15.07.1998

Westendorp appoints Head of Economics Department Deputy High Representative

Sarajevo, 15 July 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp has appointed the Head of the Economic Department, Didier Fau, his Deputy for economic matters. In the nomination letter, Westendorp wrote that the appointment reflected Fau's "outstanding contributions toward establishing a sound market economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina." In particular, [...]
15.07.1998

OHR condemns delays in passport issuance

Sarajevo, 15 July 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp is increasingly disturbed by continued delays in passport issuance, and strongly rejects all allegations that the international community bears any responsibility for these delays. The OHR has played a key role in the support of the relevant authorities at every stage of this process, fro [...]
13.07.1998

Head of Public Affairs Department Appointed Deputy High Representative

Sarajevo, 13 July 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp has appointed the Head of the Media and Public Affairs Department, Simon Haselock, his Deputy for Media Issues. In the nomination letter, Westendorp stressed Haselock's "achievements and sound judgement, particularly in the area of media restructuring for Bosnia and Herzegovina, (which) h [...]
07.07.1998

Mostar Airport Opened

Sarajevo, 7 July 1998 Today the High Representative, accompanied by the mayors of Mostar, opened the Mostar airport to civilian traffic after it was out of use for more than six years. Following the landing of two planes operated by Croatia Airlines and Air Bosna, High Representative Carlos Westendorp, Mayor Safet Orucevic and Deputy Mayor Ivan Prs [...]
03.07.1998

Federation Army Combat Training Centre At Livno/Glamoc

Yesterday, 2nd July, the Federal Ministry of Defence made two important statements concerning the establishment of a combat training centre at Livno/Glamoc. At 10.00 hrs a press conference was held by Assistant Minister of Defence Prce to provide local press with an outline of the measures taken to ensure that those affected by the construction of [...]
26.06.1998

OHR Office in Derventa Opened

This morning Senior Deputy High Representative Hanns Schumacher opened a regional OHR office in Derventa in northern Bosnia-Herzegovina. The opening is part of the OHR's strategy to increase its presence all over Bosnia to push for the return of refugees. Recently, the High Representative has been increasingly concerned about the slow progress in t [...]