Bosnia would be in no position to offer recognition given the destabilizing effect it would have on its weak federation." Croatia and Slovenia could afford to sit on the fence on the whole issue.
Bosna ne bi bila u položaju ponuditi priznanje, imajući u vidu destabilizirajući učinak kojeg bi to imalo na njezinu krhku federaciju. Hrvatska i Slovenija mogu dozvoliti sebi neutralnost.