06.03.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 6 March 1997

6th March 1997, 19:30 BiH local elections were officially postponed again, this time to September 13 and 14. Head of the OSCE mission in BiH, Frowick, and the PEC insisted on it after they consulted all international organisations in BiH. HR Bildt, in his comment on the postponement of the local elections, said that he fully supports Frowick's deci [...]
05.03.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 5 March 1997

5th March 1997, 19:30 Sarajevo - BiH President Izetbegovic received members of the Contact Group headed by HR deputy Steiner. Co-chair Silajdzic and Vice-president of the Federation Ganic also attended the meeting. Izetbegovic pointed out the number of problems in the Federation.
04.03.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 4 March 1997

4th March 1997, 19:30 An explosive device placed at the back of St. Joseph's church in Sarajevo caused material damage when it exploded around 1:27 hrs last night. Some windows of the church and neighboring buildings broke, and cars parked in front of the church were damaged.
03.03.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 3 March 1997

3rd March 1997, 19:30 For the first time since the 10 February incident, Mayor of Mostar, Ivan Prskalo and his Deputy, Safet Orucevic, held meeting on the situation in Mostar. Sir Martin Garrod, Chief of the Regional OHR also attended. Following the meeting, which was held beside closed doors, Sir Martin Garrod told journalists that they were ident [...]
02.03.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 2 March 1997

2nd March 1997, 19:30 The signing of the co-operation agreement in Belgrade between the Bosnian Serb Entity and Yugoslavia by Momcilo Krajisnik, BiH Presidency Member, and Zoran Lilic, President of Yugoslavia, attracts first reactions in Sarajevo. A meeting is underway between Alija Izetbegovic, Presidency President, and Haris Silajdzic, CoM Co-Cha [...]
28.02.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 28 February 1997

28th February 1997, 19:30 A solemn atmosphere on the occasion of the Day of BiH Independence has been felt in the country already today. Alija Izetbegovic, BiH Presidency President congratulated all BiH citizens on their hard gained independence, apparently depressed.
27.02.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 27 February 1997

27th February 1997, 19:30 Due to anonymous threats, the Office for reception of Pope John Paul II in the Catholic Theological Seminary in Sarajevo has been closed, informed the Catholic Press Agency. According to this source an anonymous male voice talking by phone said that a church in Donji Vakuf had been blown up and that Pope would be killed if [...]
26.02.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 26 February 1997

26th February 1997, 19:30 After being delayed twice, the IPTF Investigation Report on the bloody, tragic event in Mostar on 10 February was finally made public. The report not only condemns the fact that Croat police used power against Bosniak civilians, but due to an attempt to conceal evidence, it demands the urgent replacement of Marko Radic, Po [...]
25.02.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 25 February 1997

25th February 1997, 19:30 BiH Presidency headed by Alija Izetbegovic, convened in the National Museum. On its Agenda prevailed political themes of Protocol nature. The RS Constitution is incompatible with the BiH Constitution and therefore we have problems in co-operation with the Hague Tribunal and many other issues, among which is the release of [...]
24.02.1997

OHR Local News Issues, 24 February 1997

24th February 1997, 19:30 The IPTF investigation report on the 10 February incident in Mostar is ready and should have been presented to the Principles by now. It depends on them when they will make it public, Alex Ivanko, UN Spokesman told the regular news conference today.