Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In these changed set of circumstances, I imagine the witnesses are happier that there is more of a real engagement from the European Union and a route map through. Obviously, nowhere suffered more than Bosnia and Herzegovina when Yugoslavia broke apart. On some level, probably in a surface knowledge-type scenario, we are all aware of the various ethnic divisions. The ambassador has spoken about what he sees as hopeful signs following the recent election. If there is a move towards what we would all like to see as regards accession, with Bosnia also changing within that, how worried is Ambassador Filipovic with regard to relationships internally? If we talk about Republika Srpska, then the relationships with Croatia, with Serbia in particular, and again with the Russian play are significant. My notion of Bosnia and Herzegovina is that there are various areas that are disputed and probably people within these areas who on some level look to becoming part of Serbia, Croatia or some other place. I am not sure if the ambassador can detail every piece of that but perhaps he can go into whatever he can.