OHR Press Releases

Mostar, 4 November 1999 A regional meeting of Mayors from both Eastern Herzegovina (RS) and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton took place today is the first event of its kind. The Mayors from Berkovici, Bileca, Ljubinje, Nevesinje, and Trebinje in the RS and the Mayors of Jablanica and Konjic, as well as the Deputy Mayor of Mostar in the Federation, met to [...]

Sarajevo, 4 November 1999 The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, held meetings yesterday with Government and Opposition leaders in Zagreb. As a signatory nation to the Dayton Peace Agreement, Croatia has obligations to play a constructive role in its full implementation.

Mostar, 3 November 1999 You will be aware that on 27 October 1999, the High Representative issued a number of decisions in respect of both the Federation and Republika Srspka Property Laws, and that these decisions provide the authorities with detailed instructions on how to implement the laws. The High Representatives Decisions are a key element i [...]

Sarajevo, 2 November 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today met Member of Presidency Alija Izetbegovic to discuss property law implementation. After the meeting, he stated the following: "I told Mr Izetbegovic about the need for unconditional support for the implementation of the amended housing and property laws.

Sarajevo, 1 November 1999 On Friday, 29 October, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, issued a decision ensuring the appropriate treatment of persons who are threatened with deportation, particularly those who are victims of trafficking. This decision, effective immediately, has been necessary because the BiH House of Representatives has tw [...]

The international community welcomes the amendments and instructions to the property legislation in both the Republika Srpska and the Federation and the Law on the Implementation of the Decision of the Commission for Real Property Claims of Displaced Persons and Refugees.

Sarajevo, 27 October 1999 Today, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has issued Decisions that amend in both Entities the laws that deal with property rights, and provide instructions on their application. These Decisions harmonize the RS legislation with the Federation legislation and thus create equal rights and remedies for all refugees [...]

Sarajevo, 26 October 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today met the chairman of the Founding Board of the new Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tadej Labernik. The Board chairman informed the High Representative that the Founding Board was preparing the ground for the launch of a public radio-television s [...]

Sarajevo, 22 October 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Steering Board ambassadors, meeting today in Sarajevo, were outraged to learn of the car bomb attack this morning on Zeljko Kopanja, the Editor-in-Chief of Nezavisne Novine. Mr Kopanja, currently undergoing emergency surgery in Banja Luka hospital, is in critical conditi [...]

Sarajevo, 21 October 1999 Ambassador Robert Barry, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH and Mr Francois Froment-Meurice, the Chairman of the Election Law Commission, formally presented the draft Election Law to BiH Parliamentary Assembly officials today in Sarajevo, following the Peace Implementation Council's Steering Board approval of the draft in Sar [...]