of other high profile crimes committed by minors including the deliberate immo [...]	2008-02-13 17:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO301	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC ON POLICE REFORM, ENERGY AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic February 11 to discuss police reform developments and plans for Silajdzic's upcoming assumption of the Presidency Chairmanship. Silajdzic asserted his SBiH was solidly behind him in his support for the police reform legisla [...]	2008-02-14 17:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ENRG EPET BK
08SARAJEVO302	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC ON POLICE REFORM, ENERGY AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic February 11 to discuss police reform developments and plans for Silajdzic's upcoming assumption of the Presidency Chairmanship. Silajdzic asserted his SBiH was solidly behind him in his support for the police reform legisla [...]	2008-02-15 06:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ENRG EPET BK
08SARAJEVO307	BOSNIA- UNDER PRESSURE, SPIRIC SECURES COM [...] (C) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric presided over a Council of Ministers (CoM) decision approving the Transfer Agreement on Movable Defense Property at its February 14 session. This development comes after sustained mission engagement with PM Spiric following the February 7 decision by the Republ [...]	2008-02-15 17:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO331	BOSNIA - DODIK AND REPUBLIKA SPRSKA OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: It appears that Republika Srpska (RS) officials, including RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, are using Kosovo's declaration of independence to assert an RS right to self-determination. Dodik's party, the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),first made such a claim on J [...]	2008-02-20 09:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO347	BOSNIA- DODIK CONDEMNS VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary. On February 21, approximately 1500 violent demonstrators protesting Kosovo's declaration of independence moved on the US Branch Office in Banja Luka, prompting its evacuation. The Ambassador phoned Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik to relay strong USG concern over [...]	2008-02-21 16:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO348	BOSNIA - PIC MEETS AMID BREWING POLITICAL CRISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Political Directors will meet in Brussels on February 26-27 as Bosnia enters yet another in a long series of political crises, which stretch back to May 2006. Bosnia's continued political deterioration has shaped an emerging consensus among PIC [...]	2008-02-21 17:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PNIR BK
08SARAJEVO349	BOSNIA - PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT; DEBATES [...] (U) Bosnia's House of Representatives on February 20 confirmed all nominations for the Council of Ministers. The government had been in technical mandate since November 1 when Nikola Spiric, Chair of the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister, resigned in protest over the imposition of the [...]	2008-02-21 17:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO350	BOSNIA - ONE YEAR POST ICJ VERDICT, MUCH PROGRESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 unleashed pent-up Bosniak anger about the 1992-1995 war. Bosniak political leaders exploited the verdict in order to advance their own narrow, nati [...]	2008-02-21 18:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO361	BOSNIA - BRCKO SUPERVISOR REQUESTS EUFOR/NATO [...] (C) On February 21, Brcko District Supervisor and Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian sent a letter to EUFOR Commander General Villalain and NATO Commander General Wightman noting "implicit and explicit calls by Republika Srpska (RS) government officials, politicians and non-g [...]	2008-02-22 17:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO362	BOSNIA - DODIK RATCHETS UP THREAT TO PURSUE [...] (C) RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik,s February 21 speech to the RSNA asserted recognition of Kosovo creates new rights for the RS and laid out conditions that, if not met, would justify an RS independence referendum. Dodik's conditions are intentionally unattainable and attempt to shape debate [...]	2008-02-22 20:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
08SARAJEVO363	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM LAWS GENERATES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C) Summary: On February 14 the Council of Ministers (CoM),over Bosniak objections, adopted two draft laws which create the seven state level police bodies called for in the Sarajevo Action Plan and Mostar Declaration. (Ref A) On February 20 after a contentious debate, the State-level House [...]	2008-02-22 20:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO371	TFKV01: SARAJEVO EAC MEETING, FEBRUARY 24, 2008 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador chaired a core EAC on 02/24/08 to review the status of the Banja Luka Branch Office (BLBO) which has been closed since 02/21/08. The EAC agreed that the BLBO should remain closed with a review of the decision on 02/26/08. The EAC also agreed that although the BLBO w [...]	2008-02-25 13:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PINR PREL
08SARAJEVO372	BOSNIA - RS OFFICIALS ON UPCOMING DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) During the course of February 25, senior RS government and law enforcement officials assured the Embassy that the Banja Luka Branch Office will be protected during planned demonstrations on February 26. RS Interior Minister Stanislav Cadjo told the Charge that the RS police will fulfill i [...]	2008-02-25 17:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO378	BOSNIA - BANJA LUKA DEMONSTRATION WELL-CONTROLLED [...] (C) February 26 protests in Banja Luka were well controlled by RS Police forces and did not reach the Branch Office. Crowds were smaller than predicted by the organizing NGO SPONA with most estimates placing the number of participants at 6,000. A small group of youths attempted to reach the [...]	2008-02-26 18:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO398	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2008 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: Po [...]	2008-03-03 06:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SARAJEVO414	BOSNIA - SENIOR MILITARY COMMANDERS CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate discussions, Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) Generals Mirsad Gutic and Dragan Vukovic, a Bosniak and Bosnian Serb respectively, expressed concern about the impact the long-running series of political crises were having on the armed forces. They warned t [...]	2008-03-04 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO424	BOSNIA - UNSCR 1803 PRESENTED TO FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (SBU) We presented reftel non-paper, along with copies of UNSCR 1803 and the P5 1 Foreign Minister's statement, to Asim Dorovic, advisor to Foreign Minister Alkalaj. Dorovic had no immediate response, but pledged to convey the documents to FM Alkalaj and other senior MFA officials. He stated [...]	2008-03-05 11:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNF MNUC PARM BK IR
08SARAJEVO435	BOSNIA - PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL DECIDES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 26-27, the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) met in Brussels to discuss the future of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). PIC members agreed that the political situation in Bosnia had deteriorated since their October 2007 meeting and expressed concern about [...]	2008-03-06 11:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU RU BK
08SARAJEVO454	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC ASSUMES PRESIDENCY CHAIR; SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic assumed the chairmanship of the institution on March 6. Silajdzic's actions and comments in recent weeks indicate that he plans to use his chairmanship to promote his divisive political agenda. His agenda, rooted in the past, has [...]	2008-03-07 06:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO455	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC ASSUMES PRESIDENCY CHAIR; SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic assumed the chairmanship of the institution on March 6. Silajdzic's actions and comments in reent weeks indicate that he plans to use his chairanship to promote his divisive political agenda. His agenda, rooted in the past, has co [...]	2008-03-07 06:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO466	BOSNIA - DEMINING DIRECTOR PROVIDES LIST OF [...] (S) At his request, we met with Dusan Gavran, the Director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Center (BHMAC) on March 3. (Note: BHMAC is the lead government organization overseeing demining activities. End Note) Gavran told us that he believed there was "now an opportunity" to remove all [...]	2008-03-07 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	MASS PREL MOPS PGOV PINR KAWC BK SI
08SARAJEVO478	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC TAKES FIRM LINE ON POLICE [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Nebojsa Radmanovic, Bosnian Serb member of the Presidency, by phone on March 10 to raise concerns over Republika Srpska (RS) and SNSD actions on three important issues: the failure to approve the transfer agreement on movable defense property; threats to scuttle p [...]	2008-03-11 17:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO479	BOSNIA: KOMSIC ON POLITICAL CLIMATE AND CHOD [...] The Ambassador met on March 10 with Zeljko Komsic, the Croat member of the Presidency, to discuss the current political climate. The Ambassador also stressed that the CHOD, General Sifet Podzic, should step down in July as mandated by the Law on Defense. Komsic, who has close ties to the mi [...]	2008-03-11 17:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO488	BOSNIA: COMMITTEE REJECTS POLICE REFORM LAWS [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, the Joint Committee on Defense and Security failed in a six-six vote to endorse the two draft police reform laws mandated by the Mostar Declaration and the Sarajevo Action Plan (Ref A). The EC has indicated that the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) might [...]	2008-03-13 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO494	BOSNIA - BRAMMERTZ VISITS BOSNIA; RADMANOVIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Serge Brammertz, the Chief International Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),visited Bosnia March 5-8. He met with key government leaders; representatives from the judicial and law enforcement services; representatives from internat [...]	2008-03-14 17:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO506	BOSNIA: HOUSE REJECTS NEGATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 18 the House of Representatives voted to reject a negative report from the Joint Committee on Defense and Security (Ref A) on the two draft police reform laws mandated by the Mostar Declaration and Sarajevo Action Plan (Ref B). The draft laws will be sent back to the Joi [...]	2008-03-18 17:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO507	BOSNIA - OSCE SECRETARY GENERAL PROCLAIMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragaph four below. 2. (SBU) OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, who is on two-day visit to Bosnia, made several unhelpful comments to the press about the possible secession of Republika Srspka. The comments appeared in the March 1 [...]	2008-03-18 17:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO521	BOSNIA: COMMITTEE KILLS POLICE REFORM BILLS; [...] (C) Summary: On March 20 the Joint Committee on Defense and Security gave a second negative appraisal to the two draft police reform bills mandated by the Mostar Declaration and Sarajevo Action Plan (Ref A). The draft bills, which had been returned to the committee by the House of Representat [...]	2008-03-20 17:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO529	BOSNIA- RS APPROVES MOVABLE DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) After intense discussions with the Ambassador, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik agreed to have the RS government approve the agreement on movable defense property that transfers ownership of all arms, ammunition and explosives from the entities to the state. Dodik has bee [...]	2008-03-21 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PINR BK
08SARAJEVO532	BOSNIA - DODIK FORCED TO WITHDRAW PROPOSAL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The international community and civil society groups scored a victory this week in blocking a move that would have walked back a key democratic gain in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This came on March 19, when Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik withdrew a proposal to eliminate the [...]	2008-03-21 17:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON BK
08SARAJEVO541	BOSNIA - RS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AIMED AT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) adopted draft amendments to the Republika Srpska (RS) constitution on March 19, which will require a two-thirds majority for future transfers of entity-level competencies to the state, change the official capital of the RS from Sarajev [...]	2008-03-25 14:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EU BK
08SARAJEVO569	BOSNIA - MOVABLE DEFENSE PROPERTY AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) State-level Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic, and Republika Srpska (RS) Minister of Trade and Tourism Pedrag Gluhakovic signed the agreement on movable defense property on March 27 during a ceremony held at the Armed Forces of BiH's (AFBiH) ammunition [...]	2008-03-28 17:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO596	BOSNIA - MANPADS OUTREACH [...] (S) Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., visited Sarajevo from March 19-21 to discuss with Bosnian and international law enforcement and security officials the possibility of remaining unsecured MANPADS in Bosnia. Ambassador Bloomfield stressed that if a blac [...]	2008-04-01 16:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PARM EAIR MCAP MARR BK
08SARAJEVO599	BOSNIA - POLICE REFORM APPEARS HEADED FOR ANOTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The prospects for passage of draft police legislation on April 2 do not look good. If the legislation is not adopted, it is unlikely that Bosnia will sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) later this month, as the EU had suggested might be possible. Passage depends [...]	2008-04-01 19:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO608	BOSNIA - PARLIAMENT FAILS TO PASS POLICE REFORM; [...] (C) SUMMARY: As anticipated, Parliament failed to pass police reform legislation at its April 2 session (Ref A). Party for BiH (SBiH),Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) each put forward its own version of the laws, but failed to negoti [...]	2008-04-02 17:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO649	BOSNIA - POLICE REFORM IN DODIK'S COURT [...] (C) Summary: The fate of police reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina is now in the hands of Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik. OHR scrapped April 7 plans to table compromise draft legislation with political leaders compromise (Ref A) following Haris Silajdzic's refusal to attend. Am [...]	2008-04-09 17:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO654	BOSNIA - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM: THE [...] (C) Public administration reform, an initiative intended to remedy the systemic dysfunction crippling Bosnia's state institutions, and one of four requirements for signing a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU, has stalled. Although the EU has determined that SAA condi [...]	2008-04-10 12:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO657	BOSNIA - AUTHORITIES ARREST FORMER BOSNIAN ARMY [...] (C) On April 8, the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested three former members of the war-time Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzgovina's (ARBiH) Fifth Corps for alleged war crimes committed against Serb civilians in the Bihac area during the fall of 1995 as part of Op [...]	2008-04-10 18:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM BK
08SARAJEVO67	BOSNIA: KARADZIC FAMILY TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SEIZED [...] (U) Acting on a request from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),High Representative Lajcak early on January 10 ordered the seizure of travel and identification documents from Radovan Karadzic's immediate family. RS police carried out the order the same day [...]	2008-01-11 17:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KAWC PREL BK
