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Sarajevo, 11 August 1999 The Office of the High Representative welcomes, as another important step forward in the establishment of co-operation and mutual relations in the region, the opening of a temporary pontoon bridge across the Sava in Gradiska.

Sarajevo, 6 August 1999 The Office of the High Representative is concerned that delays in the review of school textbooks for the school year1999 - 2000 will have a detrimental effect on the quality of education received by school children in both the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. The removal of material judged to co [...]

The Provisional Election Commission (PEC) decided in its session today to adopt the open list voting system for the municipal elections scheduled to be held on April 8, 2000. With this decision, the PEC took another step toward adapting the PEC Rules and Regulations to the draft of the Permanent Election Law.

Sarajevo, 3 August 1999 In addition to the Decisions on Public Service Broadcasting, Freedom of Information, and Decriminalisation of Libel and Defamation in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as on Judicial Proceedings in the Federation, which were announced on Saturday, the High Representative Carlos Westendorp issued the following Decisions on Frida [...]

Today, the Office of the High Representative (OHR) and the OSCE announced the completion of the first draft of Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) Permanent Election Law.

Sarajevo, 31 July 1999 Yesterday, in accordance with the powers granted him under Article 5 of Annex 10 to the General Agreement for Peace (GFAP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and reinforced in the Bonn Peace Implementation Council Conclusions, the High Representative Carlos Westendorp issued a series of Decisions.

Mostar, 30 July 1999 On Thursday, 29 July, OHR and OSCE hosted a meeting of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the six City-Municipal Councils of Mostar, and of the Heads and Deputy Heads of the six Mostar City-Municipalities. The meeting was called to discuss ways and means of implementing the 6 July decision of the High Representative, Ambassa [...]

Sarajevo, 27 July 1999 The OHR wishes to announce an initiative in support of the implementation of Council of Europe standards on conscientious objection to military service in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first step in this initiative has been taken with the successful Informational Meeting for Civil Society on Conscientious Objection Issues in Bo [...]

Sarajevo, 24 July 1999 The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, would like to express his dissatisfaction with Thursday's joint session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The initiative to discuss European integration and the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe is a welcome sign that delegates are beginning to approach [...]

Sarajevo, 20 July 1999 On July 16, in proceedings before the Sarajevo Municipal Court No. 2, Ramiz Delalic AKA Celo was convicted of physical assault on a police officer and sentenced to seven months in prison. The proceedings were conducted in an efficient manner in accordance with the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina despite threats and intimidatio [...]