Speeches
10/25/2001
Message from the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, to the Second Regional Conference of the Stability Pact for South East Europe, 25 October 2001
We meet at a time when the economies of Southeast Europe are showing increasing signs of regional synergy – growth in one country promotes growth in another – and trade throughout the region is expected to respond positively to policy initiatives introduced under the auspices of the Stability Pact
10/18/2001
Statement by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, to the Permanent Council of the OSCE
I am honoured to be with you today, and I am particularly pleased to appear alongside the OSCE Head of Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Beecroft. I believe our joint presence reflects the long-standing and close co-operation between the OHR and the OSCE Mission in BiH
10/12/2001
Opening address by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch at the conference “Economy of Peace” organised by the Peace and Crises Management Foundation
I am pleased and honoured to have been invited to address this conference. I have had the pleasure of working with some of you before. Zarko Papic, whom I believe is here this evening, is someone with whom I speak frequently and whose expertise I value – just yesterday he participated in the Civic Forum, a round-table discussion among intelle [...]
09/21/2001
Address to the UN Security Council by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch
Address to the UN Security Council by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch
09/17/2001
High Representative’s eulogy at memorial service for victims of 1997 helicopter crash Prokosko Lake, 17 September 2001
We are here today to honour the memory of twelve men and women who died while carrying out their duties as members of the international peace mission in Bosnia and Herezegovina
07/09/2001
Remarks by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, at the opening of a presentation of paintings, poetry and prose on the theme of Srebrenica: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
9 July 2001 Organizers: the Association of Citizens "Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves" Venue: ICRC, Zmaja od Bosne 136, Sarajevo Ladies and Gentlemen, Six years ago, thousands of men and boys were massacred at Srebrenica. Those who were bereaved by this appalling crime carry a burden of pain to this day.
06/06/2001
High Representative for BiH, Wolfgang Petritsch opening speech Defence of our Future – mobile.culture.container
Tuzla, 06 June 2001 Ladies and Gentlemen, Too often for my liking, I have the questionable honor of "being concerned", or "being disturbed" or I have to "condemn" or I have to "remind". Today, I have the real honor of participating at this opening ceremony of the mobile.culture.container. First and foremost, I would like to thank Freimut Duve for h [...]
05/18/2001
Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the South Eastern European Security on the Eve of the 21st Century – Conference organised by CSES
Bosnia and Herzegovina - six years after Dayton Belgrade, 18 May 2001 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, To try and sketch briefly Bosnia and Herzegovina?s place in the complex jigsaw of Balkan security is daunting. It?s a bit like the childhood game of creating a survival kit the size of a matchbox or having to choose only three items you would [...]
05/14/2001
Speech by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, at the SFRY Succession Negotiations in Vienna
Vienna, 14 May 2001 Excellencies; Ladies and Gentlemen; A year ago, I don't think any of us dared imagine that we would be here with the clear intention to move decisively closer to a final settlement of the outstanding issues of SFRY succession. To date, the three main actors in the Bosnian war have left the stage -- through death, an ignominious [...]
05/08/2001
Speech by the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, upon receiving the Humane Deed Award from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society Zenica
Zenica, 8 May 2001
Governor Herceg, Dr Mehmedbasic; Mr Muranovic; Ladies and Gentlemen;
It is a very great honor to be presented with this award but in some senses, I feel a bit of a fraud, and I certainly need to clarify who I think is receiving this!
Governor Herceg, Dr Mehmedbasic; Mr Muranovic; Ladies and Gentlemen;
It is a very great honor to be presented with this award but in some senses, I feel a bit of a fraud, and I certainly need to clarify who I think is receiving this!