No sooner said than an example comes up...."continue with reforms needed for the Balkans country to get closer to the European Union and NATO."
Can it be more clearer...........sort of like the little ole lady sitting at the intersection. the light turns green but she continues to sit, not paying attention. The man in the car yells out..."Damn lady, git moving, the light ain't gonna git any greener".....:))
US urges Bosnians to continue reforms
Fri Oct 6, 11:40 AM ET
The United States urged Bosnia's newly-elected authorities to continue with reforms needed for the Balkans country to get closer to the European Union and NATO.
"The United States looks forward to the continuation of the reform process, most notably on constitutional reform, which remains an urgent priority," US ambassador to Bosnia Douglas Mcelhaney said in a statement.
The United States "urges all parties to return to this task quickly," he said.
"We believe that the recent elections can be a milestone on Bosnia's path to becoming a modern and prosperous state and an eventual member of the EU and NATO."
In Sunday's elections Bosnians chose the first government to run the country without international supervision since the end of the 1992-1995 war.
Bosnia should carry out numerous reforms including amending the constitution to simplify its complicated system of government.
Post-war Bosnia is comprised of two semi-independent entities -- the Serbs' Republika Srpska and the Muslim-Croat Federation. Each has its own government and parliament while the federation has 10 districts with local governments.
Last year Bosnia opened talks on an association agreement with the EU, the first step down the long path toward membership in the 25-nation bloc.
But the country's slow pace in adopting required reforms risks delaying the inking of the deal, initially expected for the end of the year.
On Sunday some 2.7 million Bosnians elected the tripartite presidency, the central parliament and the entities' assemblies. Bosnian Serbs also elected a president.
Bosnia's newly-elected authorities, even when considered moderate, appear to have radically opposite visions of the country's future which could further slow down the reform process.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061006/pl_afp/bosniavotereformsus_061006154038