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Russia calls for UN vote to scrap Bosnia peace envoy job

Subject has been controversial for years

20 July, 16:10
(ANSA-AFP) - UNITED NATIONS, JUL 20 - Russia has asked the UN Security Council to vote Thursday on its proposal to abolish the post of International High Representative for Bosnia, and the office that goes with it, by July 2022, diplomats told AFP. The vote was requested for Thursday afternoon, said one of the diplomats on condition of anonymity. It is now up to France, which holds the presidency of the Security Council this month, to confirm the vote. The subject has been controversial for years and has come back on the radar in recent weeks. It pits Russia against the West, and in particular against Germany, which is due to have a former minister take up the post on August 1. Submitted to the Security Council last week, the Russian draft resolution, co-sponsored by China, "welcomes and agrees" to the designation of German politician Christian Schmidt as successor to current high representative Valentin Inzko of Austria. But the draft, obtained by AFP, goes on to say that it "supports the appointment of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (...) until 31 July 2022 with closure of the Office of the High Representative." (ANSA-AFP).

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