OHR Press Releases
09/17/2008
Solana and Lajčák meet Špirić: BiH must focus on EU priorities
EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák met with the Chairman of the BiH Council of Ministers, Nikola Špirić, in Brussels today.
09/13/2008
Lajčák in Bratislava with Foreign Minister Ján Kubiš Agreements Must be Honored
As a part of his visits to European Union capitals, the High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák met in Bratislava with the Slovak Foreign Minister Ján Kubiš. HR/EUSR informed him on the latest developments in the country, and BiH’s progress in meeting the five objectives and two conditions for OHR transition. Lajč [...]
09/11/2008
Lajčák: EU Must Be Ready For Lead Role in BiH
Although Bosnia and Herzegovina has made “significant progress” during the last six months, BiH politics is “still dominated by the nationalist agenda,” the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, said in Berlin during a meeting with German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today. [...]
09/11/2008
Banja Luka has no answer to Stankovic escape
Radovan Stankovic is a convicted rapist and torturer. He has expressed no remorse for his crimes, and his escape from prison is proof, if it were needed, that he does not recognise the evil of his actions or the justice of his punishment. Instead he has sent mocking and threatening letters to judicial officials here in BiH.
09/10/2008
Agreement On Konjevic Polje Church Must Be Implemented
The OHR condemns the incident that took place on Fata Orlovic’s property in Konjevic Polje this morning.
09/09/2008
Raffi Gregorian meets Stuart E. Jones
OHR Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian meets US State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart E. Jones in Sarajevo, 9 September 2008.
09/09/2008
High Representative and European Union Special Representative at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament
The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajcak, on Tuesday updated the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament about developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and provided analysis on what can be expected in the coming period, in particular related to the new responsibilities of the European Union in a post-OHR Bos [...]
09/08/2008
Lajčák meets Rehn: EU expects quick progress on SAA requirements
“The EU expects BiH authorities and political leaders to agree a clear strategy for tackling EU-driven reform and make quick progress on the requirements arising from the Stabilisation and Association Agreement”, High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák said after meeting Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn in Brussels [...]
09/05/2008
High Representative Obliges BiH to Monitor and Enforce Blocking Orders on PIFWC supporters
The High Representative, Miroslav Lajcák, today issued a Decision that allows individuals that have had their bank accounts in BiH frozen by High Representative orders in 2003 and 2004 to open one new bank account each. This Decision in no way questions the sanction currently in place against these individuals.
09/05/2008
Lajčák in Paris: Election campaign must address the real-life concerns of citizens
High Representative and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák today met with senior French officials in Paris to inform them of BiH’s progress in meeting the five objectives and two conditions for OHR transition. “The country has made good progress in the last few months, but more efforts are needed on two key issues: the future status of [...]