OHR Press Releases

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, met today with the president of Slovakia Ivan Gašparovič in Sarajevo. During the meeting Miroslav Lajčák informed president Gašparovič about the political situation in BiH and what Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved so far on its road to Euro-Atlantic integ [...]

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, has today spoken to the Reisu-l-ulema dr. Mustafa ef. Cerić to express his concern and regret over the fire which destroyed the mosque in the village of Fazlagića Kula.

The OHR and EUSR welcome yesterday’s appointment of ombudsmen to the Institution of Ombudsmen for Human Rights of BiH.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák today met the incoming EUFOR Commander, Major General Stefano Castagnotto.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, met today with the Chairman of the BiH Presidency, Nebojsa Radmanovic. During the meeting they discussed the conclusions of the PIC Steering Board, the Prud agreement and the adoption of the State Budget for 2009

Meeting today the Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) strongly condemned RS Prime Minister Dodik’s move to present a criminal report against Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian and understand this as an attempt to prevent the OHR from fulfilling its mandate.

High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, met today with member of the BiH Presidency Haris Silajdzic to discuss PIC Steering Board conclusions and wider international issues. PIC session was a favorable for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the PIC members fully united in supporting the PIC Communiqué which outlines the w [...]

European integration has a direct and dynamic impact on job creation, EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák told representatives of employers, trade unions and the BiH authorities at conference on labour and employment in Sarajevo today.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR/EUSR) Miroslav Lajčák met with the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, and addressed a joint meeting of the EU and NATO decision making bodies in Brussels today.

Prime Minister Dodik has said many things in the past that never came to anything. It is time he stopped making provocative statements and time he delivered on his numerous legal obligations and promises, most recently to the Peace Implementation Council to comply fully, completely and unconditionally with any court order to submit documentation d [...]