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Significance
The summit’s avowed aim was to renew the EU-US ‘Transatlantic partnership’, including committing to upholding the international rules-based order built around the UN. It called for cooperation with Russia in areas of common interest despite its repeated “negative behaviour”. Such strains include Russia’s opposition to appointing a new high representative for Bosnia.
Impacts
Vucic’s call for regular reports from the high representative recognises his legitimacy while asserting Serbian interest in BiH.
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic’s support for the 1995 Dayton agreement weakens outside backing for Bosnian Croat separatism.
The World Bank has left its growth forecast for BiH unchanged from January, provided vaccine roll-out accelerates.
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