tv Talk to Al Jazeera Christian Schmidt Al Jazeera October 10, 2022 5:30am-6:01am AST
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to the injunction rescinded his decision. as for the deforestation, the government says it be mitigated by trees planted just elsewhere. impact on the impact of track 5 is approximately 400 hector's were reforest thing, 400000 actors. 500000000 trees are being planted in the south west of mexico many more than are being impacted. but what about the people who live in the u company? what did they think of the train? the bus is that the os family have a small shop in one of the precarious informal settlements along the coast. when, if you tell me which this will benefit us because it will bring work for the young . i think with the maya there will be more need for hotel staff and for the young people who want to grow. i think the government for thinking of that but there are already lots of hotels and jobs in this area. the problem is most pay very low wages. people still live in poverty. the question is, will the government trained pay better? and will it be worth the environmental cost john home?
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and i'll just say that riveto maya ah challenge there will be routed to the of our top story. at least 40 people are being killed in a russian missile strike that happened to be paid institute of richer and apartment block was hit and it's fair that will people are trapped the rubble ukraine. the president has called the shelling, merciless. and that strike happened hours after a blast, partially destroyed the bridge connecting crime in russia. present puting calls that a terrorist act and blames ukraine. but keith is not claiming responsibility. some, you know, there is no doubt. this is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying russia's critical civilian infrastructure, its authors, perpetrators, and beneficiaries other security services of ukraine. north chris later says he'll continue to strengthen his nuclear operations. can jargon,
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uganda and part of the rebel education scenes on al jazeera with bosnia herzegovina. following the breakup of yugoslavia conflict between muslim both next orthodox serbs and catholic christ began in 1992 the ethnic bloodshed ended 3 years later, after the dayton accords assigned the balkan nation has since been governed by arguably the world's most complex political system. a council of 3 presidents, a buzz neck, a cracked and serb rotating the government chairmanship to preserve the status quo . part of the 1995 agreement to promote peace and stability with the establishment of the office of the high representative. but 27 years later, the agreement and heavy criticized as it's proven effective in reducing the ethnic divisions of the past. i said bake in sarajevo, some 3300000 in bosnia herzegovina headed to the poles last week to choose
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lawmakers at a regional and national level as well as 3 members of the presidential cancel. but on the very night of the election, after pulled close the country to peace, overseer. hi, representative christian schmidt announced changes to the election law. schmidt says the changes of create a more effective government working between the country to entities, republics, edgar, of predominantly body and said, and the federation of bosnia herzegovina, of many, boston, next, and boston crowd. but many of you change for the better is unlikely. let's find out what this means for the country. as high representative for bosnia herzegovina, christian schmidt talks to al jazeera, i representative for bosnia herzegovina, christian schmidt. thank you for joining us on talk to al jazeera tkip. you chose the night of the elections to use your powers, also known as the bon powers, to allow you to make changes to the law. you change the number of representatives to the upper house, are known as the house of peoples,
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how they are chosen and gave a deadline for forming a government. why did you choose the night of the elections to make that announcement? this is very simple. i did not want to interfere in the lead to process the decision of the electorate of the people on the one side. and i did not want to give the impression that i would go to corporate. she little tune, knowing the electoral results or the 1st her information about them and to adapt any decision i have made this decision ah, on sunday morning and signed the decision prepared for a lot. and so are desperate to purpose her. it, after the closing of the polling stations, we have members of the european parliament objecting to your announcement saying things like this overshadowed by the use of your power. the elections have been
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overshadowed. several european observer saying it was a slap in the face of voters that it shows great, distract a disrespect for the citizens of this country voted that it caters duke crew, cried at no, nationalists the hasty that hasty dead. and this is the party in croatia. had you respond to these comments for childbirth? well, will we have to see that the federation of bosnia herzegovina, lex since of 4 years. i repeat since 4 years, a presidency, a government, and in a few in short time, a court. and i shall do nothing. went home, i refused very drastically. this her unacceptable accusation. to me. i would have any thing done which would affect her the voters decision. what i'm doing is not referring the counting
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of the old, but how to make use out of it. what is her election? and the will of the people and members of european parliament and i have been member for parliament and for the year for sort of the year. so i know very well, i want what i'm talking and i do not need any. there are suggestion about what to do and how to behave and us and that basically democratic and what did i, i did just help and what i'm doing that the bill of the voter rule. b paused in put into reality that it. but not everybody agrees with you. the european union seemed to distance itself from your decision said that the powers should be used as a last resort. and the decision was made by you, i don't is was what was this really a last resort for years?