08SARAJEVO735	BOSNIA - LOOMING POLITICAL CRISIS OVER SREBRENICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central Election Commission (CEC) plans to announce on May 8 that municipal elections will take place on October 5. In Srebrenica, Bosniaks currently hold the mayoralty and majority of the 27 seats on the Municipal Assembly (17; Serbs hold the other 10 seats). There is a r [...]	2008-04-23 13:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO747	BONSIA - DODIK INTENSIFIES ATACKS ON STATE-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of 2008, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, as part of his wider campaign to undermine the state, has intensified his campaign to challenge state-level judicial institutions. The primary focus of his attacks has been the High Judicial and Pros [...]	2008-04-24 10:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KAWC EFIN EID EU BK
08SARAJEVO757	BOSNIA - NO GOOD OPTIONS ON SREBRENICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Quint Ambassadors met with High Representative Lajcak on April 24 to discuss options for addressing concerns that the October 2008 municipal elections could put Serbs in control of the entire Srebrenica municipal administration. This outcome would likely spark another destabilizi [...]	2008-04-25 11:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC RU BK
08SARAJEVO790	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL [...] Summary. Rising food prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) contributed to the overall 4.9% inflation rate in 2007 (Central Bank figures). As a net food importer, BiH experienced across the board food price increases, but particularly troublesome was the effect on the price of bread, a stapl [...]	2008-04-30 12:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BK
08SARAJEVO802	BOSNIA - SPIRIC SEEKS DISMISSAL OF ALKALAJ, [...] (SBU) On April 24, the Bosnian Central Election Commission (BHEC) found three members of the Council of Ministers (CoM) -- Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj, Deputy Defense Minister Igor Crnadak, and Deputy Civil Affairs Ministers Senad Sepic -- in violation of the Law on Conflict of Interest in G [...]	2008-05-05 15:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO816	BOSNIA - PARLIAMENT ADOPTS SREBRENICA ELECTION LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 7, Bosnia's Parliamentary Assembly adopted an amendment to the BiH Election Law that will allow all 1991 residents of Srebrenica Municipality the option to vote there in the upcoming October 2008 municipal elections. The amendment was supported by every major political party [...]	2008-05-07 17:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO818	BOSNIA - RESPONSE TO ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 12:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BK
08SARAJEVO829	BOSNIA - 2008 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR PRM [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) In response to PRM's announced renewal of the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for the eighth year (ref),we have identified a critical gap in returnee assistance and protection for FY 08. Last year, PRM provided funding for the p [...]	2008-05-09 12:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL BK
08SARAJEVO848	BOSNIA: MOVING TOWARD WTO ACCESSION [...] Summary: Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) World Trade Organization (WTO) accession team, led by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (MoFTER) Secretary Hamdo Tinjak, is optimistic about BiH's chances for WTO accession in the next year or so. Following negotiations with the Europ [...]	2008-05-14 13:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL BK
08SARAJEVO852	BOSNIA - SPIRIC, ALKALAJ, AND THE POLITICS OF [...] (C) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric's recent request to parliament to dismiss three members of the Council of Ministers (COM),Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj of the Party for BiH (SBiH),Deputy Defense Minister Igor Crnadak of the Party for Democratic Progress (PDP),and Deputy Civil Affairs Minis [...]	2008-05-14 15:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO863	BOSNIA - CHURCH AGREEMENT SPAT ALLOWS SERBS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 7, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic's vetoed on legal grounds a bilateral agreement between Bosnia and the Serb Orthodox church. Since then, senior Republika Srpska (RS) leaders have gone on the offensive, defending the right of Serbs to practice their [...]	2008-05-15 15:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO870	BOSNIA - DISCUSSIONS WITH SDA LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 15, we met two senior officials from the Bosniak Party for Democratic Action (SDA) -- Federation Vice President Mirsad Kebo and state-level parliamentarian Bakir Izetbegovic -- to discuss the party's plans to the October municipal elections, particularly the steps SDA was t [...]	2008-05-19 08:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM PHUM PTER IR BK
08SARAJEVO871	BOSNIA - DISCUSSIONS WITH SDA LEADERSHIP ON [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, we met two senior officials from the Bosniak Party for Democratic Action (SDA) -- Federation Vice President Mirsad Kebo and state-level parliamentarian Bakir Izetbegovic -- to discuss the party's plans for the October municipal elections, particularly the steps SDA was [...]	2008-05-19 11:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM PHUM PTER IR BK
08SARAJEVO876	BOSNIA - SDA SURPRISINGLY BLOCKS SILAJDZIC VETO ON [...] (SBU) On May 16, the Bosniak caucus of the Federation House of Peoples (HoP) rejected in a party line vote Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic's veto of the agreement between Bosnia and the Serbian Orthodox Church (reftel). Silajdzic sent his legal advisor, Damir Arnaut, to th [...]	2008-05-19 15:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO90	BOSNIA - DODIK'S ATTACKS ON PRESS AND NGOS RAISE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 10, Embassy officers and representatives of the International Community met with non-governmental organizations and independent media outlets in Banja Luka to discuss concerns over the deterioration of press freedom and freedom of speech in the Republika Srpska (RS). [...]	2008-01-15 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KMDR BK
08SARAJEVO910	BOSNIA - DRAFT SALARY LAW THREATENS TO UNDERMINE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During its May 14 session, the House of Representatives postponed voting on a problematic draft law which, while intended to harmonize civil servant salaries, would also eliminate Bosnia's independent judicial salary structure and cause salaries for state law enforcement officers [...]	2008-05-23 15:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KJUS PREL PINR PTER KCRM KAWC
08SARAJEVO93	BOSNIA - ABU HAMZA, THE CRC, AND EXTREMISTS: A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Citizenship Review Commission (CRC) has completed its review of the decisions on naturalization made by Bosnian government officials on behalf of former mujahedeen who came to fight for the Republic of Bosnia during the 1992-1995 war. Elements of the Bosnian government, notab [...]	2008-01-16 09:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER BK
08SARAJEVO953	BOSNIA - HIGHREP LAJCAK USES BONN POWERS AGAINST [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. In coordination with the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes (ICTY),High Representative Miroslav Lajcak announced two seperate Bonn Powers decisions on May 30 targeting ICTY indictee Stojan Zupljanin. He ordered RS poli [...]	2008-06-04 10:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM CVIS BK
08SARAJEVO971	BOSNIA - A GOOD DAY IN PARLIAMENT FOR RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During its June 4 session, the BiH House of Representatives (HoR) voted on three initiatives of interest to our rule of law and political-military agendas. It passed a Law on State Salaries that protected U.S. investments in state-level judicial and law enforcement institutions [...]	2008-06-06 09:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR PTER KCRM KAWC KJUS
09SARAJEVO100	BOSNIA - LAJCAK'S DEPARTURE PRESENTS CHALLENGES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite his lackluster performance Miroslav Lajcak's January 23 decision to resign as High Representative has created a political vacuum in Bosnia. Our judgment is that the EU and an EUSR are not ready to fill it, which means we will need to move quickly to find a replacement [...]	2009-01-26 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR BK
09SARAJEVO1000	BOSNIA - UPDATED INFORMATION ON HIGH-LEVEL [...] (SBU) The information below updates Ref A information and is keyed to Ref B format regarding Bosnia's representation at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA): A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina will attend along with t [...]	2009-08-19 09:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UN BK
09SARAJEVO1008	SCENESETTER FOR EUCOM ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. I am delighted that you will join us in a visit to Combined Endeavor 2009 in Banja Luka, Bosnia, September 17. Your visit is a great opportunity to stress the U.S. commitment to helping Bosnia on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. The fact that Combined Endeavor is taking [...]	2009-08-21 05:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO101	BOSNIA: ARREST OF ASSISTANT SECURITY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On January 16 Croatian police arrested Bosnian State Level Assistant Minister of Security Vjekoslav Vukovic in Rijeka, pending further investigation into his alleged role in procuring weapons and explosives for an aborted murder attempt. At this point, it is still unclear as to [...]	2009-01-26 15:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO102	BOSNIA - STATE COURT MUST RELEASE CONVICTED WAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just as Bosnia is gaining momentum with regard to war crimes prosecution, State Court officials have raised the alarm about the release from custody of convicted war criminals pending appeals. A provision in the BiH Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) prescribes that after a first [...]	2009-01-26 17:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO103	BOSNIA - GOOD BOSNIAKS, BAD BOSNIAKS, GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid resurgence over the past two years of politics dogged by nationalist rhetoric, some Bosniak (Muslim) political actors have sought to portray themselves as more capable of protecting Bosniak interests than their opponents. One aspect of this tussle is an increasingly-visible r [...]	2009-01-27 09:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1035	Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit Examines Police Records [...] Summary. This is the last of three cables concerning documents from Bosnia and Herzegovina used to support immigrant visa applications. This message focuses primarily on police records. Our investigation revealed that police records may not contain a complete historical record. Convictions [...]	2009-08-27 10:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK

09SARAJEVO1040	BOSNIA - CROAT MINISTERS WALK OUT OF FEDERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by a vote in the Federation government to change the planned route of the Bosnian portion of the 5C Corridor highway (Ref A),four of the five ethnic Croat Ministers in the government of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) walked out of the government session on August 27. Al [...]	2009-08-28 15:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ELTN BK
09SARAJEVO1065	INVITATION FOR THE SECRETARY TO ATTEND CLOSING [...] (U) The Embassy received a diplomatic note (paragraph 2) with a copy of an official letter (paragraph 3) from Presidency Chairman Komsic, inviting the Secretary to attend the official closing ceremony in mid-November for the office of the Supervisor of Brcko District. 2. (U) Begin Text of D [...]	2009-09-04 09:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO107	BOSNIA - PRUD III YIELDS PROGRESS ON BRCKO AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President and Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik, Party for Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic, and Croatian Democratic Union-BiH (HDZ-BiH) President Dragan Covic met on January 26 to discuss their ongoing efforts to [...]	2009-01-27 15:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1088	BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 13:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1093	BOSNIA: PRESIDENT KOMSIC TO SEEK HIGH LEVEL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. During a September 11 meeting, Croat member and current Chairman of Bosnia's Presidency Zeljko Komsic informed the Ambassador that during his mid-October trip to the United States (without the other two me [...]	2009-09-14 10:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA
09SARAJEVO1108	BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...]	2009-09-18 10:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1110	BOSNIA: OHR TAKES ACTION TO END THE BRCKO [...] (C) Summary: On September 18, High Representative Inzko used his authorities to resolve the remaining issues in order to create conditions under which the Brcko Supervisory Regime can be closed in November. Resolving the issues of succession funds, citizenship, and electricity required the i [...]	2009-09-18 13:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1111	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH RS PM DODIK AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met in Banja Luka with Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) Speaker Igor Radojicic on September 16 and Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik on September 17. He discussed with his interlocutors the specter of near-term constitutional reform (C [...]	2009-09-18 14:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1137	BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN - CASE [...] Per the action request in Reftels, post conducted an on-site end-use survey of referenced equipment (Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Internal Affairs, SIPA) and the intermediate consignee (MIPO Komunikacije). 2. On August 27, we visited both the Sarajevo Canton Minister of Internal Affairs (MU [...]	2009-09-29 13:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BK
09SARAJEVO1138	BOSNIA: SERB TRI-PRESIDENCY MEMBER CALLS NATO GOAL [...] (C) Bosnian Serb Tri-Presidency member Nebojsa Radmanovic, who has thus far supported Bosnia's NATO aspirations, has begun to publicly support calls for further discussions on NATO membership because of "declining support" for NATO in Republika Srpska (RS). He has also indicated that he migh [...]	2009-09-29 14:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO BK
09SARAJEVO1139	BOSNIA: MEDIA MOGUL RADONCIC ESTABLISHES POLITICAL [...] (C) Fahrudin Radoncic, owner of Sarajevo-based daily Dnevni Avaz, announced September 24 his intention to form a new political party. Radoncic counts on winning over the membership and electorate of the two largest Bosniak parties, and enjoys support from the influential head of Islamic comm [...]	2009-09-29 14:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1147	GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, post demarched Amb. Milenko Misic, BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Department for Human Rights on October 1 regarding the U.S. position on UNHRC discussion of the Goldstone report. Misic had no substantive comment in response to the demarche, but informally [...]	2009-10-02 04:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAL PREL PHUM PTER
09SARAJEVO1148	BOSNIA: OPIC ACTION REQUEST - PROCREDIT HOLDINGS [...] Per Reftel action request, post did not uncover information on Procredit Holdings, and its subsidiary in Bosnia, Procredit Bank BiH, that would prevent OPIC from extending its subordinated loan to ProCredit Holdings. The local branch, managed by a staff of European expatriates, has a previou [...]	2009-10-02 04:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV MX EC NU RO BK
09SARAJEVO1149	BOSNIA: OPIC ACTION REQUEST - PROCREDIT HOLDINGS [...] Per Reftel action request, post did not uncover information on Procredit Holdings, and its subsidiary in Bosnia, Procredit Bank BiH, that would prevent OPIC from extending its subordinated loan to ProCredit Holdings. The local branch, managed by a staff of European expatriates, has a previou [...]	2009-10-02 04:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV MX EC NU RO BK
