Thank you, President. I thank High Representative Schmidt for his briefing and welcome the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and the European Union to the Chamber today.
President, let me make three broad points.
First, the United Kingdom believes that it is for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to choose their own future. We fully support the government’s ambition to achieve greater Euro-Atlantic integration.
The decision by the EU to grant accession status is an important step in this direction, which opens new opportunities for the country.
We hope this will serve as a strong incentive for…