OHR Press Releases
05/22/2001
Opening Remarks by Supervisor of Brcko, Ambassador Henry L. Clarke at Press Conference
Brcko, 22 May 2001 I must again extend my deepest condolences, this time to the family and friends of Emir Suvalic, who was killed by a mine near Gornje Dubravice on Monday. The Brcko District has more mines than almost any other place in Bosnia and Herzegovina – probably over half a million.
05/18/2001
TV documentary series “Koliko jos?” to air on Croatian Commercial Network from 21 May, 2001
Sarajevo, 18 May 2001 Five years after the war ended in Bosnia and Herzegovina, displacement still affects every aspect of life. Although 368,898 displaced people and refugees have returned to their homes, many face further struggles in their efforts to re-establish a normal life, while of the 518,000 still displaced within the borders of BiH, many [...]
05/18/2001
High Representative discusses outburst of violence in RS with FRY Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic
Sarajevo, 18 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today discussed the recent outbursts of violence in the RS, SFRY succession issues and next week's BiH Presidency visit to Belgrade with Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic during a visit to the Yugoslav capital. The High Representative and Mr Svilanovic [...]
05/18/2001
Donation to the Brcko District Hospital
Brcko, 18 May 2001 Today the Supervisor of Brcko, Ambassador Henry L. Clarke handed over a donation of medical equipment, worth 84,000 KM, to the Brcko District Hospital. The equipment is one of many donations from the US State Department as part of the Brcko Supervisor’s Quick Impact program.
05/17/2001
Remarks by Supervisor of Brcko District, Henry L. Clarke to the Education Collegium in Brcko
Brcko, 17 May 2001 I am glad to be here this afternoon. As I mentioned to the Primary Education Quality Board earlier today, Dr. Azimov has told me a lot about your work. I want to personally congratulate you, and thank you for your success in developing a harmonized multi-ethnic curriculum for the secondary schools in Brcko District. I can appreci [...]
05/17/2001
Remarks by Supervisor of Brcko District, Henry L. Clarke to Primary Education Quality Board in Brcko
Brcko, 17 May 2001 It is a pleasure to be here today. Dr. Azimov has told me a lot about your work, and I wanted to personally congratulate you and thank you for your success in developing a multi-ethnic curriculum for the primary schools in Brcko District. There can be no more important task for an educational system than preparing our children to [...]
05/17/2001
High Representative urges BiH to meet EU Road Map requirements after meeting EU Troika
Sarajevo, 17 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, urged BiH leaders to forge ahead with fulfilling criteria for the EU Road Map after meeting today in Sarajevo with Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, EU Commissioner for External Relations Chris Patten and Belgium's Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Annemie Neyts-Uytterbroeck. [...]
05/16/2001
High Representative condemns bomb attacks in Vitez and Novi Travnik
Sarajevo, 16 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is appalled and condemns in the strongest possible manner today's bomb attack against the offices of the Social-Democratic Party in Vitez and the New Croat Initiative in Novi Travnik.
05/15/2001
High Representative welcomes RS resignations and dismissals but calls for perpetrators of violence in Trebinje and Banja Luka to be brought to justice
Sarajevo, 15 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomes today's decisions of the RS Government concerning resignations and dismissals of senior officials in Republika Srpska in connection with the Trebinje and Banka Luka riots. They include the RS interior minister, Perica Bundalo, deputy RS interior minister Brano Pecanac, the [...]
05/14/2001
High Representative opens decisive round of SFRY Succession Talks
Sarajevo, 14 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today in Vienna opened a decisive round of negotiations on succession issues related to the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Representatives from the five successor states -- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia [...]