09SARAJEVO1157	BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR AND EU REPS DELIVER INVITATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador and representatives of the EU delivered invitations to eight party leaders October 2 to participate in discussions on October 8-9 in Sarajevo led by Deputy Secretary Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. All eight leaders said they will participate. Bosniak re [...]	2009-10-05 07:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1165	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Although your August 8-9 visit with Swedish Foreign Minister/EU President Bildt offers a much-needed prospect for political change, you are visiting Sarajevo when tensions are higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Bosnian Serb [...]	2009-10-06 16:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1181	BOSNIA: AMENDED REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA [...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of the following visa classes: A3 from 12 to 24 months, B1, B2, B1/B2, from 12 to 120 months, C1, D, C1/D from 12 to [...]	2009-10-14 11:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO1183	BOSNIA: POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER UTILITY CONTINUES, [...] (SBU) The state electricity transmission company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transco (Elektroprenos),has like other state institutions become a victim of political squabbling. However, unlike some other examples of dysfunction that do not affect the general public, there are concrete consequ [...]	2009-10-15 14:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV AMGT BK
09SARAJEVO1184	BOSNIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 06:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL PHUM PREL PTER IS BK
09SARAJEVO1207	SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009 [...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 March 2009 to 30 August 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the displacement of two million of its citizens. Of the [...]	2009-10-22 14:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1216	RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD [...] (U) Post demarched Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Bosnian MFA Department for the UN and other International Organizations, on October 23. Kenig-Corovic was able to provide several substantive responses related to demarche points, as discussed below. 2. (U) "No-action motions": Bosnia concur [...]	2009-10-26 11:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN BK
09SARAJEVO122	BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]	2009-01-30 16:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO123	BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG [...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]	2009-01-30 16:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1241	2009-2010 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) Below follows the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part One for Bosnia-Herzegovina. I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Bosnia") remain in a formative stage and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of l [...]	2009-11-02 14:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1247	NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY FROM BOSNIA ON GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 3 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming debate on the Goldstone Report. Misic and Kenig-Cor [...]	2009-11-04 14:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL BK
09SARAJEVO125	BOSNIA TO BACK OFF ON REQUEST FOR NATO MAP AT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj told Ambassador, January 29, that Bosnia would act on our advice and not send a formal letter requesting that the Alliance approve Bosnia for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at its upcoming summit in April. Bosnia's ministers and members of the [...]	2009-01-30 17:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1252	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S [...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity responding to a increasingly negative trend in Bosnia's political climate. In October, the European Union and the United States began a process of high-level engagement aimed at breaking the impasse on issues critical to B [...]	2009-11-04 16:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1253	WAR CRIMES AMBASSADOR RAPP'S OCTOBER 13-15 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: S/WCI Ambassador Stephen Rapp traveled to Sarajevo October 13-15 to discuss extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors past December, implementation of the National War Crimes Strategy, and Bosnia's efforts to pursue regional cooperation agreements. Most of A [...]	2009-11-04 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1265	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA LASHES OUT AT [...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) Government adopted a report on November 9 which alleged that Principal Deputy High Representative (PDHR) Gregorian and eight other officials, journalists and political analysts have been collaborating to harm the interests of the RS. Among the other officials [...]	2009-11-10 18:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO1269	BOSNIA: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] This cable outlines, per reftel, ongoing security and defense dialogues between Bosnia and the United States. Bilateral Defense Consultations ------------------------------- 2. The United States and Bosnia have organized bilateral defense consultations on an ad hoc basis since December 2 [...]	2009-11-12 14:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1280	BOSNIA: STEPS TOWARD FIXING THE BROKEN POWER [...] (SBU) The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) issued a statement on November 12 that offers some hope for resolving the political standoff that has blocked investment in the state-level electric transmission company Elektroprenos, or Transco, for nearly two years. The decision in effect dire [...]	2009-11-17 08:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1287	BOSNIA: NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON BIASED [...] (SBU) Post demarched Bosnian MFA contacts Amb. Milenko Misic, Head of Department for Human Rights, and Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Department for UN and International Organizations, on November 18 regarding the UN General Assembly's upcoming discussion of Israel-specific resolutions, per reft [...]	2009-11-19 07:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE BK
09SARAJEVO1294	CORRUPTION, ETHNICITY, AND POLITICAL FAVORITISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several weeks ago, Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) launched an investigation into the work of the state-level Return Fund and the State Commission for Displaced Persons and Refugees (DPRE Commission),due to numerous reports of alleged irregularities a [...]	2009-11-20 10:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KREF BK
09SARAJEVO1297	BOSNIA: TRANSCO BOARD APPROVES ACTING MANAGEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 14:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1298	BOSNIA: CONGRESSMAN BAIRD REVIEWS ENVIRNMENTAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 15:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV BK
09SARAJEVO1299	BOSNIA: IMF PROGRAM OFF TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 15:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV IMF BK
09SARAJEVO130	BOSNIA - MILORAD BARASIN APPOINTED NEW STATE [...] (C) The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) -- the state-level body responsible for the appointment, evaluation, and disciplining of judges, prosecutors, and other judicial staff nation-wide -- on January 28 appointed Milorad Barasin as State Prosecutor. Barasin, an ethnic Serb f [...]	2009-02-02 10:30:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC PHUM KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1300	BOSNIA: WANING BOSNIAK-CROAT PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) The stalled cooperation between the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH in the Federation entity reflects deepening tension between the party leaders. SDA leader Sulejman Tihic and HDZ-BiH leader Dragan Covic, who in the past have resolved [...]	2009-11-23 06:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1312	BOSNIA - PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL HOLDS OFF ON [...] (C) Summary: At the October 18-19 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, member state representatives expressed concern over continued attempts by the Republika Srpska (RS) to obstruct the work of the Office of the High Representative (OHR). PIC members also cited lack [...]	2009-11-24 18:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO1324	ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ALEXANDER [...] (U) SUMMARY. ASD Vershbow attended the Adriatic Charter Defense Ministerial in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 18. Vershbow reiterated U.S. support for Bosnia's and Montenegro's NATO aspirations and stressed that the U.S. supported NATO membership for Macedonia as soon as a mutually [...]	2009-12-01 13:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO1334	BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO. [...] Summary: Per reftel request, we conducted a site visit to the company referenced in Blue Lantern case number K-2420, PD Igman DD in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We spoke with Igman General Manager Djahid Muratbegovic, and Operations Manager Mirsada Kadic. According to the two Igman repres [...]	2009-12-04 15:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BK
09SARAJEVO134	BOSNIA - TIME TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, the three main party leaders met and agreed on a text for a constitutional amendment on Brcko District. The text is similar but not identical to the text proposed by the Brcko District Supervisor (with strong U.S. support). An OHR legal review has determined that [...]	2009-02-02 15:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1340	BOSNIA RESPONSE: DECEMBER UN VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 16:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1368	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA RATCHETS UP REFERENDUM [...] (C) Republika Srpska (RS) leaders are speaking increasingly openly about holding referenda on some of BiH's most sensitive issues. RS leaders -- particularly PM Milorad Dodik -- threaten almost daily to hold referenda on issues such as NATO accession and rule of law. Meanwhile, the oppositi [...]	2009-12-14 13:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1370	BOSNIA: DEPARTING STATE PROSECUTOR WAR CRIMES [...] (U) At a farewell lunch December 9, David Schwendiman (outgoing head of the State Prosecutor's Special Department for War Crimes, SDWC) reflected on his achievements, while lamenting the tremendous difficulties facing the department. His comments underscore the challenges facing the State Pr [...]	2009-12-14 17:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1372	BOSNIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Sarajevo appreciates the opportunity provided in reftel to nominate candidates from the Bosnian Muslim community to participate in the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in the spring. However, we request exemption from the requirement to recruit candidates actively and to hol [...]	2009-12-15 16:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SOCI KPAO BK
09SARAJEVO1379	BOSNIA - 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Attached is Post's draft submission for the 2009 country report on terrorism. Embassy point of contact for this report is Michael Martin, martinmb@state.gov. 2. Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that hindered the functioning of state government, Bos [...]	2009-12-17 14:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER BA
09SARAJEVO1381	BOSNIA: LJUBIC STRIVES TO RALLY BIH CROATS AND [...] (SBU) Recent initiatives from Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-1990 President Bozo Ljubic indicate that the campaign among Croats for the 2010 general elections is underway. Ljubic is reaching out -- thus far unsuccessfully -- to Croat academic and religious leaders, as well as other political [...]	2009-12-17 18:19:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1382	BOSNIA:HIGHREP IMPOSES NEW RULES FOR MOSTAR MAYOR [...] (SBU) On December 14 High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed a decision which changes voting procedures in Mostar aimed at breaking a political deadlock that has prevented the election of a mayor for the past 14 months. The city council plans to hold a session on December 18 where a mayo [...]	2009-12-18 07:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO1383	BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA STILL BLOCKING BRCKO [...] (SBU) The Republika Srpska (RS) continues to reject two OHR September 18 decisions on Brcko, thereby undermining OHR's authority. Because of the RS's non-compliance with these decisions, the Brcko Supervisor could not recommend the closure of OHR supervision of Brcko District at the November [...]	2009-12-18 09:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1387	BOSNIA: HIGHREP EXTENDS MANDATE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) HighRep Valentin Inzko, supported by the Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implmentation Council (PIC),on December 14 used his Bonn Powers to extend for three years the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes cases at the State Court and the State Pro [...]	2009-12-18 17:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1388	BOSNIA: SOME PROGRESS TOWARD VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) Following the uproar among local politicians over the EU's decision in July to reject Bosnia from gaining entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime this past July (reftel),Bosnia has made strides in implementing visa roadmap requirements, with EU prodding. Notably, it began issuin [...]	2009-12-18 18:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM BK EU
09SARAJEVO1391	BOSNIA: NEGATING THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (SBU) We believe the best way to get Bosnian support for our position on &Defamation of Religion8 votes (reftel) is to stress that Bosnia should change its voting behavior because it aims to become an EU country, a tolerant multi-ethnic democracy and a fully functional state that can present [...]	2009-12-21 14:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO1404	BOSNIA: CONSULAR FRAUD PERSPECTIVES ON NIV APPLICANTS' LAND [...] FPU Sarajevo recently launched an investigation of land ownership documents. These documents are frequently presented by NIV applicants in an effort to prove economic or financial ties. In some cases, applicants may not have as strong an interest in the land as they may claim. End summary. [...]	2009-12-22 10:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO1419	BOSNIA: SLIGHT DELAY IN IMF SECOND TRANCHE [...] (SBU) It appears that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is on track for receiving the next tranche of assistance from the country's IMF Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) in January 2010. However, given political squabbling, particularly as 2010 is an elections year, we will not be surprised by delays as a [...]	2009-12-28 07:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1427	BOSNIA: FOCA MAYOR LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (SBU) On December 16, Foca Mayor Zdravko Krsmanovic launched the New Socialist Party (NSP) in Banja Luka, claiming that the NSP already has 5,000 members. He said he plans to build a multi-ethnic party that will run candidates in all electoral units throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in [...]	2009-12-29 14:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BK
09SARAJEVO1428	BOSNIA: CHALLENGE TO USE OF ENTITY VOTE [...] (SBU) On November 30, Party of Democratic Action President Tihic submitted a motion to the BiH Constitutional Court requesting review of the compliance of the BiH Election Law with the BiH Constitution. Specifically, Tihic argued that the principle of ethnic representation is not properly im [...]	2009-12-30 11:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO1430	BOSNIA: POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF BRCKO (OR NOT) [...] (C) On September 18 High Representative Inzko mandated that each entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supply 50 percent of Brcko's electricity needs as of January 1, 2010. The decision was an effort to ensure Brcko's electricity security as a necessary condition to end OHR's Supervisory rol [...]	2009-12-30 15:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON PREL ETRD BK
