OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 21 November 2000 On this day, five years ago, the General Framework Agreement for Peace was initialled after weeks of negotiations at the Wright-Patterson airbase in Dayton, Ohio. Whatever the compromises that the DPA brought -- and continues to bring -- the accord saved many lives and the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sarajevo, 20 November 2000 The Office of the High Representative together with the G. Marshall European Center for Security Studies organized last week a five-day symposium, "The Investigation, Coordination and Prosecution of Crimes of Fraud, Corruption and Transnational Crime: Refining the Process, Enhancing the Results" in Austria for officials f [...]

Sarajevo, 16 November 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision related to the removals of Zufer Dervisevic and Miroslav Vidovic from their positions as Chief Inspector and Deputy Chief Inspector of the Financial Police.

Sarajevo, 15 November 2000 The Office of the High Representative today welcomed two Agreements signed on November 10 by the Council of Ministers and the Federation and RS governments which retains the firm legal footing of the BiH Ombudsman, the Human Rights Chamber and the Commission for Real Property Claims (CRPC). The agreements, in relation to [...]

Sarajevo, 12 November 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today imposed a wide-ranging package of laws and amendments to help strengthen BiH's State institutions, build a sound and business-friendly economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and ensure the country's access to future international funding. Some of the new laws -- the establishm [...]

Statement of High Representative and OSCE Head of Mission endorsed by Provisional Election Commission

Sarajevo, 09 November 2000 At the beginning of the week, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, spoke at the fifth Annual Swiss Government Conference on Cooperation with Eastern Europe, dedicated to the topic: "Five Years after Dayton: Bosnia and Herzegovina - What does Switzerland do?" The conference was well attended -- other participants i [...]

Sarajevo, 07 November 2000 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Steering Board have discussed the upcoming elections and the potential for a better future that they present for Bosnia and Herzegovina's voters. They wish to encourage all voters to cast their ballots.