11.08.1999 OHR Sarajevo

Opening of a pontoon bridge in Gradiska

The Office of the High Representative welcomes, as another important step forward in the establishment of co-operation and mutual relations in the region, the opening of a temporary pontoon bridge across the Sava in Gradiska. The opening ceremony will take place tomorrow, Thursday August 12th, at 10.00 hours on the bridge in Gradiska.

The Office of the High Representative is pleased with the high level of co-operation between the respective governments of the Republic of Croatia and the Republika Srpska on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Principal Deputy High Representative Ralph R. Johnson, and Lieutenant-General Micheal A. Willcocks of SFOR will attend the ceremony.