09SARAJEVO1433	BOSNIA: ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) constitute the most numerous of the three constituent peoples in BiH and the majority group in the Federation of BiH and capital city Sarajevo. Given that the three constituent groups (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) are divided along ethnic-religious line, one of [...]	2009-12-31 10:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KPAO PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO1434	BOSNIA: RS PARLIAMENT SETS STAGE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) At a December 28 special session called to discuss High Representative Inzko's extension of the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working on war crimes issues, the Republika Srpska National Assembly voted to reject Inzko's "illegal" imposition. The RSNA went on to set the [...]	2009-12-31 10:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS PINR BK
09SARAJEVO145	Sarajevo FPU uncovers vulnerability in Bosnia's Child [...] [Summary] Recent FPU field trips have uncovered a potentially serious vulnerability in Bosnia and Herzegovina's child legitimation procedure. FPU determined that no Federal or Entity law regulates background checks to verify the credibility of parents' statements during the process of child l [...]	2009-02-04 10:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO147	BOSNIA: TRANSCO UPDATE - TALKS CONTINUE BUT NO [...] (C) Summary. Little has happened since the entity Prime Ministers agreed on December 3 (Ref A) to do everything possible to jumpstart operations at the State-level electricity transmission company (TRANSCO). The first meeting between the entity Ministers of Energy finally took place on Januar [...]	2009-02-04 10:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG PREL BK
09SARAJEVO151	BOSNIA - DODIK AGREES TO TEXT OF A BRCKO AMENDMENT [...] (U) The Ambassador and PDHR/Supervisor Gregorian met with Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on February 5 in Doboj to discuss the text of a proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko. An amendment that codifies Brcko's status in the constitution and provides Brcko with direct access to th [...]	2009-02-05 20:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO169	BOSNIA - NATO PARP ASSESSMENT TEAM DELIVERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the NATO Ambassadors' Forum on February 11, Frank Boland, the Director of NATO's Force Planning Directorate, previewed his office's upcoming PARP assessment of Bosnia. Boland warned the international community that the assessment, to be released February 26, of [...]	2009-02-11 14:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO173	BOSNIA - INABILITY TO APPOINT A NEW HEAD OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the need for strong leadership at the Directorate for European Integration (DEI) to ensure that Bosnia implements the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and other EU priorities, the country's political parties have clashed for over eight months over [...]	2009-02-11 16:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO180	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]	2009-02-12 12:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09SARAJEVO181	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2009 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]	2009-02-12 13:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP AADP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN
09SARAJEVO183	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES COUNCIL OF [...] (SBU) The Council of Ministers (CoM) on February 12 approved the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Reftel),the last step before its introduction into Parliament. All Ministers voted in favor except for Foreign Minister Alkalaj and Human Rights and Refugees Minister Halilovic, both [...]	2009-02-12 15:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO19	BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS [...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...]	2009-01-07 17:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT
09SARAJEVO190	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT BEGINS LONG AND ARDUOUS PATH [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the Brcko amendment has passed in the Council of Ministers (CoM),Parliament has begun the legislative process necessary for its eventual passage. The Collegia of both Houses of Parliament (i.e., the Speaker and two Deputy Speakers from each House) are working to prepar [...]	2009-02-18 06:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO2	BOSNIA - MOSQUE FIRE SPARKS MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A mosque in a predominantly-Bosniak village in Eastern Republika Srpska (RS) caught fire on December 7, the eve of a major Islamic holiday. Almost immediately, political and religious leaders, led by SBiH President Haris Silajdzic and Mostar Mufti Seid Smajkic, politicized the i [...]	2009-01-05 11:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO206	BOSNIA - SIA FILES CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK [...] (C) The press reported on February 19 that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed a criminal report with the State Prosecutor's Office that implicates Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and several associates in corruption associated with RS government procu [...]	2009-02-19 17:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PIN PHUM KDEM KJUS CRM BK
09SARAJEVO208	BOSNIAN RESPONSE ON ALGERIAN DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a dipnote in response to our reftel request that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). The dipnote was vague as to the final [...]	2009-02-20 08:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO210	BOSNIA - CRIMINAL REPORT AGAINST DODIK SPARKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel) has sparked a well-coordinated chorus of complaints from the RS. These grievances igno [...]	2009-02-20 16:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO211	BOSNIA - FUTURE OF THE EUFOR ALTHEA MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, February 10 and 13, Per Normark, Political Military Advisor to the EUFOR Commander, and EUFOR Chief of Staff Brigadier General Wundrak previewed for us EUFOR's upcoming reports to the EU Military Committee, February 23, and to the Political and Security Comm [...]	2009-02-20 16:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN BK
09SARAJEVO212	BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO CLOSE WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, High Representative Lajcak used his Bonn Powers to impose amendments to state and Federation legislation, which were designed to close legal loopholes that impacted both governments' ability to effectively manage war crimes case. In the case of the state, the High [...]	2009-02-20 17:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO217	BOSNIA- REDUCED BUDGETS WILL HAMPER STATE COURT [...] SUMMARY: (U) Officials at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office are now coming to terms with the BiH Parliament's decision to significantly reduce the budgets of both institutions. During a February 12 meeting with donors, State Court representatives said that the reduced budget [...]	2009-02-23 10:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO223	BOSNIA - SIPA REPORT PRECIPITATES COLLAPSE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days following the news of the criminal report that the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) filed with the State Prosecutor's Office against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and his associates (Reftel),Dodik and his party have vacillated between fits of [...]	2009-02-23 16:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO226	BOSNIA - REIS'ING TOWARD TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, leader of the Islamic Community (Islamska Zajednica, or IZ) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has made a series of statements in recent weeks that undermine his long-espoused position as a responsible leader of modern, "European" Islam. When addressing issues of Wah [...]	2009-02-24 11:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO228	BOSNIA - PRESSURE INTENSIFIES ON SIPA AND STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts at the State Prosecutor's Office told us on February 23 that they anticipate completing their review of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) criminal report against Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik (Ref A) next week. A formal investigation against D [...]	2009-02-24 17:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO232	BOSNIA: MFA TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION TO BIH [...] Per ref A request, DCM and ECONOFF met with Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic on February 24 to discuss Kosovo official travel access to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings. Although Bosnia has not officially recognized Kosovo independence, Kosovo officials had been suc [...]	2009-02-25 15:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KVIR BK
09SARAJEVO233	BOSNIA - SPECULATION ABOUNDS ON FUTURE OF BOSNIAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are anticipating a tumultuous time in Bosniak politics as spring approaches. The main Bosniak party, Sulejman Tihic's Party of Democratic Action (SDA),will hold an election on May 26 for its party presidency, and speculation on the candidates and outcome is already captivatin [...]	2009-02-26 06:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO234	BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AND RULE OF [...] (U) Summary: Significant USG investments in information technology systems for law enforcement and judicial institutions in BiH have enabled standardized and efficient case management and the real time exchange of sensitive data to assist police and border officials to interdict smugglers, org [...]	2009-02-26 07:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO239	CLAC APPROVES BRCKO AMENDMENT; ALL EYES ON [...] (C) The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee (CLAC) in Bosnia's state-level House of Representatives (HoR) on February 26 approved the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel). Eight of the nine CLAC members -- all but Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) caucus ch [...]	2009-02-27 10:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO248	BOSNIA - EXPECTED TO SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 15:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09SARAJEVO249	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC ON SIPA COMPLAINT AGAINST DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting, Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic told the Ambassador that the political situation in Bosnia was very "complicated" following the February 19 filing of a criminal report against RS PM Milorad Dodik for corruption (Reftels). Ref [...]	2009-02-27 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BK
09SARAJEVO250	BOSNIA DOES NOT ACCEPT TWO ALGERIAN GUANTANAMO [...] (S) On February 27 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a second dipnote in response to our request (reftel A) that Bosnia accept two Algerian nationals who lived in Bosnia before being detained in Guantanamo (Lakhdar Boumediene and Sabir Lahmar Manfud). This second dipnote was in respons [...]	2009-02-27 16:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO251	BOSNIA: EU REBUFFED BY RS AGAIN ON TRANSCO [...] (C) RS Minister of Energy Puhalac submitted a strongly-worded reply to EU officials on February 17 regarding the EU,s offer to conduct a management review of the moribund state-run electricity transmission company Electroprijenos (TRANSCO). Instead of a reply from the RS Government, Puhalac i [...]	2009-03-02 08:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ENRG PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO258	BOSNIA - RSNA CAUTIOUSLY ENDORSES BRCKO AMENDMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 25, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) adopted: 1) an RS Government report endorsing the text of the proposed constitutional amendment on Brcko (Ref A),2) a conclusion urging Serb delegates in the state-level Parliament to support the amendment but also to [...]	2009-03-03 15:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO279	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES IN FIRST READING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives (HoR) on March 4 approved -- with only one vote opposed -- the proposed amendment on Brcko District (Reftel) in its first reading, thus introducing the amendment into parliamentary procedure and opening the process for debate and proposed changes. The [...]	2009-03-06 14:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO281	BOSNIA: POST RESPONSE 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are not adequately protected. The Government suffers from a low level of capacity, primarily technical expertise in policy and law enforcement institutions. While legislation to enforce IPR is in place, enforceme [...]	2009-03-09 10:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR
09SARAJEVO297	BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPOINTS HEADS TO [...] (U) After a long delay the Council of Minister February 26 made several appointments to leading positions for three new state-level police support agencies created as part of two April 2008 reform laws. Although the Ministry of Security had held interviews for the positions of Director and Dep [...]	2009-03-10 15:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	REL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO299	BOSNIA: LABOR STATE OF PLAY - PROGRESS ON ECOSOC [...] (SBU) Summary: The creation of a Bosnian European-model Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the state level has been a goal of the international community and advocates of expanded government/labor dialogue for several years. The BiH Directorate for European Integration has included the c [...]	2009-03-11 06:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ELAB ETRD SOCI
09SARAJEVO310	FEDERATION DEVELOPMENT BANK SCANDAL - WATCH THIS [...] Summary. (C) Federation Financial Police have started an investigation of potential irregularities in the operation of the Federation Development Bank. After initially being threatened and rebuffed by Bank director Ramiz Dzaferovic on March 3, the investigators returned on March 9 with a polic [...]	2009-03-13 13:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK ECON EFIN
09SARAJEVO315	BOSNIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN KOREA [...] (SBU) In coordination with Dr. Dmitiri Iordanidi, First Political Secretary at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, we delivered Ref A and Ref B demarches to Nijaz Cardaklija, Counsellor in the Peace and Security Division of the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilat [...]	2009-03-16 14:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC BK
09SARAJEVO317	BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...]	2009-03-16 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO342	BOSNIA SLOW TO ADJUST TO RCC HOST RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (SBU) In a conversation with Charge on March 17, Foreign Minister Alkalaj confirmed that the Foreign Ministry would forward its proposal regarding Kosovo travel documents to the Council of Ministers in the next few days. He was confident that there would be a resolution to the problem of Kosov [...]	2009-03-18 15:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL BK
09SARAJEVO348	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 25-26 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on March 25-26. Despite Bosnia's problems, including continued nationalist rhetoric and challenges to the Dayton constitutional order, the PIC is expected to be non-eventful. Hopes among PIC members, particularly Russia [...]	2009-03-19 16:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO35	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 13-14 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bob, Cameron -- I look forward to welcoming you to Sarajevo next week for the NATO HQ Sarajevo change-of-command ceremony and our joint meeting with Admiral Fitzgerald. I am also pleased that you both have the time for some additional meetings, particularly a lunch with political [...]	2009-01-12 10:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO353	BOSNIA - ATTACK ON JOURNALIST IN EASTERN REPUBLIKA [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, a Federation Television journalist, reporting on allegations of corruption in Trebinje, was physically attacked while filming the Serb Orthodox Church there. The local mayor and Serb Orthodox bishop (both Dodik allies) immediately blamed the victim, and Dodik himsel [...]	2009-03-23 05:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BK

