07/23/2001

Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje Agreement Initialed

Sarajevo, 23 July 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomes the successful conclusion of negotiations on the Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje Agreement, which was initialed today at the OHR office in Bugojno by the Bosniac and Croat representatives of Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje in the presence of OHR and OSCE representatives. This Agreement, which [...]
07/20/2001

High Representative meets European Commission delegation

Sarajevo, 20 July 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today met with a senior delegation from the European Commission's Directorate for External Relations, headed by the Director, Mr Reinhard Priebe. The delegation is visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss assistance to the country within the EU's five-year Regional and Country St [...]
07/20/2001

Joint Statement of the BiH Presidency and the High Representative

Sarajevo, 20 July 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, this afternoon met with the members of the BiH Presidency, Jozo Krizanovic, Beriz Belkic and Zivko Radisic to apprise them of his proposal for a Partnership Forum. This Forum will enable the Council of Ministers and the High Representative, together with his experts, to confer on a [...]
07/19/2001

High Representative introduces new fora for political partnership

Sarajevo, 19 July 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today launched an initiative aimed at enhancing the level of co-operation between the new Council of Ministers, the civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the High Representative himself.
07/18/2001

High Representative welcomes the Formation of new Council of Ministers

Sarajevo, 18 July 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomes the formation of a new Council of Ministers, with Zlatko Lagumdzija as its chairman and Ante Domazet as Treasury Minister, approved by the BiH House of Representatives today. The High Representative trusts that the new Council of Ministers will immediately turn its attenti [...]
07/18/2001

OHR supports principle of Independent Judiciary in meetings with Kotorsko Demonstrators

Sarajevo, 18 July 2001 Representatives of the Office of the High Representative met again on Tuesday with representatives of the Kotorsko returnees, who began demonstrating outside the OHR in Sarajevo on Monday. The demonstrators are demanding that OHR ban any construction on socially owned land allocated in Kotorsko to displaced persons and return [...]
07/17/2001

Memorandum of Understanding on Common Strategy for Fire-fighting signed in Mostar

Mostar, 17 July 2001 Witnessed by the Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Colin Munro and representatives of BiH Council of Ministers, BiH Federation and RS ministries, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Regional Fire-Fighting Strategy was signed today in Mostar between representatives of SFOR, Dubrovnik county from Croatia, municipalities o [...]
07/16/2001

High Representative welcomes new PDHR, Donald S. Hays

Sarajevo, 16 July 2001 Ambassador Donald S. Hays arrived in Sarajevo today to take up his duties as the new Principal Deputy High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He replaces Ambassador Ralph R. Johnson, who is to assume an executive post in the private sector. The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, wishes to express his gratitude to [...]
07/12/2001

High Representatives condemns fatal attack in Dzamdzici

Sarajevo, 12 July 2001 On Wednesday night a shot was fired into a family home in Dzamdzici, Republika Srpska, killing 16-year old Meliha Duric. The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch is appalled by this murder. The Duric family returned to Dzamdzici this year.