OHR Press Releases

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today on the second day of his two-day visit to Yugoslavia met with FRY President Vojislav Kostunica and Serbia’s Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. Their discussions focused on implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and on the increasingly positive state-to-state relati [...]

According to recent media reports, certain Associations are threatening illegal actions that include physical prevention of evictions. This type of behaviour will not be tolerated.

The Principal Deputy High Representative, Donald Hays, on Thursday called for a renewed show of political will on the part of the leaders of BiH, which is urgently needed in order to establish the conditions for economic lift-off and deliver real benefits to citizens.

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has today appointed Mr. Paul Martin as Deputy High Representative and Head of the OHR Banja Luka Office. Mr. Martin has wide and valuable experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina starting in 1996 in the service of the United Nations International Police Task Force (IPTF). First he was the commander of the IP [...]

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday in Brussels addressed the foreign ministers of the European Union, at the EU's General Affairs Council. The High Representative highlighted the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina has moved forward in the past three years and a basic - yet solid - foundation has been put in place on which to build [...]

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today in Sarajevo met with the Dutch Foreign Minister, Jozias van Aartsen. The High Representative informed Minister van Aarsten about current developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, describing progress that has been made. However, he also noted that the country is facing serious challenges, especially w [...]

Yesterday at the OHR in Sarajevo, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met with leaders of the political parties of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to hear of the progress they have made with regard to the implementation of the Constitutional Court's decision on the constituency of peoples.

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, wishes to express his satisfaction that the Law on De-Mining has been successfully adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This Law establishes the legal foundation for the development of joint structures and standards that will be applied in de-mining activities throughout BiH, [...]

The agencies engaged in the Property Law Implementation Plan (PLIP) welcome the sustained progress in property law implementation during 2001. As of the end of last year, 102 609 property claims in Bosnia and Herzegovina have resulted in repossession (41% of the total). This amounts to 64,257 repossessions in the Federation (49% of claims resolved [...]

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today visited Travnik, where he opened the new OHR office in the town and held talks with Canton Six officials.