Izetbegovic says BiH "will recognize Kosovo"

Bosniak (Muslim) member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Presidency Bakir Izetbegovic claims BiH will recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.

He told Germany's Deutsche Welle broadcaster in an interview that this should have been done before.

"As far as I'm concerned, Kosovo should have already been recognized. Now our colleagues will be angry, and our attempts to make it happen have only created problems inside BiH, without helping Kosovo," Izetbegovic said.

When asked directly whether BiH would recognize Kosovo, Izetbegovic briefly replied, "Yes".
The Kosovo prime minister several months ago urged BiH to do this, provoking immediate response from Serb representatives in BiH institutions.

BiH Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak said in late September that BiH would not only not recognize Kosovo - but would not even consider it.

The...