OHR Press Releases

Bosnia and Herzegovina, like other countries in the region, has been hit by the global economic downturn, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko told an international conference of economists, investors and senior government officials in Austria today, but he added that one result of this has been that politicians’ minds f [...]

Today the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Ambassador Valentin Inzko, the OSCE Head of Mission to BiH, Ambassador Gary D. Robbins, and the Special Representative of the Council of Europe Secretary General and Head of CoE Mission to BiH, Caroline Ravaud, condemned in strongest terms statements by RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik den [...]

Today the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, met with Baroness Ann Taylor, UK Minister for International Defence and Security. The High Representative and EU Special Representative used this opportunity to thank Baroness Taylor for the efforts of the UK Government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in the field of [...]

The OHR inventory team is established and will start working next week on compiling an inventory of state property. Fulfilment of this task is one of the five objectives set by the Peace Implementation Council for OHR transition to EUSR.

The High Representative and European Union Special Representative Valentin Inzko met in Sarajevo today with the President of BiH Court Meddžida Kreso and Chief BiH Prosecutor Milorad Barašin. Issues discussed at today’s meeting were the functioning of the BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office and extension of mandate of international judges and prosecu [...]

High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko visited Srebrenica to support the children and young people who, after five days of rehearsals, performed a circus gala show on 5 September 2009 in that town.

"The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, met in Sarajevo today with Slovak Foreign Minister, Miroslav Lajčák. Setting out the current political situation in the country HR-EUSR Inzko said that OHR's transition remains a priority, but that the State and Defense property issues must be resolved. “The inventory of S [...]

The High Representative/EUSR Valentin Inzko met with Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Špirić yesterday, in the late afternoon. They discussed the process of resolving the issue of state property in terms of the OHR/EUSR transition and the issue of adequate functioning of the State-level authorities as well as the overall political s [...]

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, met today with Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The High Representative and EU Special Representative set out the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the con [...]