09SARAJEVO361	BOSNIA: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE AND [...] There have been no legislative or regulatory updates since March 2008 on laws related to child labor. There is no tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina of forced labor in the production of goods. Known incidents of child labor take place in small, family-owned shops (services) and farms (agri [...]	2009-03-23 10:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
09SARAJEVO364	BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 16:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS BK
09SARAJEVO365	BOSNIA - LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN [...] (U) On March 23, the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered to the Embassy a latter from Foreign Minister Alkalaj to the Secretary. Alkalaj's letter is a reply to the Secre tary's March 18 correspondence, and the text is contained in paragraph two below. A scan of the signed letter wa [...]	2009-03-23 16:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO366	GUIDANCE REQUEST; APRIL 2 OHR FINANCIAL EXPERTS [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. OHR provided Embassy with draft 2009/2010 budget in advance of the April 2, 2009 Financial Experts meeting. The proposed budget reflects the Steering Board Ambassador's command to begin preparing a continuing OHR budget for 2009/2010 in advance of [...]	2009-03-24 06:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL BK
09SARAJEVO373	BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO [...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...]	2009-03-25 06:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO377	ITA POSITION USED FOR POLITICAL LEVERAGE AMONG [...] (C/NF) Summary: The position of the Director of the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) has opened another struggle for "ethnic balance" in state-level institutions. The current director, Kemal Causevic, is a Bosniak who has managed to keep the institution functioning at a basic level, but has [...]	2009-03-26 12:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON BK
09SARAJEVO38	BOSNIA: SERBIA AND HUNGARY SECURE NATURAL GAS FOR [...] Summary: Freezing citizens of Bosnia's capital of Sarajevo received some relief from the natural gas crisis on Friday and Saturday when Serbia and Hungary, via the German-owned EON natural gas storage facility, provided a temporary supply of natural gas to Bosnia's pipeline system. Sarajevo's [...]	2009-01-12 15:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CASC ENRG EPET PREL BK
09SARAJEVO381	BOSNIA - PIC URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 25-26 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo welcomed the Bosnian parliament's adoption of a constitutional amendment on Brcko (reported septel),but stressed that progress on the remainder of the PIC 5-plus-2 agenda was insufficient to justify a decision to close [...]	2009-03-27 07:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO385	BOSNIA -- THE COMING END OF EUFOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We understand that the administration is planning a review of the U.S. and international profile in Bosnia. The Embassy would like to call Washington's attention to decision processes underway which will impact our ability [...]	2009-03-27 13:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BK EUN
09SARAJEVO386	BOSNIA - BRCKO AMENDMENT PASSES: A VICTORY FOR [...] (SBU) Two months of negotiating a constitutional amendment on Brcko District (Ref A) -- and thirteen years of USG engagement to make Brcko a self-sustaining, multiethnic district -- culminated in the amendment's overwhelming support in both houses of Parliament. The House of Representatives ( [...]	2009-03-27 14:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO388	BOSNIA - SIPA ACTION AGAINST ID FRAUD ANGERS DODIK [...] (U) The State Investigative and Protective Agency (SIPA),acting on the order of the State Prosecutor's Office, on March 24 arrested three officials in Bijeljina in eastern Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the fraudulent issuance of Citizenship Identity Protection System (CIPS) identi [...]	2009-03-27 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM KJUS KAWC BK
09SARAJEVO39	BOSNIA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IN BOSNIA [...] Summary: The Global Economic Crisis has reached Bosnia as demand for key exports, such as metals, has fallen sharply, construction has stalled and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has dropped. Loans are hard to get and remittances have stopped growing. Nonetheless, Bosnia,s high percentage [...]	2009-01-12 16:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL
09SARAJEVO393	BOSNIA: KOSOVO DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL WITH THE [...] On Friday, March 27, FM Alkalaj shared with the Ambassador the MFA's proposal on how to deal with Kosovo documents, particularly travel documents of Kosovo officials who need to travel to BiH for Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) meetings in Sarajevo. The proposal, which was forwarded to the [...]	2009-03-30 13:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KVIR BK
09SARAJEVO398	BOSNIA: WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS VULNERABLE [...] (U) Summary: Emboffs visited the Srebrenica municipality to assess the impact of the world economic crisis on area businesses and municipal government. Automobile parts manufacturer, CIMOS Srebrenica, warns that a 50% decline in customer orders since September 2008 will force the plant to layo [...]	2009-03-31 11:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BK ECON
09SARAJEVO40	BOSNIA - GAZA REACTION REVEALS UGLY SIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: Several incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, biased press coverage, and irresponsible comments by Islamic Community head, Reis Mustafa Ceric (who labeled events in Gaza "genocide"),have contributed to an undercurrent of anti-Semitism in the Bosnian reaction to events in Gaza. [...]	2009-01-12 16:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GZ BK PREL
09SARAJEVO403	BOSNIA - COURT REJECTS EFFORT TO GUT STATE COURT'S [...] (U) During its March 28 session, the BiH Constitutional Court rejected a case brought by BiH House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic and twelve other deputies from Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik's party, the Alliance of Social Democrats (SNSD),that had c [...]	2009-03-31 16:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO406	BOSNIA: INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS ADVANCE [...] The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) rule of law program, funded by INL-managed SEED funds, continue to play a critical role in advancing our rule of [...]	2009-04-01 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO409	SARAJEVO FRAUD SUMMARY, SEMI-ANNUAL CY2009 [...] This semi-annual fraud summary covers 1 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. ------------------ Country Conditions ------------------ 2. Fourteen years after the 1992-95 Balkan conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina is still recovering from the devastation of the war that resulted in some two mil [...]	2009-04-01 14:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO42	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]	2009-01-13 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SARAJEVO439	ACTION REQUEST: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Poloff contacted Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) MFA's Head of the Department for UN and Other International Organizations, Ms. Sanja Kenig-Corovic, regarding USG candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council on April 1. Ms. Kenig-Corovic had no substantive response to the talking points provide [...]	2009-04-08 05:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO444	SARAJEVO FRAUD UNIT VISITS THE OFFICE OF THE BOSNIAN MUSLIM [...] [Summary] FPU recently completed a fraud prevention site visit to the Islamic Community's Governing Council (Rijaset) Office of the Bosniak Diaspora. Our fraud investigator wanted to broaden our contacts with the Rijaset representatives to resolve questions about religious worker (R1) visa [...]	2009-04-08 13:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO452	BOSNIA - PM SPIRIC MOVES FORWARD (FINALLY) ON [...] (SBU) On April 9, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (CoM) Nikola Spiric (Serb) agreed to place the long overdue decision on an inventory of state property on the CoM agenda. Spiric also agreed that the scope of the inventory should be consistent with the March 26 communique of the Peace Im [...]	2009-04-10 11:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO464	Half of Bosnian Au-pairs remain in America [...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 au-pair cases Post issued in 2006. Nearly half of the program participants from Bosnia found legal ways to stay in the USA. [End Summary] 2. Methodology: FPU examined cases from 2006 to provide ample time for return [...]	2009-04-14 11:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO467	BOSNIA - TIHIC AND COVIC EAGER TO ENGAGE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 lunch with Ambassador, Party of Democratic Action (SDA) chairman Sulejman Tihic and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH chairman Dragan Covic focused almost exclusively on constitutional reform (CR). The two men discussed the positive momentum generated by the recent [...]	2009-04-15 04:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO469	BOSNIA - SEEKING RESOLUTION OF DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosnia's progress towards reaching an "acceptable and resolution of defense property," one of the PIC's 5 objectives for closure of the Office of the High Representative, remains stalled, and recently we have seen some backsliding. With respect to moveable defense property -- th [...]	2009-04-15 06:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO480	Sarajevo Work and Travel visa validation study [...] [Summary] Sarajevo FPU recently completed a validation study for all J1 Summer Work and Travel cases that post issued in 2008. A solid 96% of issued applicants returned, with only four percent remaining in America [End of Summary] 2. Methodology: Our Fraud Prevention Unit took all 78 issue [...]	2009-04-16 11:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO487	BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]	2009-04-17 14:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO488	BOSNIA - EU TROIKA FM'S BRING THE SAME OLD EU [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: We have spoken with EU diplomats to assess whether the "EU Troika" foreign ministers broke new ground when they visited Sarajevo on April 7-9. Although the simultaneous visit of Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Swedish Foreign Minis [...]	2009-04-17 14:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO489	BOSNIA - DODIK INVESTIGATION TO START NEXT WEEK; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office (SPO) expects to open a formal investigation into Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on Tuesday, April 21. Dodik is one of nine individuals, including three sitting RS ministers, alleged to have committed a variety of criminal offens [...]	2009-04-17 14:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO492	Bosnia FPU visits Roma community in Bijeljina. [...] [Summary] Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited the Roma community in the Bosnian city of Bijeljina, the second largest town in the Republika Srpska. Bijeljina, once considered the largest and the richest Roma community in all Bosnia, now shows signs of economic distress, a likely fact [...]	2009-04-20 08:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO493	BOSNIA FRAUD PREVENTION UNIT VISITS SREBRENICA AND [...] [Summary] Sarajevo's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited Srebrenica and Bijeljina, two cities in northeast Bosnia located in the Republika Srpska. Post's anti-fraud unit identified a recent influx of non-immigrant visa applicants from these towns and executed their own survey of thes [...]	2009-04-20 08:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO500	WHAT TO DO ABOUT A PROBLEM CALLED BOSNIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Our objectives here are to: 1) maintain Bosnia as a single state; 2) mute the country's potentially explosive ethnic divisions by embedding it in Euro-Atlantic institutions; and, 3) ensure that the state is strong enough to meet its NATO and EU obligations. Unfortunately, Bosni [...]	2009-04-20 15:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO501	BOSNIA: INDICTMENT FILED AGAINST FEDERATION PRIME [...] (SBU) Over the weekend, the Bosnian media confirmed that on April 14 the Sarajevo Cantonal State Prosecutor filed an indictment against Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic (Party of Democratic Action--SDA) and former Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic (SDA Federation PM from 1998 [...]	2009-04-20 15:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO507	BOSNIA - REIS CERIC CALLS FOR "NATIONAL BOSNIAK [...] (C) Summary: Reis Mustafa Ceric, head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, continues to shoot from the hip on political matters, this time calling into question the country's multi-ethnic identity. While Islamic Community representatives were quick to dismiss this as a misunde [...]	2009-04-21 14:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO510	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (S/NOFORN) The Ambassador met on April 16 with Prime Minister Spiric and on April 17 with Minister of Security Sadovic to request that the Bosnian government reconsider its previous decision on Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar, and agree to allow Lahmar to return to Bosnia (Reftel). Spiric s [...]	2009-04-22 07:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO513	BOSNIA - DODIK MAKES NICE AND ISSUES WARNINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over lunch on the 17th floor terrace of the Republika Srpska (RS) Government building on April 16, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and the Ambassador discussed a range of issues, including outstanding elements of OHR's 5 2 agenda, the state-level investigation of the PM over, amo [...]	2009-04-22 14:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO514	BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO [...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...]	2009-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK
09SARAJEVO515	BOSNIA - HIGHREP INZKO DISCUSSES EXTENDING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Inzko met with Quint Ambassadors on April 20 to discuss extending the presence of the international secondees working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past the legislatively-mandated December 2009 deadline. Inzko expressed strong support for [...]	2009-04-22 15:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO516	BOSNIA -- DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE CLEARS SIPA [...] (C) On April 22 a Disciplinary Committee of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) cleared Assistant Director Dragan Lukac (Croat) of any wrongdoing when he submitted a criminal report against several Republika Srpska Government (RSG) officials, including RS Prime Minister Milora [...]	2009-04-23 13:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO529	BOSNIA: EMBASSY RATCHETS UP ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: On an April 23 visit to Srebrenica, Ambassador English pushed local leaders to put aside their political differences for the sake of citizens of a municipality still struggling to come to terms with the 1995 genocide which took place there. Bickering over government jobs, and th [...]	2009-04-27 12:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO530	BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO RESTORE [...] (U) High Representative Valentin Inzko used his "Bonn powers" on Friday, April 24 to return the travel documents of 13 Republika Srpska (RS) police officers whose documents were seized in July 2007 because they were suspected of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. According to Andrej [...]	2009-04-27 14:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KCRM KJUS KMRS PGOV PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO548	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 09:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO549	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on April 29 with Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note requesting that Bosnia accept the return of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar (reftel). The Ambassador stressed that the U.S. had pursued other alternatives with Guantanamo detainees formerly [...]	2009-04-30 09:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO554	BOSNIA -- REPUBLIKA SRPSKA PRESS CRITICIZES [...] (U) Republika Srpska (RS) based press and a parliamentarian from right-wing RS Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) are publicly criticizing Bosnia's planned participation in the NATO PfP Cooperative Longbow-Cooperative Lancer (exercise) in Tbilisi, Georgia from May 6 to June 1. Bosnia's MOD has pu [...]	2009-04-30 13:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO556	BOSNIA - SDA CONGRESS FORECASTS TURNING POINT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) gears up for its party congress on May 26 -- at which it will elect its party president -- both party leadership and rank and file are preparing to make a crucial choice between moving SDA along its current, progressive path and shifting the [...]	2009-05-04 15:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO563	BOSNIA - INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE: [...] (U) Summry: Extensive technical assistance in drafting gverning legislation and rules of procedures along with significant USG investment in equipment and taining facilitated the creation and rapid develoment of the new state-level Foreigners Affairs Service from an idea on paper to an effecti [...]	2009-05-05 12:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO565	BOSNIA - CROAT POLITICS MIRED IN STALEMATES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croat political scene of late has been marked by increasing anxiety about the fate of two centers of Croat power -- the city of Mostar and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) parties. After six months of stalemate and frivolous bargaining, HDZ-BiH is reportedly close to an ag [...]	2009-05-05 13:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO566	BOSNIA - DODIK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST "TRANSFERRED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 23, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) began a debate on the "effects of the transfer of constitutional competencies from the RS to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina." The debate, which will continue on May 14, is part of a long campaign dating back [...]	2009-05-05 14:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM EU BK