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no government and you need no last resort. why the european union distancing themselves from you? asked that european union? did you make this decision along versus my decision? i had some good corporation consultation, but this is my decision that my chop. i'm appointed here to look on the her date, an agreement and to make it working. so this is what i'm doing. do you think that the decisions that the, the changes that you have brought to that announced? do you think it will make it work looking at the reaction? i hope so. but this does not depend on the reactions of anywhere in the world. this depend, this depend on the people here and on the decision makers here. if i would just be here and having and seeing a functioning state, i think i would better go the next day because they need nothing. if there's
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a situation where the people have not confidence in there wanting and in the results. don't forget your how here in a country where corruption and nepotism is not a theoretical issue that we have to give back people confidence and the hag, i'm a tell you are beyond all political and official statements. and i am prepared to discuss with all my colleagues in european parliament, i have to hide nothing, but i have to say, i only know if we want to make things better here, like show more these set. i don't know exactly whether it works better. when it changes, but i only know i have to change to make it working better. talking about that cooperation, there's also claims, questioning your impartiality that you've handed out of favor to your ers as to
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your parties. and a christian social union sister party by imposing these changes last year, the creation, prime minister, sondra plank of which attended a gathering of your party in germany. where he specifically praised you said that you have great international experience. but he looked all it i think i had great in it, but yes, but he also said that he looked forward to cooperating with you to ensure a reform of electoral legislation in bosnia. do you consider yourself impartial? absolutely. and how about your relationship to your sister party in croatia? may i tell you and ask you, do you know which sister, pardon says you has a smile in boston, had to covina sta which sister? pardon it? has he an ah republic, us epsco p and p which party has a contact in an serbia which which party?
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so did they just did their leaders come to your part is gathering in germany and praise, you know, said that they wanted to cooperate with you cuz you talk about cooperation. who did you cooperate with for to make this decision with me both myself. so can you explain to international audience? did you have any cooperation? it should have its own story. i do not understand. shall i not corporate? will the people around here in this, in this region, shall i not? i have been s bower in budapest, in burglary in slovenia, or anywhere because they people, they know one if this here of the territory integrity of this country is put in question. and don't forget that we have sometimes m, mister putin being addressed it, and it written that it would be indeed a challenge. somebody said to me, your brig can't talk about the dissolution. but there is no peace for dissolution
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and a switch. and so this is about severe issues. and so i have for like all the others to talk with everybody. this does not in anyhow show that i would not make my decision on myself. believe me, i am old enough that i am aware that i have to make my decisions. i stand for the decisions and the importance us. what ends in which direction, hopefully by success. okay. can you explain to international audience? you said there, you cooperative spoken to different people that if you coordinated with zach group, if we have officials from zagreb celebrating his changes and saying that they are responsible for them, they are wrong. yeah, the way you did, you didn't, you didn't coordinate with them while while they're celebrating these changes, ask themselves i make my decisions. did you speak with officials in zagreb?
