OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 14 June 2001 The Office of the High Representative would like to draw the attention of the media and the public to the following article in the Wall Street Journal, which was published this Tuesday, 12 June 2001. The Wall Street Journal 12 June 2001 We must stay the Course in BiH By Wolfgang Petritsch, The pace of change in Bosnia and Her [...]

Mostar, 13 June 2001 OHR (S) is deeply concerned over the situation with the garbage disposal in the Mostar municipalities with Croat majority. It is very irresponsible to allow garbage to accumulate on the streets of Mostar; this situation is a serious health risk, a source of disease and an ecological disgrace.

Sarajevo, 06 June 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today concluded that the Agreement on the Establishment of Special Parallel Relations (SPRA) between the Republika Srpska and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia does not constitute a threat to the vital interests of any of the Constituent Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sarajevo, 01 June 2001 The High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch today issued decisions removing Miodrag Josipovic from his position as Mayor of Bratunac and Mladen Tolj from his position as Head of the Department of Urban Planning of Bratunac. Both of these officials have abused their power by persistently and seriously obstructing the implementa [...]

Mostar, 01 June 2001 The Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Colin Munro, chaired a meeting at the office of OHR (South) on Friday, 1 June. The Mayor of Stolac, Dr. Zdravko Kuzman, the Mostar Mufti, Hadzi Seid ef. Smajkic, Don Rajko Markovic from the Stolac Parish, Deputy Commander of MND SE, Brigadier General Castro, the Regional Commander IPTF [...]

Sarajevo, 30 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, after conferring with his Special Auditor for the Federation, has today called upon all authorities in BiH to increase their commitment to the fight against corruption. The High Representative is concerned that Bosnia and Herzegovina's public finance system continues to suffer from [...]

Sarajevo, 29 May 2001 Sarajevo, 29 May 2001 - 25% of property claims have resulted in repossessions and 50% have been decided upon, according to the April statistics released today by the Agencies involved in the Property Law Implementation Plan (UNHCR, OSCE, OHR, UNMIBH and CRPC). These results represent an important benchmark in the implementatio [...]

Sarajevo, 28 May 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, extends his heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Murat Badic, who died last Saturday. Mr Badic had been in a coma as a result of the attack that he suffered during the riots in Banja Luka, on May 07th. The International Community and the High Representative urge the RS [...]

Sarajevo, 28 May 2001 The Office of the High Representative, as chair of the International Review Panel (IRP) for implementation of the High Representative’s decision of October 6th, 2000 on Zepce, finds the accusations of the Maglaj Municipal Authorities regarding a reduction of Maglaj's territory, unnecessary and unconstructive. The IRP, co [...]