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Reuters
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Bosnia's prosecutor lifts arrest warrant against separatist Serb leader
BELGRADE, July 5 (Reuters) - Bosnia's prosecutor's office said it had lifted an arrest warrant against separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik after he surprisingly appeared at a hearing investigating allegations against him of violating the constitutional order. After months of ignoring summons to attend the prosecutor's office to answer questions, Dodik appeared at a hearing on Friday, authorities said in a statement issued late on Friday. Dodik is a long-time advocate of the secession of the autonomous Serb Republic, one of two regions in Bosnia linked by a weak central government, and the crisis precipitated by his separatist push represents one of the biggest threats to peace in the Balkans since the 1990s conflicts that followed Yugoslavia's collapse. In February, he was sentenced to one year in jail and banned from holding office for six years for defying the decisions of an international peace envoy, the ultimate interpreter of Bosnia's constitution under the Dayton peace accords that ended the 1992-95 war in which 100,000 people were killed. In March, Bosnian state prosecutors ordered Dodik's arrest for ignoring a court summons. Following Friday's hearing, Bosnia's prosecutor's office and the court issued a statement saying that the arrest warrant for him was withdrawn, though he will still have to report periodically to state authorities.
France 24
04-07-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Thirty years after end of war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, tensions remain
Europe 15:58 Issued on: 15:58 min Three decades after the signature of the Dayton Accords put an end to the devastating war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the country remains deeply divided. To what extent are the different communities in this small Balkan country managing to live side by side? FRANCE 24's Karim Yahiaoui and Mohamed Farhat report.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Diplomatic discussions with Balkan leaders held during NATO assembly
The Dayton NATO Parliamentary Assembly masked top-secret negotiations to ensure the pace in the Balkans is maintained. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7's Mike Campbell was at Sinclair College, where those talks were being held. He will have the latest information LIVE on News Center 7 at 5:00. Congressman Mike Turner made it clear that the Dayton Accords have held the peace and stopped the bloodshed for 30 years. With seven heads of state from places like Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo all in Dayton, it was an opportunity that couldn't be passed up. 'The dialogue that happens means they will leave here with a to-do list for follow-up,' Turner said. We will continue to update this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Table 33 chef reflects on brush with the Dayton Accords and history
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Keith Taylor is the executive chef at Table 33. But he also shares a special connection to NATO. Thirty years ago, Taylor was a line cook at the four-star l'Auberge when the restaurant served people from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and the U.S. moments after they had negotiated what are now commonly known as the Dayton Accords. 'To be a part of something like that, it feels special to me even at the time, even though I'm a carefree 25-year-old just wanting to have fun and trying to learn cooking,' said Taylor. 'So, this was a significant, significant thing in my life.' Taylor said he had always wanted to be a chef, so he was very excited to be serving people from different countries back in his 20s. For the NATO Parliamentary Assembly this weekend, Taylor served members of the Swedish delegation, along with people from Finland, Latvia and other countries. You can see photos of the prepared food below. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
NATO Parliamentary president: Keeping organization health worth the price
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — In an exclusive one-on-one interview with 2 NEWS, the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly said much can be learned from the past, particularly the Bosnia-Serbia conflict that was ended with the Dayton Accords 30 years ago. 'The example that we should take immediately from that intervention is that through strength you can get peace,' said Marcos Perestrello. 'Without strength you will be vulnerable, and you won't be able to achieve peace.' While the lesson is the same, the game has changed. Now the U.S. and other NATO allies are forced to combat modern threats like cyberattacks. 'All NATO countries are very concerned with cybersecurity and are prepared to increase the defense capabilities on that area.' He said keeping NATO healthy requires a large financial investment, but it's worth the price. 'Establish what each country needs to give to NATO, to contribute to NATO, to assure the ability of NATO to defend the 1 billion citizens of the countries of the member countries,' said Perestrello. He realizes every NATO member country needs to play their part to continue to defend each other. 'I believe that at the end, what the U.S. administration wants is a stronger NATO, and we want the same,' Perestrello said. But without having each member nation on the same page, that could be a difficult task. 'Strategic goals involving things like military spending…That is also something that has to unite NATO as an ideal that all of us share,' said Tino Cuéllar, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The panel discussion largely involved ideas surrounding a Center for Democratic Resilience within NATO, with many of the panelist saying the work never ends because democracy takes everyone. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
