OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 13 January 1999 The High Representative Carlos Westendorp is concerned that four months after the elections, the President of Republika Srpska has still not nominated a candidate for Prime Minister who is capable of commanding a majority in the National Assembly. The RS President is obliged through the principle of normal democratic proce [...]

Sarajevo, 11 January 1999 The High Representative Carlos Westendorp strongly condemns the weekend violence in Foca, in which five IPTF monitors were injured, two of them seriously. The IPTF station was badly damaged and UN equipment destroyed. The attack against representatives of the International Community in Foca is the third act of such violenc [...]

Sarajevo, 9 January 1999 Intensive negotiations on the problems of Zepce municipality, led by Senior Deputy High Representative Hanns H. Schumacher, were held in a very constructive atmosphere at the SFOR base in Rajlovac. The Office of the High Representative, while recognizing that a lot needs to be done in the coming week, remains confident that [...]

Sarajevo, 9 January 1999 The Office of the High Representative fully supports the actions taken today by SFOR in response to the unauthorized appointments and promotions of HVO generals by Member of Presidency and HDZ President Ante Jelavic. SFOR, acting within its mandate, seized and removed equipment from HVO military sites directly associated wi [...]

Sarajevo, 9 January 1999 The Office of the High Representative calls for announcements made on Thursday on the appointment and promotion of generals in the Federation Army to be immediately rescinded, and for these appointments and promotions to be suspended until the proper procedures have been followed. These procedures must include approval in a [...]

Sarajevo, 29 December 1998 The OHR condemns the recent murder of the young taxi driver and urges the police authorities both in the Republika Srpska and the Federation to take all necessary measures to apprehend the perpetrators of this crime as quickly as possible. At the same time, the Office of the High Representative joins with UNMIBH in deplor [...]

Sarajevo, 23 December 1998 The OHR supports COMSFOR's action early this morning which resulted in the departure of Croatian police personnel from the Martin Brod area. This action was taken only after assurances, which were made to the High Representative that the personnel in question would be removed, were not kept. The High Representative is dis [...]

Sarajevo, 15 December 1998 The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Office of the High Representative (OHR), the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) strongly condemn the verdict by the Bijeljina District Court in the re-trial of the def [...]

Sarajevo, 12 December 1998 The OHR welcomes the formation of the Joint Power Coordination Center (ZEKC) by representatives of the three Elektroprivreda in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday. The objective of the ZEKC is to coordinate the work of the three power transmission systems in a secure and effective manner and to ensure the transmission of el [...]

Sarajevo, 5 December 1998 The High Representative Carlos Westendorp strongly condemns the recent violent incidents in Eastern Republika Srpska which endangered the lives of two members of the international community and led to the destruction of a total of three vehicles belonging to the European Community Monitor Mission (ECMM) and the United Nati [...]