During his trip to the region, he made clear to authorities in both Sarajevo and Belgrade that it would be impossible for the United States to have a normal relationship with either government until Karadzic and Mladic are brought to justice.
Tijekom posjeta regiji, Burns je vlastima i u Sarajevu i u Beogradu jasno stavio do znanja kako će za Sjedinjene Države biti nemoguće imati normalne odnose s bilo kojom od dviju vlada dok se Karadžić i Mladić ne privedu pravdi.