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Even in the hushed world of diplomacy, where hiding one's weaknesses is an imposed figure, it happens to come across quite openly distraught people.
This is the impression given by Christian Schmidt, the new UN High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), who was in Paris this week.
Christian Schmidt, new UN High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, when he takes office in August 2021. DADO RUVIC / REUTERS
The Bosnian trap
Arrival.
Mr. Schmidt took up his post in Sarajevo on August 1st.
Was this 64-year-old German politician prepared for what lay ahead?
Engaged in the Bavarian CSU since his student years, this loyal Angela Merkel was Federal Minister of Agriculture, then of Transport, between 2014 and 2018. He also has parliamentary experience in defense and foreign policy issues. , including on the Balkans.
But from there to taking the reins of an international mission at the bedside of one of the oldest and most complex "frozen conflicts" in Europe ...
"I was told: in August nothing happens. , you will have time to make a
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