... representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation ... ... informal discussion in order to outline possible scenarios of the Balkans settlement in a long run.
Among the external actors, the ... ...
“Great” Albania
: the Republic of Albania, most of Kosovo, part of Macedonia, part of Serbia (Bujanovac and Presevo), Ulcinj part ... ...
“Great” Croatia
: Republic of Croatia, the third “entitet” in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herceg Bosna (Herzeg-Bosnia));
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Montenegro
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... somewhat inconvenient to be a widespread celebration across the Balkans
The attitude to Victory Day in the Balkans can at best ... ... Republic of Serbia), and a recognized public holiday in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina only. It is, thus, no surprise that the ... ... Milorad Dodik, Bosnia’s Muslim leader Bakir Izetbegović and Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov) stated their unequivocal desire ... ... government-in-exile, and the civil administrations of occupied Serbia and Slovenia, whose leaders chose collaboration as the only way to ...
... will try to describe as we identify Russia’s place in the Balkans today.
The six republics of the former Yugoslavia analyzed ... ... Western-oriented; and a number of large investment projects have failed.
Bosnia and Herzegovina may be called
prospective partners
, especially ... ... entities of the Federation – Republika Srpska – and Macedonia. Large Russian capital arrived relatively recently (2007-2012),... ... attitude. Russian companies also have major business interests there.
Slovenia and Croatia can be viewed as
potential partners
. Although ...
