As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from the Dayton Agreement.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A final and long-lasting solution to the Kosovo issue cannot be achieved without an agreement with Serbia, especially in regard to the U.N.
Let's make a deal with the Serbs. Neither history nor emotion in the Balkans will permit multinationalism. We have to give up on the illusion of the last eight years... Dayton isn't working. Nobody - except diplomats and petty officials - believes in a sovereign Bosnia and the Dayton accords.
Bosnia is a complicated country: three religions, three nations and those 'others'. Nationalism is strong in all three nations; in two of them there are a lot of racism, chauvinism, separatism; and now we are supposed to make a state out of that.
I never wanted an independent Bosnia. I wanted Yugoslavia. That is my country.
We Bosniaks would for sure fight for integrity of Bosnia.
If Yugoslavia is to exist, it can exist only as an alliance, a confederation of independent states.
It was a superb agreement to end a war, but a very bad agreement to make a state. From now on, we have to part company with Dayton and try to build a modern democratic state, for which I have tried to lay the foundations.
I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.
You should give no indication that we wish the three-way division of Bosnia.
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