09SARAJEVO573	BOSNIA - FY 2009 JULIA TAFT REFUGEE FUND PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post is pleased to submit a project proposal for the FY 2009 Julia Taft Refugee Fund. Embassy Sarajevo, working in consultation with the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees, the Federation Ministry of Human Rights and Refugee Issues, t [...]	2009-05-07 12:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO574	BOSNIA - INCREASED INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to their lunch with High Representative Valentin Inzko (Reftel),the Quint Ambassadors met on May 5 with State Justice Minister Barisa Colak to urge him to prepare legislative amendments needed to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors past Dec [...]	2009-05-07 16:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO578	BOSNIA -- DODIK CALLS ON SERB SOLDIERS TO QUIT [...] (SBU) During a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of a new Mercatur supermarket in Banja Luka on May 7, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Dodik called on Serb members of Bosnia's Armed Forces to disobey lawful orders and to refuse to participate in the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) C [...]	2009-05-08 15:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA
09SARAJEVO589	BOSNIA: HARSH ECONOMIC TIMES LEAD TO STANDBY [...] Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 5 announced it had reached a staff level agreement on a $1.52 billion standby arrangement with Bosnian authorities. This is the first such agreement since the last one expired in 2004, and reflects Bosnia,s growing concern with its deterio [...]	2009-05-11 14:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO592	BOSNIA'S NEW BIOMETRIC PASSPORT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Our Consular Section's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) visited several offices involved in data collection for passport issuance. The visits suggested that even if the Bosnian government hits its January 2010 production target for the new biometric passport, the data used to issue the [...]	2009-05-12 05:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO594	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Vice President: welcome to Bosnia. Your visit here is being taken as a sign that "the U.S. is back" and ready to resume our traditional leadership role here. Bosniaks especially welcome the news, Croats as well, but Serbs are leery, believing new U.S. energy will be devoted t [...]	2009-05-12 15:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KJUS KCRM PINR BK
09SARAJEVO600	SNSD RATCHETS UP INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC [...] (C) A parliamentary debate on May 13 on constitutional reform turned ugly when House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Milorad Zivkovic from the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) proposed conducting public opinion surveys on whether citizens of Bosnia want to continue living toge [...]	2009-05-14 13:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO606	BOSNIA - POLITICIANS COMMENT ON U.S. HOUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nonbinding resolution on Bosnia (H.R. 171) passed on May 12 by the U.S. House of Representatives provoked much commentary by Bosnian politicians, most of it along predictable lines. Bosniak and Croat politicians generally praised the resolution, saying it demonstrated incr [...]	2009-05-15 08:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO609	BOSNIA - MFA OFFICIAL WILL PARTICIPATE IN CGINT [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 12:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER NL BK
09SARAJEVO610	BOSNIA - RSNA DECLARES "TRANSFERRED COMPETENCIES" [...] (SBU) On May 14, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) concluded its April 23 debate on competency transfers (Reftel) and adopted a set of conclusions that, in effect, declared (erroneously) that 65 "competencies" had been illegally transferred from the RS to the state. Only in three [...]	2009-05-15 12:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM MARR EU BK
09SARAJEVO614	BOSNIA - EUROPEANS IGNORE DANGER FROM DODIK ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The issue of the Republika Srpska (RS)-led break down of Transco, the state-run electricity transmission company is coming to a critical point. All good faith offers by the international community to provide technic [...]	2009-05-18 12:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG PINR PREL PGOV EU BK
09SARAJEVO631	BOSNIA - HIGHREP PONDERS BONN POWERS ANNULMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph xxxx below. HighRep Concern Over RS Challenge to "Competency Transfers" --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (C) At the May 22 meeting of the Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA),HighRep Inzko reiterated concerns he firs [...]	2009-05-22 14:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM EU BK
09SARAJEVO641	BOSNIA - SACIRBEY TO TESTIFY BEFORE ICTY VIA [...] (SBU) Per reftels, on May 18 we conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the urgent need for the Bosnian government to clarify its position regarding Muhamed Sacirbey's travel to The Hague to testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We made clear that we [...]	2009-05-27 09:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN PREL BK
09SARAJEVO643	BOSNIA - TIHIC VICTORY SENDS MESSAGE: SDA WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At its party congress on May 26 (Ref A),the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) reelected its moderate, pro-European president, Sulejman Tihic, who immediately pledged to continue working toward reforms vital for Bosnia,s future. Tihic comfortably defeated right-wing candid [...]	2009-05-27 13:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO645	BOSNIA - MFA SENDS SECOND DIP NOTE CLARIFYING [...] (SBU) Per the Department's request, on May 28 we sought from the MFA additional documentation clarifying the Bosnian government's support for having Muhamed Sacirbey testify before the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia via video-link (Refs A and B). In response to our request, [...]	2009-05-28 14:06:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CJAN PREL BK
09SARAJEVO658	BOSNIA - VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN OPENS DOOR FOR USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: One week after the visit of Vice President Biden to Bosnia and Herzegovina, his signals of clear USG support for Bosnia have begun to shore up the voice of the Bosnian political moderates. During his public speech and private meetings on May 19, the Vice President declared in no [...]	2009-06-02 11:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO66	BOSNIA - COUNCIL OF MINISTERS TO DECIDE SOON ON [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met separately on January 13 with Foreign Minister Sven Alakalaj and Prime Minister Nikola Spiric to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel regarding Bosnia's willingness to accept two Algerian Guantanamo detainees, Sabir Lahmar Manfud and Lakhdar Boumedienne. The Ambas [...]	2009-01-15 14:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BK
09SARAJEVO666	BOSNIA: FEDERATION PM'S RESIGNATION COULD DELAY [...] (C) Summary: Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic proffered his resignation on May 27 under a cloud of corruption charges. While he is widely viewed as ineffective, his resignation, if accepted, will likely hinder the Federation's ability to fulfill the conditions necessary for the Inte [...]	2009-06-04 13:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO67	BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 14:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BK
09SARAJEVO670	BOSNIA: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) Post delivered points per reftel to Sanja Kenig-Corovic, the Bosnian MFA's Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations. Kenig-Corovic advised that representatives from the European Commission, Sweden, and the Czech Republic (representing current and future EU Pr [...]	2009-06-05 07:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREL BK
09SARAJEVO678	BOSNIA INCHING CLOSER ON VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (U) At its June 4, 2009 session, the Council of Ministers approved and sent to Parliament a package of four draft laws needed to facilitate Bosnia's entry into a visa liberalization regime with the EU. The package includes draft laws on International Legal Aid in Criminal Matters, Border C [...]	2009-06-05 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EU BK
09SARAJEVO679	BOSNIA: COM REJECTS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS [...] (U) During its June 4 session, the Council of Ministers in a 2-7 vote rejected a proposal to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past December 2009. The defeat of the initiative dealt a severe blow to the Sta [...]	2009-06-05 13:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO687	BOSNIA - HIREP INZKO USES BONN POWERS TO REMOVE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8 OHR High Representative Valentine Inzko used the Bonn powers for the first time in his tenure in order to remove two police officials engaged in illegal activities, including reported illegal wiretapping against OHR officials. Inzko ordered the removal of Herzegovina [...]	2009-06-10 13:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO689	BOSNIA: SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Long considered a black hole in the region, Bosnia now appears to be taking some steps towards signing regional cooperation agreements in an effort to bring to justice criminals, particularly war criminals, who are dual citizens and out of reach of the law due to existing bans [...]	2009-06-10 14:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO691	BOSNIA - DODIK RAISES THE STAKES ON RSNA [...] (C) SUMMARY: HighRep Valentin Inzko,s June 11 deadline for the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) to withdraw its May 14 conclusions that declared 65 competency transfers from the entities to the state unconstitutional (Ref A) is upon us, and the issue remains unresolved. Both the Amba [...]	2009-06-11 14:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO70	BOSNIA - STRUGGLING WITH DODIK ON BRCKO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik remains the principal stumbling block to a resolution on Brcko District. Seemingly backing off his long-standing intransigence on constitutional amendments to resolve Brcko, Dodik promised Ambassador and HighRep Lajcak in December [...]	2009-01-15 16:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO704	BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS DEFIANT ON RSNA CONCLUSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik on June 12 publicly reiterated his support for the RS National Assembly (RSNA's) May 14 conclusions that declared 68 competency transfers to the state level unconstitutional. Dodik insisted that the spirit of the conclusions would remain in e [...]	2009-06-15 14:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO708	BOSNIA: INDICTMENT EXPECTED AGAINST HEAD OF [...] (C) The Federation Financial Police shared with us in confidence the full investigation prepared for the prosecutor regarding allegations against the director of the Federation Development Bank (FDB),Ramiz Dzaferovic (Reftel). Forty-two individuals are named in connection with the case, and a [...]	2009-06-16 12:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BK
09SARAJEVO732	BOSNIA: S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 14-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Sarajevo June 14-16 to discuss regional cooperation and extending past December the mandate of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. He met with State Justice Minister Barisa [...]	2009-06-22 13:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO733	BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO ANNUL RSNA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On June 20, High Representative Valentin Inzko publicly announced his decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska's (RS) May 14 Conclusions on the alleged illegal transfer of 68 competencies from the entities to the state. This decision came after almost a [...]	2009-06-22 14:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
09SARAJEVO741	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 29-30 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on June 29-30. This meeting, the first PIC Political Directors meeting to be chaired by the current HighRep Valentin Inzko, will take place in the shadow of a serious confrontation between Inzko and Republika Srpska Pri [...]	2009-06-23 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO744	BOSNIA: IMF DEAL DELAYED [...] Summary. On June 22, the IMF postponed a scheduled June 29 governing board meeting at which the IMF was to approve a proposed $1.5 billion, 3-year standby arrangement because IMF conditions have not been met. The conditions included budget cuts at all levels of government. The RS entity and [...]	2009-06-24 10:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO745	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...]	2009-06-24 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO747	BOSNIA: FORMER FOREIGN FIGHTERS ARRESTED; BUT CAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Administrative delays and barriers to evidence sharing may contribute to the release from the Foreigners Affairs Service (FAS) Immigration Center of several former foreign fighters, who have been deemed threats to BiH national security. Currently the center holds eight persons [...]	2009-06-24 13:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KISL SCUL INR KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO75	BOSNIA: FY09 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post appreciates EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. 2. Regional Balkan Energy Meeting (Two-Day),April 2009. a) The Bal [...]	2009-01-16 15:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD
09SARAJEVO76	BOSNIA - BIDDING FOR 2010-2011 UNSC SEAT [...] (U) We received the following diplomatic note from the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Bosnia's interest in being elected to the UN Security Council, and have added our comment on this request below: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents its compliment [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC BK
