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US and EU representatives held two unsuccessful rounds of talks with Bosnian leaders. (Photo: Irena Busic / Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)

EU and US fail to break Bosnia deadlock

A joint EU-US mediation effort aimed at ending years of political deadlock in Bosnia-Herzegovina ended on Wednesday (21 October) with no agreement on giving the central government a stronger role over the semi-independent Serbian and Muslim-Croat entities.

The talks were spearheaded by Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, who used to be the first international high representative in Bosnia after the 1992-1995 war and is now chairing the EU presidency.

Together with the US deputy ...

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US and EU representatives held two unsuccessful rounds of talks with Bosnian leaders. (Photo: Irena Busic / Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)

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