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A New Commitment

29.11.2011

A “new and substantive commitment” from the International Community will support moderation and consensus-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina, High Representative Valentin Inzko said yesterday in an address to Canadian foreign-policy experts.The High Representative was speaking at the University of Ottawa on the second...

Statement by Brcko Supervisor Roderick Moore at a Press Conference in Brcko

23.11.2011

Brcko Supervisor Roderick Moore’s press statement on corruption at joint press conference with Brcko District Mayor, Prosecutor, Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chief of Police in Brcko on 23 November 2011Over two years ago, the international community concluded that the institutions of District are functioning effectively a...

16 Years of Dayton: A Dramatic Change Is Required

21.11.2011

Today we mark the 16th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement which brought an end to the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and provided BiH with the constitutional and political framework to progress towards full integration into the Euro-Atlantic institutions.Unfortunately, however, the potential of Dayton’s constitut...

Rebuilding Diversity and Tolerance

19.11.2011

Religious organisations can help to rebuild the inclusive tradition of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina by bearing authentic witness to the primacy of love that is at the heart of their beliefs, High Representative Valentin Inzko said yesterday.The High Representative was speaking at a forum in Graz organised by the...

Inzko: Party Leaders Must Bring Deadlock and Stagnation to an End

16.11.2011

The High Representative is in Washington for talks with senior US officials including Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.High Representative Valentin Inzko said in Washington today that political leaders must finally face up to the political, economic and social realities the country faces and start putting the in...

Interview with High Representative Valentin Inzko

16.11.2011

Author: Erol AvdovićDnevni avaz: You were again criticized in unison – not only by RS President Milorad Dodik but by the smaller entity, too, saying that you regularly present the situation in BiH before the UN as worse than it actually is. What would, in fact, happen if there were no more OHR in the country – wou...

Entities and State Must Work Together

15.11.2011

The International Community’s continued commitment to and focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina is the way to achieve the objective of a safe and stable country that can solve its own problems institutionally and move towards full Euro-Atlantic integration, High Representative Valentin Inzko said today in his address to the...

Speech by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the UN Security Council

15.11.2011

Mister President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,Thank you for giving me the opportunity today to present my sixth report as High Representative and the 40th report altogether.This is my first report to you in my sole capacity as High Representative, following the decoupling of the EU Special Representative’s...