Speeches

Sarajevo, 02 November 2000 At the weekend, a British national newspaper complained in an editorial entitled "A passport to our own destruction", that an attempt by Brussels to introduce a "Euro" passport was an "assault on the nation's identity". It went on that British citizens had already lost a one thousand year-old right to use pounds and ounce [...]

New York, 26 October 2000, 10:30 a.m. Honourable Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Security Council, I address you at what is a time of great change and renewed hope for southeastern Europe. The future -- potentially -- for Bosnia and Herzegovina looks very different today because of the seismic changes in two key neighbouring countries -- Yug [...]

Sarajevo, 23 October 2000, 19.30 hrs. Dear Mr. Izetbegovic, dear Guests, I am delighted to welcome you here this evening to honour Mr. Izetbegovic on the occasion of his recent departure from the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I hope that we will have a chance this evening, as well as to look back on Mr.

International Forfaiting Conference, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Seefeld, 07 September 2000 Ladies and gentlemen, Bosnia and Herzegovina in fact the whole Balkans are often seen as a bad news story which few outside the region are willing to listen to any longer.

Volksbank Wien, 05 September 2000 Sie können sich vorstellen, dass ich häufig gefragt werde, ob meine Mission in Bosnien und Herzegowina nicht eine "mission impossible" ist. Es ist schon richtig, der Balkan hat einen sehr schlechten Ruf. Seine Geschichte ist konfliktgeladen und blutig.

Sarajevo, 10 July 2000 Women of Srebrenica, ladies and gentlemen, We are here to mark a dark day. On July 11, 1995 Srebrenica fell to Bosnian Serb forces. Women, children and the elderly were forced onto buses and expelled. They did not know -- and still don't know today -- what happened to their husbands, sons, fathers and brothers; men and boys w [...]

Session 1 BOSNIA ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY? Brussels, 29/30 June 2000 Ladies and Gentlemen, I was in Brussels just a month ago and the occasion was the ministerial meeting of the Peace Implementation Council - the supreme body to oversee the implementation of the Dayton Accord.

Brussels, 23 May 2000 Mr. Chairman, Your Excellencies, As we gather here today - well on the way to the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton/Paris Accords - it is time to ask: How successful have we been in Bosnia and Herzegovina and: has it been worth the effort? Mr.

Bosnien und Herzegowina im 5. Jahr nach Dayton - Ein Land mit europäischer Zukunft? Berlin, Dienstag, 16. Mai 2000 Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, es ist mir eine Ehre und Freude, heute abend zu Ihnen sprechen zu dürfen und Ihnen meine Ansichten über den Stand des Friedensprozesses in Bosnien und Herzegowina und die Zukunftsperspektiven dieses Lande [...]

Mme Chair, your Excellencies, It is with great pleasure that, so soon after my last presentation to you in March, I have another opportunity to address you on issues relating to the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I know that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not the only country that is of concern to you.