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Inzko Meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

15.05.2012

High Representative Valentin Inzko met with United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon in New York today to inform him of the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The High Representative expressed his support for to the ongoing political dialogue between political party leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina. „Th...

Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the UN Security Council

15.05.2012

Check against delivery.Mister President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present my seventh report as High Representative and the 41st report by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina altogether.These days are special for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as it will...

Inzko in Washington: Job in BiH is not yet done

10.05.2012

Recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina are positive and offer hope that the country will make progress after six very difficult years, High Representative Valentin Inzko told senior US officials in Washington today. At the same time, Inzko stressed that the job “is not yet done” and would require continued engag...

Inzko: Justice As Important As Ever

08.05.2012

“Twenty years after the start of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we are reminded that for the victims, their families, and for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole, justice remains as important as ever”, High Representative Valentin Inzko said today. The High Representative was meeting ICTY Chief Prosecutor Serge...

Real Grounds for Optimism

07.05.2012

Relations among the countries of Southeast Europe are better than they have ever been, High Representative Valentin Inzko said today during talks with senior government officials in Bucharest, and he added that conditions inside and outside Bosnia and Herzegovina now make it possible for the country to take a significa...

HR Inzko Met Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoğlu

04.05.2012

High Representative, Valentin Inzko, met today in Sarajevo with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoğlu. HR Inzko informed Minister Davutoğlu about current political developments in BiH and the aftermath of state government formation. “The period of political gridlock seems to be behind us. In the...

A Joint Commitment to Move Forward

03.05.2012

Bosnia and Herzegovina can achieve more progress in the coming period if dialogue and compromise prevail in politics, thereby accelerating the country’s Euro-Atlantic future, High Representative Valentin Inzko said today.The High Representative was speaking during a meeting at the OHR with Austrian Foreign Minister Mic...

Protecting the Rights of BiH Citizens

26.04.2012

The Council of Europe – and the European Convention on Human Rights – continue to play a very important role in setting standards that Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to meet, High Representative Valentin Inzko said today in a speech to the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE)...

High Representative facilitates implementation of Six Party Agreement

24.04.2012

High Representative Valentin Inzko will take the necessary steps to facilitate the implementation of the Six Party Agreement on state and defence issues. The High Representative informed the State Property Commission today that he is ready to amend his Order to enable a future intergovernmental agreement and Parliament...