08.05.1998

Fourth Donors’ Pledging Conference for Bosnia and Herzegovina

The High Representative wishes to express the satisfaction at the outcome of this important Conference on International Donations to Bosnia and Herzegovina for the coming year. The total pledges exceeding the expected amount of USD 1.1 billion will enable significant progress in the areas of economic reform towards a sustainable economy and refugee [...]
04.05.1998

Condolences in Regard to the Death of Minister of Defense, Gojko Susak

The Office of the High Representative extends its condolences to the President and Ministers of the Government of Croatia, on the news of the death of Minister of Defense, Gojko Susak. Our sympathies are also extended to the family and friends of Minister Susak. Principal Deputy High Representative, Jacques Paul Klein offered his personal condolenc [...]
29.04.1998

Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council in Sarajevo

A very productive session of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council was held in Sarajevo today, with renewed commitments made to the refugee return process, financial aid to the Republika Srpska, and preparations for the September elections. REFUGEE RETURNS The High Representative reported on the positive outcome of yesterday's Regi [...]
28.04.1998

SRNA misrepresentation of returns process

On the 25th April, Glas Srpski published a SRNA report on the returns process to Klanac, Brcko. The report misrepresented the procedures by which pre-war residents are able to return to their homes of origin, in particular by its suggestion that those other than pre-war residents might be nominated to occupy a reconstructed property should the pre- [...]
24.04.1998

Statement on Drvar

The Office of the High Representative condemns in the strongest possible terms the appalling acts of organised political violence, including injury to the Mayor Mile Marceta, which took place today in Drvar - just as we condemned the disgraceful incident which took place yesterday in Derventa. Violence and intimidation, with the clear intention of [...]
24.04.1998

Incidents in Derventa on 23 April 1998

The High Representative and the International Community in general deplores the incidents in Derventa yesterday. These disrupted the mass there for Croat refugees and other Catholics from Bosnia Herzegovina, and placed Cardinal Puljic and his followers under a serious security threat. The church ceremony in Derventa was held to mark the anniversary [...]
24.04.1998

Comment by the High Representative on Re-cantonisation in BiH

The High Representative has examined the proposals made by Mr Raguz and members of the Bosnian Croat Community, and finds them inconsistent with Dayton. The High Representative would remind those engaged in this debate that he will continue to insist that the Dayton agreement remains the only basis for discussion of borders, entities and cantonal d [...]
20.04.1998

New Deadlines for the License Plates

As you know the Peace implementation Council decided in the Bonn Document that after 31 July, 1998, all Vehicles in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be required to bear the new license plates. Furthermore after 30 July, only vehicles carrying the new license plates may cross international borders. In light of the delay of the introduced of the License P [...]