OHR Press Releases

High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko visited the Serbian Orthodox Monastery Zitomislici today to give support to return in Mostar and the broader Herzegovina region.

High Representative and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Valentin Inzko has urged the International Community to remain unified and pro-actively engaged in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). “After four years of stagnation, BiH leaders have been given a chance for a fresh start”, HR/EUSR Inzko told high-ranking interlocutors to [...]

Respect for human rights is the cornerstone of a functioning and just society. In Bosnia and Herzegovina real progress has been made in changing practices and attitudes that undermine or violate citizens’ rights. But this is a huge task, and it is essential that work continues with determination and energy.

Serbia has an important role to play in the region’s progress towards Euro-Atlantic integration, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today during meetings with political and religious leaders in Belgrade.

Principal Deputy High Representative Roderick Moore met Metropolitan Nikolaj in Sarajevo today. This was the latest in a series of meetings Ambassador Moore has held with religious leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The International Community is on the side of the four million people of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today during a visit to Ankara, Turkey.

With the 3 October general election behind us, BiH politics has the opportunity to shift away from the noisy rhetoric of campaign debate and focus on dealing with the real challenges citizens face.

Party leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina have fallen behind in contributing to and taking advantage of the improved diplomatic environment in the Western Balkans, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko said today at the “Mini Balkan Summit” in Portoroz, Slovenia.

The High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko welcomes yesterday’s UN Security Council decision to extend the executive Dayton Peace Agreement mandate of Operation Althea and NATO HQ Sarajevo for a further 12 months.

Principle Deputy High Representative Roderick Moore met today with Cardinal Vinko Puljic. Ambassador Moore and Cardinal Puljic exchanged views on social issues pertinent to Bosnia and Herzgovina today. The PDHR 's meeting with Cardinal Puljic is the first in a series that the PDHR will hold with religious leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina.