#FLASHBACK FRIDAY(HSC) - Arya Subedi

It is the year 1995 and the Historic Security Council is dealing with the aftermath of the Bosnian War, a conflict that happened because Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats wanted to annex Bosnian territories for their respective countries. Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, pushing for a “Greater Serbia” threatened to hurt Bosnian integrity by forming an army large and strong enough to make an annexation possible. The committee is trying to find a solution that will free Sarajevo, determine who is responsible for the war, end the war and return life to normal.

Not an easy task.

Continuing, half an hour into the committee, the French delegation,(an experienced Indian duo from the Cathedral School), decided to abduct the Serbian leader Milosevic. Amid protests from the other countries inside the committee, the French delegation expertly stuck to their stance, referring to other incidences of kidnapping leaders in the past and managing to steer the committee in the direction of discussing solutions rather than debating about the moral rightness of their action.

The delegates continued to propose viable solutions to solve the crisis after formal session was resumed and debates about how to reinstate peace and implement solutions to resolve the Bosnian wars filled the committee. However, a few countries were not willing to take responsibilities.

The committee was very determined to reach towards a conclusion and come up with “magical solutions” as said by the delegate of Serbia. With everyone following the motto “ peace and prosperity before everything “ the committee, which had started off as all delegates accusing each other ended with delegates negotiating with one another .

Some of the proposed solutions included dividing Bosnia, stopping all future attacks, signing peace treaties, etc.

While most delegates were fully invested into making the debate fruitful, a few were yet to contribute. Much kudos to the delegates of France, Russia, USA, UK, Bosnia and Tanzania for contributing towards making the debate heated and the committee as a whole successful so far.