Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stated on Tuesday (December 28) that Turkey is prepared to act as a mediator in the Bosnian crisis and will do everything it can to ensure stability because of concerns about Bosnian Serb leader Milorad. Divisive action by Milorad Dodik.
According to his ministry, as part of his visit to Sarajevo this week, Akar met with his President of Bosnia, the President of Bosnia and other officials.
“We view Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole. We have done everything we can for its unity and stability, and we will continue to do so,” Akar told CNN Turk Broadcasting Corporation after the meeting.
“If needed, Turkey can act as a mediator in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Akar said, but did not elaborate.
In a non-binding motion to pave the way for separation from Bosnia, Serb lawmakers voted earlier this month to begin removing their autonomous Serb Republic from Bosnia’s armed forces, taxation system, and judiciary. Withdraw.
After the 1992-1995 war, Bosnia split into two autonomous regions-the Republic of Serbia and the Federation, ruled by Bosnians and Croats. These three institutions represent the key pillars of common security, the rule of law, and the economic system.
Turkey stated that the vote of Serb parliamentarians was “wrong and dangerous” and could threaten regional stability. Germany calls on the European Union to sanction Dodik.
Most Muslim Turkey has close ties with Bosnia. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan often praised Bosnian wartime leader Alia Izetbegovic, and at the same time established friendly relations with the trilateral presidents of Bosnia.
Dodik hopes to withdraw all the reforms made after the war and return to the 1995 constitution, according to which only basic institutions can represent the country, and all power belongs to the region.
Opposition leaders in Bosnia warned that these actions might lead the Republic of Serbia into a new war, and some Bosnian Serbs expressed anxiety over Dodik’s actions, fearing that they would struggle to make ends meet and that they would fall into chaos or even conflict again.
