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Sarajevo, 3 December 1999 Representatives from Transparency International visited Sarajevo today in order to meet international and local personnel involved in combatting corruption. The purpose of the visit was to obtain information for the eventual establishment of a Transparency International Chapter in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Transparency Inter [...]

Sarajevo, 3 December 1999 Following yesterday's press conference, OHR would like to issue a clarification concerning the New York Declaration. While it is true that the Presidency did not sign the document, it is disingenuous to suggest that this fact in any way invalidates it. The Declaration was officially submitted by the Presidency to the Unite [...]

Brussels, 30 November 1999 The PIC Steering Board at the level of Political Directors met in Brussels on 30 November 1999 with the High Representative. The Steering Board and the High Representative welcomed the commitments made by the BiH Presidency in the New York Declaration and in the agreed Principles on the Establishment of a State Border Ser [...]

Sarajevo, 30 November 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is pleased to announce that Ambassador Peter Hancock will be joining OHR as Head of Office in Banja Luka. Ambassador Hancock has had a distinguished career in the Canadian Foreign Office and has extensive professional knowledge of the region.

Sarajevo, 24 November 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, wishes to clarify a few details of the Law on Entity Citizenship that was adopted by the Republika Srpska National Assembly on November 18th 1999. This Law is fully compliant with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Law on Citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. T [...]

Sarajevo, 21 November 1999 Four years ago in Dayton, Ohio, a terrible war was finally brought to an end. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina paid an incalculable price in lives and displacement of individuals as well as entire families. Physical damage was severe; moral damage was even worse, as hatred and distrust destroyed harmony and tolerance. [...]

Sarajevo, 17 November 1999 Yesterday, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has issued a Decision annulling the Conclusion adopted by the RS National Assembly on 10 November, which suspended evictions of certain categories of persons from 1 November 1999 to 1 April 2000. If allowed to take effect, this Conclusion would only serve to deny ref [...]

Sarajevo, 15 November 1999 The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomes the New York Declaration made by the Joint Presidency of BiH. Aside from reaffirming their commitment to the Dayton Accords, the Presidency made a number of important agreements intended to strengthen the role of the Joint Presidency, and to further the achievement of [...]

Sarajevo, 12 November 1999 Today, the Local Return and Reconstruction Task Force (RRTF) for the Gorazde area met to discuss the problems related to return to Srpsko Gorazde. The OHR and the UNHCR as the RRTF co-chairs have asked the authorities of Srpsko Gorazde to initiate the immediate resumption of reconstruction projects in Srpsko Gorazde.