09SARAJEVO77	BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ADOPTS LONG AWAITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers (CoM) on December 29 adopted a National War Crimes Strategy that establishes the framework for the prosecution of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war. The initiative marks a milestone in Bosnia's efforts to prosecute war crimes and promote na [...]	2009-01-16 17:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO773	BOSNIA - SERBS KEEP QUIET AND BOSNIAKS CRY FOUL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following HighRep Valentin Inzko's June 20 decision to use the Bonn Powers to annul the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA's) conclusions condemning what the RSNA perceived as the illegal transfer of competencies from the entities to the state (Ref A),Bosnian Serb politician [...]	2009-06-30 06:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO776	BOSNIA - STATE COURT APPROVES ANOTHER TEMPORARY [...] (C) A contact at the State Prosecutor's Office on June 29 told us that the State Court late on June 26 had approved the office's request for a temporary seizure order for additional documents from Republika Srpska (RS) in connection with the ongoing corruption case against RS Prime Minister [...]	2009-06-30 10:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO782	BOSNIA: IMF DEAL BACK ON [...] Summary. The IMF governing board meeting to approve the standby arrangement for Bosnia has been rescheduled for July 8, following Bosnia,s fulfillment of the two outstanding conditions: the adoption of a comprehensive budget framework by the National Fiscal Council, and an agreement by the Fe [...]	2009-07-01 12:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO785	BOSNIA: INTENT ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] (SBU) The Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina shares USG concerns (reftel) about North Korea's May 25 nuclear test and the prospect of the DPRK obtaining WMD material despite UNSC sanctions. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Department for the UN and Other International Organizations Sanja KEN [...]	2009-07-01 13:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BK
09SARAJEVO786	BOSNIA - CANTONAL COURT CONVICTS NOTORIOUS MAFIA [...] (U) The Sarajevo Cantonal Court's June 23 decision to convict notorious mafia boss Muhammed Ali Gasi continues to elicit favorable commentary. Gasi, along with his brother, and six associates, were convicted on organized crime-related charges, including extortion, illegal property purchases, [...]	2009-07-01 14:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO79	BOSNIA TO FORMALLY ASK FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION [...] (SBU) Director of the MFA's Peace and Security division, Ambassador Fuad Sabate, called us in January 14 to report that the MFA has submitted for approval by Bosnia's Tri-Presidency a letter to NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer formally asking that Bosnia be given a Membership Action Plan at the Stras [...]	2009-01-20 09:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BK
09SARAJEVO791	Sarajevo non-immigrant visa application numbers in dramatic [...] (Summary) Not since 9/11 has Post experienced a decrease in non-immigrant visa numbers as dramatic as that which has occurred during this global economic crisis. But, Post has seized this unanticipated drop in applications as an opportunity to expand its anti-fraud and student outreach programs [...]	2009-07-02 08:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO796	REQUEST FOR REVISION OF THE VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE FOR [...] SUMMARY. Post asks for the Department's review of the visa reciprocity schedule for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, post would like the Department to increase the validity of B1, B2, B1/B2, C1, D, C1/D, F, M, I, J, H, L, M, O, P, Q, R visas to multiple-entry, 120 months. The current sche [...]	2009-07-02 13:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT BK
09SARAJEVO797	BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...]	2009-07-02 14:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO802	BOSNIAN COURT RULES CEFTA-VIOLATING LAW [...] (U) Based on a complaint brought by the President of the BiH House of Peoples, the Constitutional Court on July 3 temporarily declared unconstitutional a law on domestic protection until it has time to study the law in detail. The law intended to protect domestic agriculture producers by taxi [...]	2009-07-07 05:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BK
09SARAJEVO804	REPUBLIKA SRPSKA DELEGATES BLOCK ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 18, 2009, the Republika Srpska (RS) delegates in the House of Peoples of the BiH Parliament (BiH HoP) rejected a proposed Revised Strategy for implementation of Annex VII (dealing with returns of displaced persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and returned it to the Counci [...]	2009-07-07 07:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BK
09SARAJEVO810	BOSNIA - FEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS AT THE JUNE PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 29-30 Peace Implementation Council (PIC)session was marked by rancorous debate among Bosnian politicians and by general acknowledgment that Bosnia had made little progress toward satisfying the objectives and conditions necessary to close the Office of the High Represent [...]	2009-07-07 13:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO812	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...]	2009-07-08 11:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO821	BOSNIA: IMF GOVERNING BOARD APPROVES $1.57 B [...] On July 8, the IMF Governing Board approved a $1.57 billion, 36-month standby arrangement for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The first tranche of $282 million could arrive as early as July 10. The funding must be used to service external debt, but Federation Finance Minister Bevanda has said that this [...]	2009-07-09 07:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO827	BOSNIA VULNERABLE TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] (U) Summary. Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing due to serious deficiencies in the integrity of its anti-money laundering (AML) regime. On paper, BiH,s AML regime complies with many Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations, but the r [...]	2009-07-09 11:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL ECON BK

09SARAJEVO834	BOSNIAN MARRIAGE PATTERNS THROUGH THE EYES OF SARAJEVO'S [...] (Summary) After almost two years of Immigrant Visa operations in Sarajevo, our consular staff is beginning to see standard behavioral patterns that while not necessarily indicating fraud, do exemplify both a very utilitarian approach to finding a partner, and the strengths of traditional ro [...]	2009-07-10 08:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO838	BOSNIA - CONVICTED TERRORIST BEKTASEVIC [...] (C) Mirsad Bektasevic, a dual Bosnian-Swedish citizen who was convicted in a Bosnian court on charges of terrorism in 2007 (Reftel),successfully petitioned the Bosnian court to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence in Sweden, and was transferred from Bosnia to Sweden on June 10, 2009. [...]	2009-07-10 13:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PTER BK
09SARAJEVO839	BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]	2009-07-10 13:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO840	BOSNIA: STATE OF PLAY ON SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 upon us, we thought it would be useful to review the progress made and the challenges faced by the State Prosecutor's Office Special Department for War Crimes (SDWC) investigating [...]	2009-07-10 13:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO841	BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON [...] (U) Summary: INL-provided SEED funded training conducted by the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) continue to play a critical role in our rule of law agenda here in Bosn [...]	2009-07-10 15:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO857	A Tale of Two Cities: the Sarajevo Fraud Prevention Unit [...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in Northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. We wanted to improve our understanding of a region that experienced severe displacement during the war and to examine the living conditions of our visa [...]	2009-07-15 12:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO861	BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DIPNOTE ON GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met on July 15 with Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric to deliver a diplomatic note urging the Bosnian Government to focus immediately on resolving the case of Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and accept his return to Bosnia. The Ambassador noted that he [...]	2009-07-15 13:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO866	Bosnia consular outreach program yields substantial drop in [...] [Summary] In past years, Sarajevo's refusal rate for J1 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) applicants was often over 50 percent. Recognizing that our refusal rate was directly related to a Post policy of only issuing to students of accredited universities, the Consular section launched an outreach pr [...]	2009-07-16 13:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO867	EU DENIES BOSNIA ENTRY INTO VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (C) The European Commission (EC) announced on July 14 that it had decided to keep Bosnia off the list of countries recommended for entry into the EU's visa liberalization regime at this time. It attributed its decision to Bosnia's shortcomings in the issuance of biometric passports, the fig [...]	2009-07-16 13:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KCRM EU BK
09SARAJEVO87	BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR MOVES CLOSER TO OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Prosecutor's Office is close to completing its review of the Republika Srpska (RS) government documents provided to it as part of its preliminary investigation into alleged corruption associated with RS Government Building contracts. Based on their preliminary conclusio [...]	2009-01-21 16:05:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO877	BOSNIA - DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 12:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BK RS
09SARAJEVO88	BOSNIA - HIGHREP LAJCAK TO BE NAMED SLOVAK FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador today, High Rep Miroslav Lajcak said that he had been offered and accepted the position of Slovak Foreign Minister. He plans to inform the PIC tomorrow, and immediately afterwards will tell the Presidency, which will be asked to inform other Bosnian gover [...]	2009-01-22 17:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA SK
09SARAJEVO883	SUBJECT: BOSNIA - CODEL CARNAHAN HELPS MARK [...] (SBU) Summary: From July 11-13 the Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and including Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) visited Bosnia-Herzegovina, underscoring the strength of the U.S. commitment to help Bosnia joi [...]	2009-07-23 04:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO893	BOSNIA - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 14:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BA
09SARAJEVO894	BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO DISMISS SDA SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, the BiH House of Representatives, acting on a request from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Presidency, voted to dismiss SDA Minister of Security Tarik Sadovic. This vote ends two months of speculation about Sadovic's removal and a public fight between SDA Presiden [...]	2009-07-24 13:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO895	BOSNIAKS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE WORK OF THE RS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to a recent decision by the Republika Srpska (RS) Constitutional Court, Bosniak leaders in the RS announced on July 14 that the Bosniak Caucus in the RS Council of Peoples (RS CoP) will attempt to block all laws passed by the RS National Assembly (RSNA) by boycotting [...]	2009-07-24 13:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO921	BOSNIA AGREES TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEE LAHMAR [...] (S) We received a diplomatic note from the Bosnian Foreign Ministry informing us that Bosnia has agreed to accept the transfer of former Guantanamo detainee Sabir Lahmar and deal with him in accordance with the Bosnian Law on Foreigners and Asylum. In practice, this will mean that Lahmar wil [...]	2009-07-29 13:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER BA
09SARAJEVO922	BOSNIA - EXTENDING THE PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. We are reaching a critical point in our and the international community's efforts to extend the presence of the international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office. The Coun [...]	2009-07-29 14:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO934	BOSNIA - HIGHREP PUTS TEMPORARY LID ON BUBBLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ten months after the October 2008 municipal elections, Mostar's elected officials have yet to find a resolution to the city mayor stalemate (Reftel). As a result, the Mostar City Council is unable to adopt a permanent budget and therefore pay city employees. Disgruntlement with [...]	2009-07-31 10:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO937	BOSNIA - HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 12:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA BK
09SARAJEVO946	BOSNIA - HIGH-PROFILE PRISONER DISAPPEARS [...] (C) Bosnia is abuzz about the disappearance of Karray Kemal bin Ali who failed to return to a high security prison in Zenica after being granted leave to visit his family. Bin Ali (AKA Abu Hamza though not the "Abu Hamza" cited in our terrorism report) is a Tunisian national with possible li [...]	2009-08-03 10:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KCRM KJUS AEMR APCS BK
09SARAJEVO951	BOSNIA - GRIGORIJE, PRINCE-BISHOP OF TREBINJE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Serb Orthodox Vladika Grigorije (Bishop of Zahumlije and Herzegovina) holds both spiritual and temporal power in the southern Bosnian municipality of Trebinje. With authority extending throughout much of southern Bosnia, including Mostar, the relatively-youthful Grigorije is a m [...]	2009-08-04 10:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO954	BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW [...] (U) The U.S. Government's core strategic objective in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is to lock the country into a self-sustaining path towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A BiH inside NATO and the EU is the best guarantee that the country's future will be stable, democratic and prosperous. Strong l [...]	2009-08-04 14:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO955	BOSNIA: FY09 INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED LAW [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 14:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR KCRM KJUS SOCI BK
09SARAJEVO958	BOSNIA: AVDO PALIC FOUND, HIGH PROFILE MISSING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Colonel Avdo Palic, the wartime commander of the Zepa enclave seized in 1995 under a flag of truce and whose whereabouts have been of keen local and international interest since, was finally identified August 4 as being among nine bodies found in a mass grave near Rogatica. But [...]	2009-08-05 14:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV BK
09SARAJEVO96	BOSNIA -- SEEKING A DEAL ON IMMOVEABLE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Defense, Selmo Cikotic, January 22 to urge him to submit to the Council of Ministers (COM) an agreement giving ownership of immoveable defense property to Bosnia's state level defense institutions. The agreement is in line with the principl [...]	2009-01-23 17:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
09SARAJEVO963	Sarejevo FPU talks to local grassroots leaders in Northwest [...] [Summary] The Sarajevo Consular Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) recently visited two adjacent towns in northern Bosnia, Prijedor and Sanski Most. FPU was interested in contacting the relevant representatives of ethnic minorities to better understand our visa applicants and their migration patterns. [...]	2009-08-06 13:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO971	BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: ENGAGING IN [...] (U) Summary: The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) engage Bosnian interlocutors in discussions about needed reforms in law enforcement and the judiciary to advance our [...]	2009-08-10 12:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO975	Bosnia: Sarajevo FPU Investigates Bosnia's Military Records [...] Summary. The Sarajevo Consular Section initiated full IV services in December 2007. Our Fraud Prevention Unit(FPU) wanted to learn more about documents important for immigration to the United States: military records, court records and police records. This is the first in a series of three cab [...]	2009-08-11 12:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
