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High Representative Meets with SDP Delegation

Sarajevo, 16 December 1999

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today in Sarajevo held a meeting with a delegation from the SDP, which was headed by Dr. Zlatko Lagumdzija.

The High Representative and Dr. Lagumdzija had an open discussion on issues such as the return of refugees and displaced persons, legal reform, election law issues and the development of the concept of ownership, which is the responsibility of local politicians for the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.

The SDP delegation included the party's deputy head, Ljubisa Markovic, the General Secretary Karlo Filipovic and the Director of Information, Svetozar Pudovic. Francois Froment-Meurice, chairman of the Election Law Working Group, also attended the meeting.

The High Representative encouraged the SDP to continue working towards the ownership of peace implementation. Both the High Representative and the SDP delegation found the discussion informative and agreed that further meetings would be useful.


OHR Press Release, Sarajevo, 16 December 1999