OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 9 July 1999 Carlos Westendorp, the High Representative, has written to Mehmed Alagic, Mayor of Sanski Most, expressing his opinion that Mr Alagic should, in line with the legal norms of all European countries, voluntarily resign or suspend his functions, pending the outcome of investigations into his alleged abused of public office. Mr Al [...]

Sarajevo, 8 July 1999 In accordance with the authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Article XI of the Conclusions of the Implementation Conference held in Bonn on 10 December 1997, the High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, has issued four decisions regarding the Judicial System in the [...]

Sarajevo, 2 July 1999 Today, the High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, has issued Decisions amending three Federation laws that deal with property rights: Law on the Cessation of the Application of the Law on Abandoned Apartments Law on the Cessation of the Application of the Law on Temporarily Abandoned Real Property Owned by Citizens Law on th [...]

Sarajevo, 30 June 1999 Carlos Westendorp, the High Representative, met on Wednesday 30 June with a delegation of the Council of Europe in Sarajevo, in order to discuss Bosnia Hercegovina's application for membership of that organisation. The High Representative firmly believes that BiH's future lies within the European family of nations, and for th [...]

Sarajevo, 30 June 1999 The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, has today issued a Decision suspending Article 5 of the Federation Law on the Cessation of the Application of the Law on Abandoned Apartments in the municipality of Drvar. Article 5 refers to the time limit during which a claim for the return of the occupancy right to a socially-own [...]

Sarajevo, 29 June 1999 The Office of the High Representative is pleased with the excellent level of co-operation exhibited by the Municipal Authorities of Pale, Republika Srpska and Pale, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the ongoing construction of the M5 highway. Today, Jacques Paul Klein Principal Deputy High Representative visited the Fe [...]

The OHR welcomes, as another important step toward the establishment of the Rule of Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that the Associations of Judges and Prosecutors from both Entities have recently adopted Codes of Ethics and will sign a joint statement with regard to that, tomorrow, Wednesday June 30, at 12.00 hours at the new OHR facilities.

Mostar, 28 June 1999 OHR refutes the allegations made by Deputy Mayor Orucevic that OHR did not fulfill its obligations foreseen by the agreement on return to Mostar. OHR never committed itself, in the addendum to the Mostar Return Agreement signed on 09 December 1998, to provide additional material support for the Buffer settlement over and above [...]

Sarajevo, 24 June 1999 The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, believes that the Agreement on how to solve the unsatisfactory situation in the Zepce-Maglaj-Zavidovici triangle, which has been worked out and agreed on in principle by representatives of the leading parties in the area after four months of intensive negotiations, represents the be [...]