Speeches
04/11/2017
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs
These are difficult times for the EU and for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The challenges we face are fundamental, and there is a growing awareness that they necessitate a determined and strategic reengagement.
03/08/2017
Remarks by Brcko District Supervisor Bruce G. Berton at the Brcko District Day Ceremony on 8 March
It is always a pleasure to be in Brcko, in particular on March 8: I want to congratulate all the citizens of Brcko on the Day of the District.
11/08/2016
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
We have had in Bosnia and Herzegovina one positive development and one rather negative development.
09/19/2016
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko on the 19th anniversary of the helicopter crash at Prokosko Lake
During and especially after the war ended nearly 21 years ago, tens of thousands of men and women from other countries have come to this country to work with and for its people. And some of those men and women have given their lives for the sake of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
05/05/2016
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
When I addressed the Council six months ago we were on the eve of the 20th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement. This was an opportunity to mark how far Bosnia and Herzegovina has come, but also to recognize that there is much more work needed to ensure lasting stability and a better future for the people of this beautiful country.
03/08/2016
Remarks by PDHR Bruce G. Berton on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of Brcko District
The 15th of February, the date when BiH submitted the application for EU membership, will be remembered as a milestone in its post-war history.
02/25/2016
High Representative’s opening speech at the conference “Future of forestry and wood processing in BiH”
The potential for increased market access and economic opportunities is clear to us all so let us work together to finally regulate the forestry sector in a way that will achieve this.
11/18/2015
Remarks by PDHR Bruce G. Berton at the conference “BiH: 20 years after Dayton”
When we talk about foreign influences in the country, the most relevant place to start is by talking about the enormous diplomatic, military and financial investment, which the international community has made since 1995 in order to maintain the peace, build the country’s institutions and reintegrate and reconcile its peoples.
11/10/2015
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
On 21 November, we will mark the twentieth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, the peace treaty that brought Europe’s most brutal war since the Second World War to an end.
11/06/2015
Remarks by HR Valentin Inzko at the International Forum hosted by the Shared Societies and Values Foundation
The first point I want to make is often forgotten; and that is when it comes to ensuring peace, the Dayton Accords have been a phenomenal success.