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before you made this decision? i thought means before you made the last here. oh sorry. i mean, we aren't in a shop, we're talking to a talk about about, about the decision, and you are not interrogating me aware. i'm traveling. well, i traveling everywhere addressing this is about coordination. these are these, the, these are the allegations that are being made against you that you having the issue . yes, but by people within this country are saying that you are not impartial, that this decision favors a certain particular group are correct at no nationalists. and i'm asking you, if there was coordination reserve group, i have to say very clearly, my friend, you cannot ask me whether there's a coordination and then comment. this would be an order from this site. i have talked to everybody, to be very clear. this is my decision, you can discuss about my decision, but please, on another level,
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do you think this is a decision will, will matter? considering the already deep divisions inside this country, will it need to a crisis because it also the half of that fear that yet that but let's come back to the issue door dick. it has just been last year to go out of this country. no problem. it's a problem. he only caught caucus with a tendency of some extra missed to talk about a 3rd entity. totally impossible. we will go against this as well. there are some complaints in the boston jak community. big children in this country, up to now has different curriculum about history versus the issue. 80 percent of the young people in this country are leaving. what are we doing? nepotism, corruption, that's the issue. and some t r for sometimes i think some of those are who are just are asking whether i have
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met mr. plain coverage on mr. miller, norwich for mr. wood. judge, i didn't bid mister dorothy to, to be open because he refused to meet. you know him vocal versus not the question the question as roblis country sir wife in a good way and come to europe integration. yes or no. this is so because i thought i have to correct a little bit the intention of your question. my intention of the course to get to the truth. no, you mentioned you mentioned godek you, you as the high representative have the power to remove him. he has made those comments is to i said at a rate that i should remove you know, i'm saying that you have the power to remove my cancer. just anything. yeah. you have the power to move him yet. he is, you know, you have the power because of the dayton agreement. why didn't you, or why don't you ask those help you chose not to, you chose to make these changes. this specific changes. if someone is making kind
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of a february young from bosnia and herzegovina, you see that as a problem. yeah. and i have so all statements and positions and leg installation to avoid that. must her daughter a continuous and separation. maybe what i have seen, we have just got a court assertion which absolutely supports my decision not to see. for example, ah, state property be in hand it toward the republic, her sup hska, because this is a state level issue. so a lot of details are to be booked and i prefer that they want us to decide whether they want to have somebody yes or no. the current authorization for the e u, multinational stabilization force expires in november. this yet,
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that previously russia has threatened to withdraw is support. what happens if they do i don't see that the international community will give up or on the presence in bosnia herzegovina because people want to see a civilization where they and fear of been forgotten. so i intensely, ah, supporting those who want to have, which in the national ha presence. however, i've heard that the american secretary of state some month ago referred to the possibility. if not, you're for a tier turf natal. i see this could be drawn out of the dayton agreement annex wanting to have nato her. i have not done it. i had
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at nato was here, and her natal cares for this country. as so far this as you are for until you ask me what will happen if no security council there won't be a rito so ah, the question is are there alternatives how they are arranged? yes. i think there are alternatives and they refer to the secretary of state of the united states of america. the election took place and mister backdrop of russian influence in repub, except sca miller. miller don't die. dick has visited moscow, he supported the war and ukraine. he, you know, he's a met vladimir putin. what you make of the russian influence. and can it be counted because we've spoken to nato official to say that it runs deep in republic, subs. good. that russian influence can, can that be counted?
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there are some, some hints that there is indeed such an influence. i see there's not very are not very ah, let me say visible her. but ron has to make clear that this is not a place for games. so i think her security should be delivered through for frontier and other area isn't in the nation now. ah, question. which should not done, cannot be only answered here in boston, out sick avina. back to those changes that you've announced. what happens if a government isn't formed? if they don't manage to have an agreement, you gave a 30 day deadline. what happens? yeah. then at the end, her next 30 days of the number necessary to present and
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candidate and the different party court are not party. but if the caucuses are goes down to 7 and then goes down to 4. so this will be a possibility. if for the majority fails to find are both fir, the minority. i government. so i'm pretty pretty convinced that this was broke out . and what kind of feedback have you had from within inside the country to your announcement from the different parties? i talked to all the key different partners center, or maybe you are surprised her. they all basically agreed no objections at all. her some i would say if in this country are no objections, you are wrong. but basically her. what will you argue against her situation that there is nothing going on?
