EUFOR Commander, BiH Security Officials Discuss Fight Against Organised Crime

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22/05/2005

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- EUFOR Commander Major General David Leakey met with the heads of the BiH law enforcement agencies Friday (20 May) to discuss issues related to fighting organised crime. According to a EUFOR statement, participants stressed that organised crime posed an obstacle to BiH's development and its bid for EU integration.

During a two-day trip to Washington, meanwhile, BiH Prime Minister Adnan Terzic called for sustained US involvement in the country. Following a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, Terzic said the future of the Balkans would largely depend on a continued US role. He also met the incoming director of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, who reaffirmed the Bank's support for BiH reforms. (Nezavisne novine, RTRS, PBS BiH - 21/05/05; NTV Hayat, Fena, voanews.com - 20/05/05)