BiH - Defence - Cvijanović
08/04/2025
09:49
BELGRADE, AUGUST 4 /SRNA/ – Serb member of the BiH, Željka Cvijanović, stated that the public statements made by Minister of Defence in the Council of Ministers, Zukan Helez, are fully in line with his record, noting that he is a "convicted barroom thug and a liar".
“Helez says all sorts of things - one day he wants to join NATO, the next he’s talking about arms deals with Iran, but the most important thing is that he doesn’t decide on either,” Cvijanović said in an interview with Večernje Novosti.
She emphasized that decisions related to defence matters are made by the BiH Presidency only by consensus among all three members, which renders Helez’s influence in such matters negligible.
“His constant insults toward the leadership of Serbia and Republika Srpska reflect pathological hatred and contribute to a toxic atmosphere in the Federation of BiH, where Serbs and the property of the few remaining Serb returnees are, unfortunately, increasingly targeted in physical attacks,” Cvijanović concluded.