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<p>We reject recent attempts by Russia to undermine the High Representative in BiH
and to close his Office prematurely. These efforts undermine regional security. We
will continue to ensure that we provide effective support to BiH in implementing domestic
reforms and tackling challenges to peace and stability. The Foreign Secretary met
BiH Foreign Minister Turkovic at the OSCE Ministerial meeting on 2 December, and High
Representative Schmidt in London also on 2 December to underline this support. I [Minister
Morton] also met with High Representative Schmidt and raised this issue in a Backbench
Business Committee debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 December. The UK's approach
to Russia more widely is clearly set out in the Integrated Review: the UK takes the
threat from the Russian State extremely seriously and we will continue to call out
Russian aggression.</p>
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