Speeches
05/30/2013
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko at a Conference on Diversity as a Valuable Resource for the Common European Future
If there is a basic truth that should be broadcast from this conference it is that Bosnia and Herzgeovina will not succeed despite its cultural diversity but precisely because it has such a rich and diverse cultural heritage.
05/14/2013
Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
The question of Bosnia and Herzegovina does not fortunately have the immediate security dimensions of other issues you are dealing with in this august body.
11/17/2012
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko at a Symposium organised by the Woodrow Wilson Center
There are currently many places outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina where in the short term peace and security are in greater jeopardy and where the overwhelming foreign policy focus of the international community is rightly turned.
11/13/2012
Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
Ours is a just and important objective: lasting peace and stability for Bosnia and Herzegovina, irreversibly on track towards EU and NATO integration.
09/10/2012
Introductory Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko at a Concert to Mark the Tenth Anniversary of the Work of the Annex 8 Commission for the Protection of Cultural Monuments
I am particularly pleased to participate in this event because the record of the Commission for the Protection of Cultural Monuments shows that the Dayton Settlement can work, and it can work for the benefit of all the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
06/12/2012
Opening remarks of PDHR Roderick W. Moore at the Conference “Countering Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
The report warns of disturbing trends. Alarmingly, most citizens believe corruption has increased in recent years, for instance.
06/08/2012
Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko at the Estonian International Centre for Defence Studies
As an Austrian diplomat serving in Bosnia and Herzegovina I believe I can offer a useful perspective on current European issues. At the same time, I believe there are things that we can learn from Estonia’s recent experience that will help Bosnia and Herzegovina make progress along the path to full Euro-Atlantic integration.
06/07/2012
Public Lecture by High Representative Dr. Valentin Inzko organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
Following independence Latvia was able to carry through the transition to market democracy and integration in Euro-Atlantic structures. It is taking Bosnia and Herzegovina longer and the process has been beset by difficulties, but we are on the same road and we are determined to reach the same objective.
05/15/2012
Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the UN Security Council
These days are special for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as it will celebrate 20 years since its admission as a member state to the United Nations, along with Croatia and Slovenia, on 22 May.
04/20/2012
Lecture by the High Representative, Valentin Inzko, “Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Role of the OHR”
The theme of this lecture series – the West Balkans and the European Union – correctly and usefully places European integration in a regional context, rather than dealing with the process on a country-by-country basis.