(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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