A delegation of the NАТО Parliamentary Assembly led by Lord Michael Jopling on Tuesday expressed their concern about the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which faces a blockade in government formation and a standstill in the reform process.

We are concerned by the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina has not got a new government for more than a year, Lord Jopling told a press conference in Sarajevo after the delegation met separately with members of the country's presidency, members of parliament, and members of the interim government that has been in office since the October 2010 election.

Lord Jopling said that NATO members had been waiting for a long time for Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet the requirements for the implementation of the alliance's membership action plan.

The basic requirements for that included solving the status of state property and allocating necessary buildings and plots of land to the Ministry of Defence. The problem has remained unresolved for two years because the Bosnian Serb authorities refuse the possibility of any property that belonged to the former Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina being transferred to the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The authorities in Banja Luka insist that the property in question be registered as belonging to the country's two entities, which NATO opposes.

Lord Jopling said that the members of the delegation were disappointed because in their contacts with Bosnian politicians they had seen no indication of common views on forming a new government, adopting a budget and resolving the status of state property.

All these elements stand in Bosnia and Herzegovina's way to Euro-Atlantic integration, he said, calling on Bosnian politicians to make reasonable decisions.