OHR Press Releases
02/12/2009
Gregorian welcomes Council of Ministers’ proposal on Brčko
“The Council of Ministers has taken an important step towards fulfilling the awards of the Arbitral Tribunal for Brčko which was set up under Annex 2 of Dayton”, Acting High Representative and Brčko Supervisor Raffi Gregorian said welcoming the decision that the BiH Council of Ministers has adopted the proposal for including Brčko in the Constituti [...]
02/11/2009
Brcko Supervisor welcomes formation of authority
Brcko Supervisor, Dr Raffi Gregorian, welcomes today’s formation of authority in Brcko District. He congratulates the newly appointed officials, Mayor of Brcko District Dragan Pajic, Speaker of Brcko District Assembly Mirsad Djapo and Deputy Speaker Ivan Krndelj and stated his expectation that they will perform their duties in accordance with the o [...]
02/11/2009
OHR Urges Swift Results in Visici
Office of the High Representative is extremely concerned about reports that a Mosque in Višići has been damaged in a fire and calls for the appropriate authorities to investigate this incident as quickly as possible.
02/11/2009
Gregorian: Work of Institution of BiH Ombudsmen is of utmost importance
Acting High Representative Raffi Gregorian met today with the three Ombudsmen for Human Rights of BiH, Ivo Bradvica, Jasminka Dzumhur, and Ljubomir Sandic, who were appointed by the BiH Parliamentary Assembly in December 2008. “Issues of human rights are of outmost importance and the purpose of my visit today is to congratulate the members of this [...]
02/11/2009
Failure to Elect Mayor of Mostar
The Mostar City Council session has adjourned again yesterday without success. By taking this step, the delegates of the Mostar City Assembly have again failed to meet one of their basic obligations to the citizens they have been elected to serve - to elect a mayor.
02/10/2009
Gregorian: Full Support For Mladic Operation
Acting High Representative Raffi Gregorian expressed his full support for today’s joint EUFOR, NATO and RS Police action against the support network for fugitive ICTY indictee Ratko Mladic.
02/06/2009
Gregorian Welcomes Progress on Brcko
Supervisor of Brcko District and Acting High Representative Raffi Gregorian has been in consultation with all leading political parties on a draft constitutional amendment on Brcko. He believes this text should be acceptable to all and provides for a solution for Brcko.
02/06/2009
Supervisory Order on Suspension of Salaries to the Brcko District Councilors
Brcko Supervisor, Dr Raffi Gregorian issued today a Supervisory Order temporarily suspending payments of salaries and remunerations to the councilors of Brcko District Assembly, including the current mayor in technical mandate. Salaries and remunerations to the Brcko District Assembly councilors paid from the Brcko District budget will be suspended [...]
02/04/2009
Lajčák with BiH Parliament Collegia: Parliament must unblock reforms
High Representative Miroslav Lajčák met with the Collegia of both Houses of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo today to inform them about the process of appointing his successor and the state of affairs with respect to meeting the requirements for OHR transition. In addition, Lajčák stressed the need to accel [...]
02/03/2009
Lajčák meets Tihić: Prud Process Must Be Finalized in the Paliament
High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák met with the SDA President Sulejman Tihić in Sarajevo today to discuss the current political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly the implementation of the agreement reached by the leaders of HDZ BiH, SDA and SNSD in Prud, as well as the priorities of the EU in [...]