OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 30 November 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is pleased to announce that Ambassador Peter Hancock will be joining OHR as Head of Office in Banja Luka. Ambassador Hancock has had a distinguished career in the Canadian Foreign Office and has extensive professional knowledge of the region.

Sarajevo, 29 November 1999 It is with considerable regret that the High Representative and the OSCE Head of Mission announce the removal from office of various public officials. These officials have failed the voters who elected them by pursuing anti-Dayton, anti-peace, anti-reconciliation and extra-legal agendas - especially at the local level whe [...]

Sarajevo, 24 November 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, wishes to clarify a few details of the Law on Entity Citizenship that was adopted by the Republika Srpska National Assembly on November 18th 1999. This Law is fully compliant with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Law on Citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. T [...]

Sarajevo, 21 November 1999 Four years ago in Dayton, Ohio, a terrible war was finally brought to an end. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina paid an incalculable price in lives and displacement of individuals as well as entire families. Physical damage was severe; moral damage was even worse, as hatred and distrust destroyed harmony and tolerance. [...]

Sarajevo, 17 November 1999 Yesterday, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has issued a Decision annulling the Conclusion adopted by the RS National Assembly on 10 November, which suspended evictions of certain categories of persons from 1 November 1999 to 1 April 2000. If allowed to take effect, this Conclusion would only serve to deny ref [...]

Sarajevo, 15 November 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomes the New York Declaration made by the Joint Presidency of BiH. Aside from reaffirming their commitment to the Dayton Accords, the Presidency made a number of important agreements intended to strengthen the role of the Joint Presidency, and to further the achievement of [...]

Sarajevo, 12 November 1999 Today, the Local Return and Reconstruction Task Force (RRTF) for the Gorazde area met to discuss the problems related to return to Srpsko Gorazde. The OHR and the UNHCR as the RRTF co-chairs have asked the authorities of Srpsko Gorazde to initiate the immediate resumption of reconstruction projects in Srpsko Gorazde.

Sarajevo, 12 November 1999 Yesterday, 11th November 1999, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, chaired a discussion on the application for membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Council of Europe and the progress made in the application preconditions.

Sarajevo, 10 November 1999 In the continuation of the 61st BiH Presidency session, held on November 9, 1999, Chair of the Presidency Ante Jelavic and Member of the Presidency Zivko Radisic once again declined to forward the Draft Law on the State Border Service to the Parliament. The OHR regrets the actions of Mr Jelavic and Mr Radisic and holds th [...]

Sarajevo, 8 November 1999 The Office of the High Representative and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe calls on the elected authorities of Republika Srpska to respect international principles of public service broadcasting. Radio and Television paid for by taxpayers must be free of political or governmental control or interfere [...]