Bosnian Foreign Affairs Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija visited RFE/RL’s headquarters in Prague on May 15 during an official visit to the Czech Republic. In an
interview with Sabina Cabaravdic of RFE/RL’s Balkan Service, Lagumdzija said that he wants Bosnia-Herzegovina to become a “normal country...that does not depend on any kind of politicians or parties, especially not on individuals who promote a segregated society.”
Read a transcript (in Bosnian) and
watch the interview, during which Lagumdzija also discusses ongoing issues related to Bosnia’s government and the then-upcoming presidential election in neighboring Serbia.
The Balkan Service’s interview with Lagumdzija resonated in the region, where more than 20 media outlets cited Lagumdzija’s remarks, including the Bosnian newspaper “
Nezavisne novine,” the Serbian newspaper “
Blic,” and
B92 radio in Belgrade.