OHR Press Releases

04/16/1998

6th Session of the Standing Committee on Military Matters
The Standing Committee on Military Matters held its 6th session today in Lukavica under the Chairmanship of Chairman of the Joint Presidency Izetbegovic. It was attended by Members of the Joint Presidency Krajisnik and Zubak, together with other Committee Members and observers from SFOR, OHR, OSCE and the B-H Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
04/10/1998

Liquidation of the Narodna Banka of BiH
The Office of the High Representative welcomes the decision of the three members of the Presidency to liquidate the Narodna Banka of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NBBH). The decision signed yesterday also appoints Mr. William Dudley as the liquidator. Mr.
04/09/1998

Press Release on Drvar
Today, units of the Federation Army are vacating civilian housing in Drvar in order to enable the return of Displaced Persons to their homes. Over 150 heads of household will return. OHR views this as a significant event, contributing to implementation of Annex 7 of the Peace Agreement.
04/07/1998

Brcko Region Receives Over 12 Million DM in International Aid From the EC
It was announced today the Brcko region will be receiving over 12 million DM in international aid from the European Commission. It is part of a 126 million DM commitment from the European Commission awarded in 17 contracts to non-government organizations to facilitate the returns of refugees and displaced persons to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brcko Of [...]
04/03/1998

Return Plan For Mostar
The High Representative expects that the Herzegovina Neretva Canton adopts a comprehensive return plan also for the six Mostar city-municipalities without any further delay. He hopes that the meeting scheduled for today in Mostar, chaired by the UNHCR Head of Office Neill Wright and the Deputy High Representative and Head of OHR South Sir Martin Ga [...]
04/02/1998

Press Statement
On April 30 1998, young athletes from throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina and numerous other countries will come together in Sarajevo for the International Athletic Meeting of Friendship for Juniors-Sarajevo '98.
04/01/1998

First train since November 1997 delivers grain to the Zitopromet mill
A train delivering approximately 620 metric tons of grain to the Zitopromet mill in Brcko will arrive at approximately 5:00pm Tuesday, April 1. The grain signals the beginning of the agreement between Zitopromet and World Food Programme to process grain into flour for World Food Programme needs. The train is the first to travel to Brcko since Itali [...]
03/31/1998

The Standing Committee on Military Matters (SCMM) Press Statement
The Standing Committee on Military Matters (SCMM) is one of the common institutions established by Dayton. Its role is to coordinate the activities of armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A meeting of the SCMM was scheduled to take place at Lukavica, at 1000am on Tuesday 31st March 1998, under the chairmanship of President Izetbegovic.