17.05.2011
The political situation in BiH remains of great concern agreed the High Representative and EU Special Representative in BiH Valentin Inzko and Head of OSCE Mission to BiH Ambassador Gary D. Robbins during an exchange of views with democracy experts of the Committee of Ministers Rapporteur Group at the Council of Europe...
11.05.2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing the most serious challenge to the Dayton Peace Agreement since it was signed in 1995 said High Representative and EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Valentin Inzko when he met with US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg in Washington today. During recent ye...
10.05.2011
---- CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ----Ladies and Gentlemen,Thank you for the opportunity to express my views on the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Our discussion today is timely because Bosnia and Herzegovina currently faces one of the most serious crises since the end of the war in 1995, in which the fundamenta...
09.05.2011
Since the first celebration of Europe Day in 1986, 9 May has became an opportunity for European citizens to mark a belonging to Europe and European values.For us in BiH, 9 May is an opportunity to reflect upon a year in which we have seen all progress towards European Integration in BiH come to a grinding halt. Over se...
09.05.2011
Monsieur le President, Vos Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Merci de me donner l’occasion aujourd’hui de vous presenter mon cinquième rapport en tant que Haut Représentant et le trente-neuvième au total. [Thank you for giving me the opportunity today to present my fifth report as High Representative and the 39th rep...
09.05.2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) faces its worst political crises since the end of the war in 1995. The Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement (DPA) that brought the country peace for 15 years is exposed to serious violations, High Representative and European Union Special Representative Valentin Inzko told the United Nations Securi...
09.05.2011
What do you expect from your visit to the USA? I will be giving the UNSC my regular update on BiH and will have meetings with US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Countryman. I will lay out the extremely worrying situation in the country but also the positi...
06.05.2011
THIRTY-NINTH REPORT OF THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PEACE AGREEMENT ONBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINATO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS 16 October 2010 – 20 April 2011 I. SUMMARY1. This report covers the period from 16 October 2010 to 15 April...
06.05.2011
In my capacity as the final authority regarding the interpretation of the General FrameworkAgreement for Peace (GFAP), as mandated by Annex 10 of said Agreement and various UNSecurity Council Resolutions, I find Republika Srpska (RS) to be in clear breach of theGeneral Framework Agreement of Peace, in particular of Ann...
05.05.2011
An entity referendum on a State-level competency is unacceptable, High Representative and EU Special Representative Valentin Inzko wrote in an article that appeared in today’s issue of Blic. “Neither entity has the constitutional mandate to deal with a State institution, including the State Court,” he wrote. “This has...