OHR Press Releases

02/07/2001

The Role of Peace Implementation Council Steering Board Ambassadors in BIH
Sarajevo, 07 February 2001 The Office of the High Representative wishes to clarify the respective roles of the Diplomatic Corps, on the one hand, and the International Community - including Ambassadors of PIC Steering Board Member Countries - on the other hand. The Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations was created almost exactly 40 years ago to [...]
02/07/2001

High Representative establishes Special Auditor for the Cantons of the BiH Federation
Sarajevo, 07 February 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, on Monday issued a decision establishing a Special Auditor for the 10 Cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the same time appointing Mrs Dale Ellen Ralph to the new post. Until now, transparency in government expenditure has been seriously lacking at Cantonal [...]
02/05/2001

The High Representative Imposes Arbitration in Dobrinje I and IV
Sarajevo, 05 February 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a decision which ties both the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Federation of BiH (FBiH) into final and binding arbitration on the Inter Entity Boundary Line (IEBL) in the Sarajevo suburbs of Dobrinja I and IV.
02/05/2001

Human Rights Task Force Sets Priorities For 2001
Sarajevo, 05 February 2001 The Human Rights Task Force, comprising the principals of the main international organizations operating in BiH (OHR, OSCE, UNHCR, UNHCHR and UNMiBH), met today, to establish and endorse human rights priorities for 2001. The BiH Minister for Human Rights and Refugees, Mr Martin Raguz, also attended the meeting, as did the [...]
02/02/2001

Privatization in the Brcko District
Sarajevo, 02 February 2001 Ambassador Gary Matthews, Deputy High Representative and Supervisor of Brcko, has sent a letter to Mr. Dragan Covic, Acting Prime Minister of the Federation B&H, and Mr. Mladen Ivanic, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska, in regard to privatization in the Brcko District of B&H.
02/02/2001

High Representative’s Visit to Slovenia
Sarajevo, 02 February 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today visited Slovenia. In his talks with Slovenia's President Milan Kucan; Prime Minister, Janez Drnovsek; Foreign Minister, Dimitrij Rupel, and the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Slovenian Parliament, the High Representative stressed Slovenia's important role with regard t [...]
01/31/2001

High Representative removes RT RS from list of companies to be privatised
Sarajevo, 31 January 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today issued a Decision to remove Radio Television of Republika Srpska from a list of companies scheduled for privatisation. The High Representative holds that RT RS must remain publicly owned to ensure that it is restructured as an effectively run and sustainably funded public [...]
01/30/2001

High Representative meets with Bosniak Intellectuals
Sarajevo, 30 January 2001 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today met with Prof. Dr. Atif Purivatra, Prof Dr. Jusuf Ziga and Prof. Dr. Avdo Sofradija of the Congress of Bosniak Intellectuals. Discussions focused on the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a particular accent on issues of concern to the Bosniak community, inc [...]