OHR Press Releases

There has been little progress since the last session of the Peace Implementation Council in meeting the five conditions and two objectives for OHR transition, EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko told the Chairman of the EU Council of Ministers and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt during a working meeting in Korčula today. “Currently, [...]

The prospect of completing the state property objective before the November meeting of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council should not be missed.

The news that the mortal remains of Avdo Palic have finally been located 14 years after the fall of Zepa is a poignant reminder that thousands of individuals murdered during the 1992-95 international armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina are yet to be identified.

The Acting High Representative, Raffi Gregorian, today in Sarajevo briefed a delegation from the Parliament of the United Kingdom, led by Baroness Sayida Warsi and Lord Michael Ashcroft KCMG, on the current political situation in BiH.

The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina have shown resilience in the face of political leaders who have repeatedly failed them, and the international community must emulate that resilience and find a way of making the political system perform better, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, said in a speech to diplomats i [...]

“Karaj Kamel bin Ali’s escape is an outrage that again shows the serious systemic flaws in the penal systems in BiH,” Acting High Representative Raffi Gregorian said today.

Today the High Representative, Valentin Inzko, issued a decision extending the period of temporary financing of the city of Mostar from 1 April to 30 September. The decision will allow Mostar City employees like civil servants, the fire brigade and other city employees, to receive their salaries and other benefits.

Acting High Representative Raffi Gregorian expressed his concern with last week’s Council of Ministers decision not to extend the mandates of the international judges and prosecutors working on terrorism, organised crime, and corruption cases in the BiH Court and the BiH Prosecutors office.

On this day, 14 years ago, three days after the fall of the Žepa UN Safe Area, the commander of the Bosnian Government forces, Colonel Avdo Palić, went to the UN Protection Forces compound in Zepa to negotiate the evacuation of the remaining inhabitants of the enclave. When he arrived at the compound, he was taken by Bosnian Serb forces and wa [...]

The High Representative/EU Special Representative, Valentin Inzko, and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Ollie Rehn, agreed last night that lifting visa requirements for BiH passport holders would be very positive and the political leadership must ensure all conditions are fulfilled.