VIENNA CONVENTION

EU Delegation on Dodik's statements: The state is obliged to protect free communication

Respect for the rule of law is a key element of EU accession process, and as a country which aspires to EU membership, Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to honour the legally binding commitments it has entered into, it was stated

The EU Delegation reacted to Dodik's statements that he was eavesdropping on Ambassador Murphy. AP

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BiH Presidency member Milorad Dodik said yesterday that he was eavesdropping on the American ambassador to BiH, Michael Murphy.

The EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina reacted to this statement. They pointed out for the "Avaz's" portal that states are obliged to protect free communication.

- Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which all UN member states have signed and which governs the relations between diplomatic missions and the states that host them, states are required to permit and protect the free communication for all official purposes of diplomatic missions. Respect for the rule of law is a key element of EU accession process, and as a country which aspires to EU membership, Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to honour the legally binding commitments it has entered into.



We would like to remind you that regarding these allegations by Dodik, the US Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina also reacted, and pointed out that all Dodik's blustering cannot change the fundamental fact that the RS is not a state.