Eight years after launching its peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), NATO has indicated that the operation might be turned over to the EU by the end of 2004, as its goals have basically been achieved.
Osam godina posle početka svoje mirovne misije u Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH), NATO je saopštio da bi operacija mogla da bude predata u nadležnost EU do kraja 2004. godine, pošto su njeni ciljevi praktično ispunjeni.