08.06.2016
Check against delivery High Representative Valentin Inzko Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, It took a little bit longer today. To tell you frankly, this was because of one paragraph which concerns NATO, and the future of BiH in NATO. The Russian Federation could not associate itself with this paragraph. They will...
08.06.2016
The Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) Political Directors met in Sarajevo on 7-8 June 2016 to review the process of implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), which remains the basis for a stable, secure, and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The PIC SB reminded all pa...
07.06.2016
Political Directors from the countries of the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council will meet in Sarajevo today, June 7th and tomorrow, June 8th, to review the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
29.05.2016
By Duška Stanišić Politika: You often stress that 15 February was a decisive day for BiH, since that is when it handed in its application for accession into the EU. Is that application the result of work of local politicians or a sign of the official Brussels giving in? Valentin Inzko: I believe that it was a good de...
20.05.2016
“Now is the time to invest in BiH,” High Representative Valentin Inzko stated today in his address at the conference “2020 Vision for Bosnia and Herzegovina: Improving the Business Climate” in Vienna. The conference was organized by the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the Diplomatic Academy of Vi...
07.05.2016
By: Erol Avdović Dnevni avaz: You are in a hurry, going straight from the UN to Banja Luka to the Ferhadija opening ceremony. How would you comment on that important event? Is that event merely some sort of a symbolical political parade in the smaller BiH entity, or can it be seen as a sign of a new inclusiveness in...
06.05.2016
High Representative Valentin Inzko will be in Banja Luka today and tomorrow, May 6th and 7th, to attend the ceremonial opening of the Ferhadija mosque. “Tomorrow, the splendid Ferhadija mosque in Banja Luka, demolished in the war together with 15 other mosques in the city, will be reopened. This will be an event of wi...
05.05.2016
“What lies ahead for Bosnia and Herzegovina will undoubtedly be a challenging period, but the country should be able to navigate through these challenges if all parties work together, while fully respecting the Dayton Peace Agreement,” High Representative, Valentin Inzko told the United Nations Security Council today....
05.05.2016
Check against delivery. Mister President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Ladies and Gentlemen, When I addressed the Council six months ago we were on the eve of the 20th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement. This was an opportunity to mark how far Bosnia and Herzegovina has come, but also to reco...
04.05.2016
High Representative, Valentin Inzko, met with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today in New York, prior to his address to the UN Security Council scheduled to take place on May 5th. The HR briefed the Secretary General on the situation on the ground in Bosnia and Herzegovina and outlined the main aspects of his re...