OHR Press Releases
03/10/2009
Gregorian Meets German State Minister Erler
Acting High Representative Raffi Gregorian met today with the State Minister of the German Foreign Affairs Ministry, Gernot Erler. During the meeting the Acting High Representative briefed State Minister Erler on the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and fulfillment the PIC requirements related to the transition of OHR to the EU [...]
03/05/2009
Gregorian Welcomes the Adoption of Brcko District Constitutional Amendment
The Acting High Representative and Brcko District Supervisor, Raffi Gregorian, welcomes the adoption of Brcko District Constitutional Amendment in both houses of BiH Parliamentary Assembly in the first reading. The amendment defines the District in accordance with the Awards of the Arbitral Tribunal and gives the District effective access to the Bi [...]
03/05/2009
Acting HR Gregorian with Irish Parliamentarians
The Acting High Representative, Raffi Gregorian met today in Sarajevo with the delegation of the Joint Committee on European Affairs of the Parliament of Ireland. Gregorian briefed the Irish delegation on the current political situation in BiH. He described problems that have accumulated in BiH since 2006, after many years of important progress. At [...]
03/03/2009
Acting High Representative, Raffi Gregorian, meets EUROPOL Director, Max-Peter Ratzel
Acting High Representative, Raffi Gregorian, met today with the Director of EUROPOL, Max-Peter Ratzel. The Acting High Representative welcomed yesterday’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on a secure link between BiH and EUROPOL.
03/02/2009
Brcko Supervisor bewildered by the disappearance of the Jewish Memorial Plate in Brcko District
Acting High Representative and Brcko Supervisor Dr Raffi Gregorian called "deplorable" the recent theft of the memorial plate for Jewish people killed in Brcko during the World War II. The memorial plate was placed in Brcko local community Grcica in remembrance of the massacre of a group of Jewish refugees who had escaped from the Nazis, and sough [...]
02/27/2009
High Representative Lajčák meets BiH Presidency Chair Radmanović
Reforms necessary for bringing Bosnia and Herzegovina closer to the European Union and a resolution of the issue of state property were the focus of discussions between High Representative Miroslav Lajčák and BiH Presidency Chair Nebojša Radmanović in Sarajevo today.
02/26/2009
High Representative Lajčák meets BiH CoM Chair Špirić
High Representative Miroslav Lajčák met today in Sarajevo with Chair of the Council of Ministers Nikola Špirić to discuss functioning of the rule of law, reform priorities set by the PIC, most notably resolution of the State Property, and getting the EU agenda back on track.
02/20/2009
High Representative prevents release of convicted war criminals
High Representative Miroslav Lajčák today closed legal loopholes at the State and Federation levels that if not closed now would have next week allowed persons convicted of war crimes to be released while awaiting the decision on their appeal.
02/20/2009
OHR disappointed with failure to elect the Mayor of Mostar
The Office of the High Representative expresses its disappointment in the failure of the Mostar City Council to elect the mayor in the third round of voting last night. The Statute of the City of Mostar provides ample opportunity for the political parties to reach agreement through three rounds of voting, which the parties have failed to do even a [...]
02/17/2009
Acting HR Gregorian and US Ambassador English in BiH House of Representatives
The acting High Representative, Raffi Gregorian and US Ambassador to BiH, Charles English met today with the Collegium of the BiH House of Representatives and Heads of Caucuses to BiH HoR to discuss the adoption of the proposed amendment of the BiH Council of Ministers for including Brcko in the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.