US backs Italian for Bosnia High Representative, Europe divided (decode39.com)

• PIC postpones decision on new High Representative for Bosnia
• US supports Italian Zanardi Landi, France favors Troccaz
• US hints at possible withdrawal from international presence in Bosnia

"The United States is backing Italian diplomat Antonio Zanardi Landi to become the next High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. France and other European countries support French diplomat René Troccaz. The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) failed to reach a consensus, revealing a transatlantic rift. Italy finds itself at the center of the dispute."