OHR Press Releases
01/20/2016
HR Inzko Visits Japan: Respect for Rule of Law Vital to Progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina
High Representative Valentin Inzko is visiting Tokyo today and tomorrow where he is meeting with senior officials of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, including Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Miki Yamada, and delivering a keynote speech at the Japan Institute of International Affairs.
12/22/2015
Inzko: Implementation of Sejdic-Finci ruling will benefit everyone and reestablish traditional values in BiH
22 December marks the entire six years of Bosnia and Herzegovina failing to implement the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case “Sejdic-Finci vs. BiH”.
12/16/2015
Brcko District Supervisor welcomes adoption of key financial legislation in Brcko District
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brcko District Supervisor Bruce G. Berton commended the Brcko District Government for today’s adoption of the Law on Fiscal Systems, Law on Accounting and Auditing, Law on Foreign Currency Operations and Law on Amendments to the Law on Payment Transactions.
12/14/2015
Twenty Years of Dayton Through the Eyes of the High Representatives
On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement, signed in Paris on December 14th 1995, the Office of the High Representative asked current and former High Representatives to share their thoughts on the Peace Agreement and its implementation.
11/21/2015
Inzko: Reintegration and functionality must once again be Bosnia and Herzegovina’s guiding principles
“I want to stress how critically important it is that we utilize the 20th Anniversary of the Dayton Agreement to refresh our vision for Bosnia and Herzegovina and rediscover our purpose,” High Representative Valentin Inzko said at a forum hosted by the City of Dayton to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
11/21/2015
Statement by the High Representative Valentin Inzko on the 20th Anniversary of the Peace Agreement
On the 20th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement we should not take for granted how successful the Peace Agreement has been at delivering peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
11/19/2015
High Representative condemns attack in Rajlovac
High Representative Valentin Inzko expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the two members of the BiH Armed Forces, Armin Salkic and Nedeljko Radic, who lost their lives in last night’s shooting in Rajlovac.
11/18/2015
PDHR Berton speaks at Budapest conference marking 20 years of Dayton
Principal Deputy High Representative Bruce G. Berton participated in the conference “Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20 Years After Dayton” co-organized by the Center for EU Enlargement Studies and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Budapest.
11/17/2015
Time to change the political dynamic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
“Bosnia and Herzegovina desperately needs to come together and to work for a common purpose while the international community needs to support those who are willing and ready to follow this path. Now is the time to get behind the changing political dynamic in Bosnia and Herzegovina so the country and its many talented and hardworking people can rea [...]
11/15/2015
HR Inzko expresses condolences over attacks in Paris
The High Representative to BiH, Valentin Inzko, expressed his deepest condolences to the French people in the aftermath of the horrific attacks that occurred in Paris on November 13th.