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Lord Callanan (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 November 2025

Debate

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Democratic Resilience

Contribution

My Lords, Siniša Karan, who is a close ally of the dismissed President of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, has criticised what he calls foreign intervention in its politics. Can the Minister explain whether that fear of foreign influence will perhaps undermine efforts to strengthen democratic processes in the region, and how her department intends to manage that challenge?

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