OHR Press Releases

07/19/2002

PDHR Donald Hays and Members of BiH Presidency Visit Visegrad
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Donald Hays, visited Visegrad today with the members of the Presidency of BiH, Beriz Belkic, Zivko Radisic and Jozo Krizanovic. Ambassador Hays and the Presidency members met with returnees to the area, local officials, business people and youth representatives...
07/18/2002

High Representative Visits Washington to Hold Emergency Talks with IMF
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, is in Washington today to hold emergency talks with the IMF. The IMF has threatened to withhold US$100 million in stand-by loans to BiH if the BiH parliaments pass legislation that breaks this year’s budget. One such piece of legislation is a bill before the Federation Parliament which aims to increase [...]
07/17/2002

Brcko District Signs Contract for Privatization of BILJANA Maoca Company
Mr. Ernes Husaric, who resides in Germany, has signed a contract of privatization with the Brcko District Government today to acquire 67% of the shares of public enterprise BILJANA Maoca. The Brcko District still holds 33% of the shares for certificate investors. BILJANA is involved in the purchasing, production, refining, packaging and final pro [...]
07/16/2002

High Representative Suspends Three Judges
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today issued three Decisions suspending, with immediate effect, President of the Siroki Brijeg Municipal Court Ivan Brekalo, President of the Capljina Municipal Court Marinko Katic, and RS Supreme Court Judge Svetislav Stanojevic. The suspensions will apply until the High Judicial Councils review each case an [...]
07/16/2002

High Representative Urges Politicians to Speed Up Reforms on Justice and Jobs
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, addressed a joint session of the BiH House of Representatives and House of Peoples early on Tuesday afternoon and called on parliamentarians to pass necessary laws to promote the rule of law and economic recovery. The High Representative spoke for 15 minutes, and then spent an hour answering deputies’ [...]
07/13/2002

High Representative Views Summit as Historic Opportunity
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, today gave his full support to the summit of the heads of state of Croatia, Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will take place in Sarajevo on Monday. This is the first such meeting in Sarajevo and represents a historic opportunity to open a new chapter in the relations among these three countries. T [...]
07/12/2002

High Representative to Address BiH Parliamentary Assembly
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, will address a session of the BiH Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday, 16 July. He will also address the RSNA, on 26 July, and the Federation Parliament, on 30 July. This is part of the High Representative’s policy of working through the institutions of this country where possible.
07/12/2002

High Representative issues Decision regarding Zepce Municipal Assembly
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, has issued a Decision stipulating that the number of councillors in the Municipal Assembly of Zepce, following the Municipal Election for Zepce on 5 October 2002, will be 23. The BiH Election Commission recommended the figure of 23 councillors, as agreed with the Interim Municipal Board of Zepce, as this equi [...]