09SARAJEVO988	Bosnia: Fraud Prevention Unit examines court records [...] Summary. This cable is the second of three cables concerning documents that support immigrant visa applications, in this case focusing on court records from both entities. The case management system is not being properly used by regional court authorities and efforts need to be made to ensur [...]	2009-08-17 07:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CPAS ASEC BK
10SARAJEVO100	BOSNIA: TILTING TOWARD ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) On January 20, DCM urged President Zeljko Komsic's Foreign Policy Advisor Davor Vuletic (in Komsic's absence) to support the Copenhagen Accord as an important step to combat climate change (reftel). DCM underscored that Washington is urging Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to associate itse [...]	2010-01-29 15:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG BK
10SARAJEVO110	BOSNIA: CROATS SEEK EARLY ALLIES AS ELECTION YEAR [...] (C) In preparation for the October 5 general elections, the leading BiH Croat parties are unofficially considering possible coalition partners and rallying them around perennial campaign themes, particularly the need for a third, Croat-dominated entity. Further complicating the pre-election [...]	2010-02-02 14:39:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO114	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN-LIEBERMAN [...] (SBU) You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethnic groups [...]	2010-02-03 11:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
10SARAJEVO115	BOSNIA: 2009 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Below follows the 2009 End Use Monitoring Report for Bosnia-Herzegovina keyed to reftel format. Please note that Bosnia-Herzegovina receives no INCLE funding, but rather law enforcement capacity building programs are financed with INL-managed SEED funds implemented by the Department of Ju [...]	2010-02-03 11:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN KCRM BK
10SARAJEVO12	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post demarched Bosnian MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Jasmina Pasalic on January 5, soliciting Bosnia's assistance in encouraging Iran to free Amcits who have been imprisoned. Post provided para 7 of reftel as non-paper to Pasalic. 2. (SBU) Pasalic had no substantive r [...]	2010-01-05 15:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC BK
10SARAJEVO121	BOSNIA: MAINTAINING U.S. COMMAND OF NATO HQ [...] (C/NF) I have for two-and-a-half years argued that the U.S. needs to maintain leadership of the NATO HQ in Sarajevo, both to show strong U.S. committment to the stability and security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to provide firm leadership, in partnership with the Embassy, in promoting and [...]	2010-02-04 15:10:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MARR PREL BK
10SARAJEVO123	BOSNIA: PDASD MCMILLAN'S MEETING WITH BIH [...] (C) On January 28, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Joseph McMillan met with Bosnian Tri-Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic and Tri-Presidency Member Nebojsa Radmanovic. During the meeting, PDASD McMillan explained that Bosnia did not receive [...]	2010-02-05 09:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO13	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR COMUSNAVEUR FITZGERALD'S [...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes as Bosnia's leaders are frustrated and disappointed about their country's lack of progress towards NATO. Bosnia's Presidency and defense leadership feel that Allies unfairly passed up Bosnia in December when they allowed Montenegro to begin a Membership Action Pl [...]	2010-01-05 16:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO131	BOSNIA: CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES [...] (U) On February 3, Post delivered reftel demarche to Senad Oprasic, Head of the Department for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources at the BiH Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (MOFTER). We requested Bosnia and Herzegovina's support for U.S. proposals for cha [...]	2010-02-08 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA CITES BK
10SARAJEVO133	BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-09 12:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO134	BOSNIA: RADONCIC POISED TO BE A NEW PLAYER IN [...] (S/NF) The emergence of a new Bosniak party, led by the powerful, reportedly corrupt, and sometimes vindictive media mogul Fahrudin Radoncic, is likely to create further rifts in the Bosniak political scene, particularly amid the campaign for the October 2010 general elections. Radoncic has the [...]	2010-02-09 12:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO140	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL POMEROY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethn [...]	2010-02-10 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP ECON BK
10SARAJEVO141	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) You are visiting Sarajevo when frustration over the failure of government at all levels is higher than at any time since the failure of the April Package of constitutional reforms in 2006. Governmental gridlock has been further fueled by conflicting visions among Bosnia's ethnic groups [...]	2010-02-10 16:23:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP ECON BK
10SARAJEVO142	BOSNIA: ARMED FORCES FACE DOWN GRAVE CRISIS [...] (C) Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic described to Ambassador, January 30, what he considered to be the greatest threat to the command, discipline and unity of Bosnia's Armed Forces since the creation of a unified command and Ministry of Defense in 2006. Prompted by veterans associations and [...]	2010-02-10 17:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO148	BOSNIA: COVIC AND DODIK - STRANGE BEDFELLOWS [...] (C) An emerging relationship between prominent BiH Croat and Serb leaders is compounding worrisome rhetoric on both sides and engendering concern among Bosniaks. Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)-BiH President Dragan Covic and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President -- and Re [...]	2010-02-12 08:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO150	BOSNIA TO TAKE CONTROL OF ITS AIRSPACE IN 2010 [...] (U) Since the war, Serbia and Croatia have managed overflight control of Bosnian airspace, collecting USD 15 million annually in fees. After five years of developing its new air traffic management (ATM) system, Bosnia is poised to take control of this overflight space and the revenues that co [...]	2010-02-12 09:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BK
10SARAJEVO151	BOSNIA: CODEL MCCAIN-LIEBERMAN DELIVERS MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) During their February 5 visit to Sarajevo, a Congressional Delegation led by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman delivered strong messages to the BiH Tri-Presidency and Minister of Defense on the need to make real progress on constitutional and defense reform so that BiH can move [...]	2010-02-12 12:56:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP MARR BK
10SARAJEVO157	BOSNIA: FEDERATION IGNORES HIGHREP CONCERNS [...] (C) The Federation entity has refused to address HighRep Inzko's concerns, which he expressed in a letter to the Federation Presidency in December 2009, about the uneven distribution of governing positions. In a separate December letter, the HighRep also reminded Federation President Borjana [...]	2010-02-16 08:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO167	BOSNIA: CONTRIBUTION OF ANSF TRAINERS POSSIBLE [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Assistant Minister of Defense Zoran Sajinovic on February 19, urging Bosnia to contribute a team of trainers or mentors to ISAF's efforts to expand the capacity of the Afghan National Security Forces. Sajinovic told us that Bosnia's Military Representative to [...]	2010-02-19 16:44:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL BK
10SARAJEVO171	BOSNIA: WORLD BANK DEADLINE LOOMS - POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Federation parliamentarians face a February 26 deadline to fix the entity's unsustainable system of social benefits, or risk grave financial and political consequences. At stake are a $111 million World Bank budget support loan, an IMF disbursement worth $135 million, ten more IMF disbu [...]	2010-02-22 23:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI IMF IBRD BK
10SARAJEVO175	BOSNIA ? WOMEN'S SMALL GRANT PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Embassy Sarajevo submits the following four proposals in priority order for S/GWI's small grant initiative to promote women's political, economic, and social advancement. Post received 64 proposals, which were reviewed by representatives of the economic, public affairs (OPA),and USAID offic [...]	2010-02-23 13:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN EAID KPAO PHUM SOCI TRSY BK
10SARAJEVO181	BOSNIA: SOCIAL BENEFITS REFORM PASSES FEDERATION [...] (U) Summary: In an extraordinary session February 24, the Federation House of Representatives speedily passed a set of amendments to reform the system of social benefits. If also passed in the House of Peoples, the legislation is expected to fulfill requirements for release of budget-support f [...]	2010-02-25 08:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI BK
10SARAJEVO182	INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON OPDAT [...] (U) Summary. The work being done by INL-funded Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Program (OPDAT) remains crucial to our rule of law agenda in Bosnia. In addition to its training programs, OPDAT is providing technical assistance to the State Prosecutor's Special Department fo [...]	2010-02-25 08:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
10SARAJEVO183	CODEL POMEROY MEETINGS IN BOSNIA, FEBRUARY 14-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-ND),in Bosnia February 14-16, met with parliamentarians, civil society representatives, students, Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, and the Bosnian tri-presidency. Pomeroy outlined the functions of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP),urging Bosni [...]	2010-02-25 08:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
10SARAJEVO184	CODEL POMEROY MEETINGS IN BOSNIA, FEBRUARY 14-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-ND),in Bosnia February 14-16, met with parliamentarians, civil society representatives, students, Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, and the Bosnian tri-presidency. Pomeroy outlined the functions of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP),urging Bosni [...]	2010-02-25 08:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
10SARAJEVO186	BOSNIA: USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH UNHRC SESSION [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on February 25, post delivered para five talking points to Bosnian MFA Head of Department for Human Rights, Amb. Milenko Misic, who was preparing to depart for Geneva to participate as a member of the Bosnian delegation at the upcoming UNHRC session. 2. (SBU) Delegation Co [...]	2010-02-25 13:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM BK
10SARAJEVO189	BOSNIA: GETTING CLOSER TO QUALIFYING FOR IMF AND [...] (SBU) As expected, the Federation House of Peoples ratified the set of amendments to reform the system of social benefits passed yesterday by the Federation House of Representatives (Reftel). This was the last remaining hurdle before the amendments enter into law. These amendments are exp [...]	2010-02-25 16:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI BK
10SARAJEVO196	BOSNIA: MOSTAR BUSINESSPEOPLE WELCOME EU ACCESSION [...] (C) In a series of discussions in Mostar, businesspeople from both large and small enterprises expressed positive attitudes about the benefits of Bosnia's eventual EU accession, particularly access to new markets and capital. All of the Mostar interlocutors noted a drop in consumer demand in [...]	2010-02-26 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECIN BEXP PGOV EUN BK
10SARAJEVO198	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2010 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2010 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]	2010-02-26 15:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10SARAJEVO21	BOSNIA: UNCLEAR IF ECHR DECISION WILL BRING QUICK [...] (SBU) On December 22, 2009, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of two complainants from the Jewish and Roma communities that certain provisions of the BiH constitution were unjustifiably discriminatory and thus, violated BiH's obligations under the ECHR and related proto [...]	2010-01-08 09:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KDEM EUN BK
10SARAJEVO23	BOSNIA: BACKGROUND AND SUGGESTED POINTS FOR SENIOR [...] (SBU) We understand that the list of Bosnian attendees at the prayer breakfast in Washington will include three senior government officials -- state-level PM Nikola Spiric, media mogul and new Bosniak party leader Fahrudin Radoncic, and Federation entity Prime Minister Mustafa Mujezinovic. We [...]	2010-01-08 16:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO59	BOSNIA: FY10 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Post appreciated EEB/CBA's offer of Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) support. Per reftel instructions, we submit the following proposals in rank priority order. Our responses are keyed to reftel instructions. RENEWABLE ENERGY SEMINAR, MAY 2009 ----------------------------------- [...]	2010-01-21 10:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP KPAO ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BK
10SARAJEVO61	BOSNIA: DISPUTE OVER FEDERATION TELECOM FIRM [...] (SBU) Appointment of a general manager of the Federation majority-owned telecommunications firm HT Mostar has become a further point of conflict within the Federation. The Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA),along with most other Bosniak and Croat parties, favors reappointment of the c [...]	2010-01-21 14:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BK
10SARAJEVO70	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR PDASD JOSEPH MCMILLAN'S [...] (C/NF) I am delighted you are coming to Sarajevo to chair the second Bilateral Defense Consultations between Bosnia and the United States. Your visit comes as Bosnia's leaders are frustrated over their country's lack of progress towards NATO. Bosnia's Presidency and defense leadership feel t [...]	2010-01-22 16:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO73	BOSNIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION [...] In the past several years, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. However, the global economic crisis, coupled with increasing internal political struggles, has led to a significant slowdown in necessary reforms since 2008. [...]	2010-01-25 13:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BK
10SARAJEVO74	BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-25 14:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN EINV BK
10SARAJEVO75	BOSNIA: CORRIDOR 5C: THE ROAD NOT TRAVELED [...] (SBU) If it is ever completed, corridor 5C, a multi-country strategic highway planned for south-central Europe would run from Budapest, Hungary, to the Adriatic port of Ploce in Croatia. Obstacles facing this project mirror the difficulty securing an agreement on other, equally important ini [...]	2010-01-26 07:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN EINV BK
10SARAJEVO80	BOSNIA: OPPOSITION BEATS DODIK'S CANDIDATE IN [...] (C) In a special mayoral election in the Republika Srpska (RS) municipality of Bileca on January 24, the opposition coalition candidate defeated the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD). The coalition clinched this victory despite an ardent campaign and alleged pre-election threats [...]	2010-01-26 17:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
10SARAJEVO82	BOSNIA: IMF SECOND TRANCHE ON HOLD [...] (C) Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation entity has not yet met conditions for disbursement of the second tranche of the IMF stand-by arrangement, worth roughly USD 135 million. The IMF's local representative stressed in a January 15 statement that the IMF board will not approve disbursement -- [...]	2010-01-27 09:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI IMF IBRD BK
10SARAJEVO99	BOSNIA: CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING PROHIBITED [...] (U) Post has requested assistance of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Transportation and Communications for information on prevalence of distracted driving and efforts to prevent it, as requested in reftel. Bosnia and Herzegovina already has adopted a law prohibiting the use of cell pho [...]	2010-01-29 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI BK

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