Office of the High Representative Speeches

Annex to the Speech of Dr. Hanns Schumacher on 27 December 1997

Priority list for RS Parliament and Government to be implemented in the forthcoming month based on the Dayton Peace Agreement

Bijeljina, 27 December 1997

  1. Execute the arrest warrants for all indicted persons under RS jurisdiction and surrender them to the ICTY.
  2. Create overall conditions for the return of refugees to their homes of origin, in particular with regard to a save environment (establishment of Police Forces based on Democratic Principles), as stipulated in Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement. In reward of that, you can expect international assistance to be directed to areas and Municipalities that show themselves open to return movements.
  3. Facilitate the opening of rail, telecommunications and bus links with the Federation.
  4. Adopt economic framework laws, including privatisation in compliance with Annex VI of the Dayton Peace Agreement in order to meet the prerequisites for an IMF Stand By Arrangement and to create conditions for further World Bank funding for Bosnia - Herzegovina.
  5. Adopt the necessary legislation and conclude an Agreement with the Federation in order to allow a speedy demining of Bosnia - Herzegovina as a whole.
  6. Agree to the Memorandum of Understanding and The CoM Regulation regarding the establishment of a uniform system of vehicle registration by 31 January 1998.
  7. Comply with the Brcko Supervisory Orders and fully implement them.
  8. Bring RS Constitution and laws in concordance with the Constitution of the State of Bosnia - Herzegovina as stipulated in II. 4. A of the Bonn Document.
  9. Implement a system to automatically transfer funds on a monthly basis from the RS budget to the budget of The State of Bosnia - Herzegovina to cover administrative expenditure and debt service of the latter by 1 march 1998.
  10. Adopt the RS budget for 1998 in concordance with the budget of the State of Bosnia - Herzegovina until 31 January 1998.

Handed in By Senior Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Hanns Schumacher, at the Occasion of the Inaugural Session of the RS National Assembly, Bijelina 27 December 1997.


OHR Annex to Speech by the Senior Deputy High Representative
27 December 1997