BiH's Serb-run entity, Republika Srpska, has failed to arrest even a single war crimes indictee. Following NATO's decision, High Representative Paddy Ashdown imposed a series of wide-ranging measures against the Serb Democratic Party, founded by Karadzic, and against individuals believed to be helping the fugitive and obstructing co-operation with The Hague-based court. In an article published Monday in The Wall Street Journal, Ashdown wrote "I could not allow the whole country's future to be held to ransom by a few who believe corruption and keeping war criminals free is more important than jobs, security and peace for all." Meanwhile, in a speech at the European Policy Centre on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Alliance was still looking forward to welcoming BiH into the PfP.
Srpski entitet u BiH, Republika Srpska, nije uspjela uhititi niti jednu osobu optuzenu za ratne zločine. Nakon odluke NATO- a, visoki predstavnik Paddy Ashdown nametnuo je niz sveobuhvatnih mjera protiv Srpske demokratske stranke, koju je utemeljio Karadzić, i pojedinaca za koje se vjeruje kako pomazu bjeguncima i opstruiraju suradnju sa sudom u Den Haagu. U tekstu objavljenom u ponedjeljak u dnevniku The Wall Street Journal, Ashdown je napisao: "Nisam mogao dozvoliti da budućnost cijele zemlje bude ucijenjena od strane nekolicine pojedinaca koji vjeruju kako su korupcija i drzanje ratnih zločina na slobodi vazniji od radnih mjesta, sigurnosti i mira za sve". U međuvremenu, u ponedjeljak, u govoru u Sredistu za europsku politiku, glavni tajnik NATO- a Jaap de Hoop Scheffer izjavio je kako Savez jos uvijek kani pozeljeti dobrodoslicu BiH u PfP- u.