OHR Press Releases

BiH politicians can show good faith to the electorate by ending their obstruction of measures that would help address the scandal of mass unemployment, Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian said today.

The BiH financial system has been resilient in the face of the world economic crisis, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentine Inzko told an economic conference in Sarajevo today. He praised the Central Bank and said political leaders in BiH should emulate the common sense approach successfully adopted by the financial authoritie [...]

Today the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko congratulated the new Commander of EUFOR, Major General Bernhard Bair on his new post and thanked the outgoing Commander, General Stefano Castagnotto, praising him for his devotion to the job and the efforts to make this country stable and safe for all its citizens.

High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met with Austrian Defence Minister Norbert Darabos in Sarajevo today to discuss the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inzko pointed out that whilst the security situation in the country has been very stable for many years, recent political developments have been d [...]

The High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met with US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg in Washington today. HR/EUSR Inzko informed Deputy Secretary of State of the current situation in BiH; a situation that does create concern.

High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York late yesterday. Updating the UN Secretary General on political developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the HR/EUSR also welcomed the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1895 extending the EUFOR mandate to the end 2010.

Progress in BiH is being blocked because of an unresolved political debate, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko told the UN Security Council in New York today.

High Representative and the EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko met today in Sarajevo with Croatian President Stjepan Mesić. The HR/EUSR briefed President Mesić on conclusions of the Peace Implementation Council's session, which ended earlier in the day.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative met in Sarajevo last night Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, announced today that he would have to “take the initiative in Mostar”.