OHR Press Releases

Acting in coordination the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and BiH security sector agencies, the High Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, today ordered all BiH law enforcement agencies to seize the travel documents of 16 individuals linked to ICTY indictee Stojan Zupljanin.

The FBiH House of Representatives Commission for Election and Appointment of judges to the BiH Constitutional Court will meet today to propose one out of thirteen possible candidates to the BiH Constitutional Court. The only constitutional requirements for candidates under the constitution are BiH citizenship and ‘high moral standing’.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, met today with Director of the Fourth European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Alekseyev, to discuss the current political situation and progress on implementation of the February Peace Implementation Council conclusions. [...]

The international community’s strategic goal in Bosnia and Herzegovina is to see the country accede to both NATO and the EU as soon as possible. Quick progress is therefore needed on meeting the five objectives and two conditions identified by the Peace Implementation Council in February 2008, the High Representative and EU Special Representative M [...]

Significant numbers of BiH citizens tolerate – rather than embrace – the idea of BiH statehood, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, told an audience of diplomats and Southeast Europe specialists in Washington today.

The HR/EUSR, Miroslav Lajčák, met with British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband in New York today to brief the Foreign Secretary on the current political situation in BiH.

"It is not for OHR to comment statements made by the Russian Ambassador to the UN. In February, the PIC Steering Board, of which the Russian Federation is a full member, was unanimous in agreeing to approve transition only after BiH achieved five objectives and met two conditions.

“A year after the escape of Radovan Stankovic the official response has been far from satisfactory”, said OHR’s Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian yesterday. “Stankovic remains at large and the authorities have yet to produce a thorough report identifying those who aided Stankovic’s flight, hold accountable those responsible, or [...]

Despite conflicting aspirations among major parties and an undertow of nationalism that undermines social, economic and political progress, Bosnia and Herzegovina is poised to take strategic steps forward, the High Representative and EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajčák, said today in his address to the UN Security Council.