OHR Press Releases
05/17/2002
OHR Supports Commission’s Recommendations on Land Allocation
On 15 May, 2002, at a regular session, the BiH Commission for Refugees and Displaced Persons adopted the recommendations of the special working group assembled by the State to propose reforms that will address growing concerns about the process of land allocation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The working group, co-chaired by the BiH Ministry for Huma [...]
05/16/2002
Deputy High Representative and Head of the OHR (S) met the Prime Minister of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Today Deputy High Representative and Head of the OHR (S) Jean-Pierre Berçot met Mr Omer Macic, the Prime Minister of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. Unfortunately, Mr Miroslav Coric, the Deputy Prime Minister of the HNC was unable to attend but was advised of the meeting.
05/16/2002
Senior Deputy High Representative in Brcko
The Senior Deputy High Representative, Matthias Sonn, visited Brcko District on Thursday, 16 May 2002, to tour return and reconstruction sites in the District and to meet officials responsible for education, the economy and the judiciary.
05/14/2002
High Representative Delivers Final Report to UN, Addresses Srebrenica Donors’ Conference
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, in the course of a two-day working visit to New York, has presented his final report to the United Nations, addressed a Donors’ Conference on Srebrenica, and held talks with senior UN officials.
05/10/2002
PDHR Donald Hays Calls for Elimination of Investment Barriers
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Donald Hays, on Friday called on the responsible authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to take serious steps to eliminate obstacles to investment. “You have to take action now, you cannot wait while others - in Belgrade, Tirana and Zagreb, for example - carve out their own share of the market,” [...]
05/10/2002
The Arizona Market Contract is Clear, Binding and Just
The Supervisor of Brcko, Henry L. Clarke, has written to a representative of several owners of private land within the area of the Arizona Market, and pointed out that their ownership rights will be respected, but will not be allowed to interfere with the contract between the Brcko District Government and Italproject.
05/09/2002
High Representative addresses OSCE Permanent Council
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today addressed the 55-nation OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. He briefed the Council on recent political developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and gave an overview of the three years of his mandate, highlighting the major achievements and the overall progress sustained in the country.
05/09/2002
High Representative Appoints Judges to the Court of BiH
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a Decision appointing Milos Babic, Suada Halilagic, Venceslav Ilic, Branko Morait, Muhidin Niksic, Nedzad Popovac and Martin Raguz as judges to the Appellate Division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thereby also establishing the Court. The seven judges were chosen from a list of 19 s [...]
05/07/2002
Principal Deputy High Representative Don Hays Visits Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Don Hays, on Monday visited two successful postwar start-up companies which have become profitable and created jobs by identifying and exploiting niche markets.
05/03/2002
High Representative Convenes Fifth Consultative Partnership Forum
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, together with the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Dragan Mikerevic, on Friday convened the fifth Consultative Partnership Forum. A main focus of the meeting was Judicial Reform. The High Representative stressed the core function of the Rule of Law, supported by a professional, independent and relia [...]