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everything is blocked by the way, blocked i, her civil part this especially by one which i go for a hush dip locking and her. so i think there's a lot of support for this. there's also questions about why these changes were made . specifically for the federation of bosnia. this is a similar question and a simple answer because this kind of blockade did not take place and they got because up sca ah, there is a government, there isn't quite another structure. yes. and then the federation or it has been on the state level. ah, we have seen this strange blockade do given by mister dor dick, it's a member of the state presidency. he will no longer be a member of the state presidency. so i think this is in your journal, dora,
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i expect that the corporation on improve but the new member elected is a member of his party. he's put her forward. i haven't bought it for it, but her, but she is indeed you're absolutely right. and so those problems are still processed in the potential problem persists you to answer the question, would you notice post, why do you not have changed? simply because this is the date and constitution. and i am here to protect the dating constitution by bill to change the date constitution. this has to be done at the parliament, like all the other human rights issues, which i support fully. ah, it's impossible that it jewish or a person which does not her referred to be as a quad or washing york or sir cannot run for the presidency of this country. this impossible then strove. he is, if
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a court ruling of the european court of human rights and it has not yet been implemented that term, i feel and see that this lot of the people you asking how is the direction they wanna go on do more and aft to say i can not do this because i think this is talk to the parliament and somehow i think we have to give it more to other people. when you say this is to the parliament do, there's also been some people say that this, the decisions that you have taken when need to over representation of certain groups like the croats. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. i haven't changed anything. ah, nor in the only thing i've increase a proportionally to everybody. it's was every by the every 3 are caucasus burns. 17. no, it's 23. the only thing is i have done more for the so called others. they are
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now 11. they have been 7. so that it and will it guarantee representation for the others? yes. the problem is that we are not allowed to, to implement the understanding that this country consists out of more than 3 constituent people. especially the are the so called this richard ha, minority edison, others because court constitutional court which i respect and the others has decided that four's sadist fin see, has to implemented on state level. there we are again since 14 years then they was fusion. and this country facilitated by here a p and you and yeah, and united states and so on. and there are sold is cyril
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point 0.0. so i think would have to mike feeling us, if we would not succeed in getting the state level changed, who have somehow to give it to other people to give it to other people. what does this mean? ah, some are asking for having day to ensure your cannot go and the u. s. air force base sit ah, for 3 weeks and create and your constitution for this country. this country has to make the constitution itself. you said that we can't have a date and to you should not have much should not have a date and to but isn't something like that required to make fundamental change in this country was in dayton supposed to be temporary. they absolutely, they turned was sir, politically constitution. i qualified ceasefire and worked for another 30 years 27
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years that turn in all our understanding of european integration and of human rights. the people themselves have to decide tell me which country gets em. her conference hold of the country with people from other countries including for example, serbia, krasier and others deciding about this i think will have definitely don't give it to the people. how could this work? or if we just are taking her caretakers for this country. there sir, ed educated, had daughter people. ah, but unfortunately a situation where the political class. yes. beyond some very reasonable politicians, i have to say this is not her ah, to everybody. but there's,
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there's unfortunately a problem. and they kept her in the preparedness to act on behalf of the people are her, some are only acting on behalf of their entity of their people . people constituent people of there are ethnic group are and are well nat king a little of the they of your liking the ha composition of the child interest. and though you're coming to the key problem here you are. i said this living trade to present why they are both killed, they should have up chance and they have some of them ho options. but they are feeling that in this country, corruption is so strong. are clear until assume that if they do, just want to get the independent chop merit based, they see
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a problem. so worth to change this. and we have to come to a joint historical understanding of the past here, unfortunately, or the country. yes or the political scene, or in this country estimated by an actual historical relation which is not have for the idea that we are the better ones. and we will dominate the other ones, has led to a disaster in this country versus the real message. not the question, ah, rather, my d blocking instruments are saving the country. they will help. i'm pretty convinced that they will and not answer the basic questions. time will tell. thank you. hi, representative. kristen smith for talk in canada. again.
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