• Christian Schmidt will step down as High Representative in BiH after nearly five years, under pressure from the US administration.
  • He will officially announce the decision on Tuesday before the UN Security Council in New York.
  • He has asked the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) to start searching for a successor.
  • Russia and Bosnian Serb representatives did not recognize Schmidt, considering him illegally appointed.
  • The US wants to appoint a successor who can be better managed, but cannot do so unilaterally.
  • Former High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch questioned the need for the continued existence of the OHR.

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