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HR Schmidt: Referring to September protests as a "trial run" in itself dangerous

18.09.2023

High Representative Christian Schmidt today addressed a letter to BiH Presidency member Željka Cvijanović, stating that her reference to the 01 September protest as a "trial run" represents an implicit threat of confrontation and violence, and as such is in itself dangerous. In his letter, the High Representative noted...

Claim: Bosnia and Herzegovina has internal borders.

18.09.2023

FACT: The BiH Constitutional Court ruled on the constitutionality of the use of the term “border” in the RS Constitution in January 2000, concluding that the term “border” is unconstitutional. The disputed article of the RS Constitution was amended to replace the term “border” with the term “inter-entity boundary line....

Dnevni avaz: Interview with High Representative Christian Schmidt

15.09.2023

Written by: Danijal Hadzovic Avaz: Milorad Dodik sent you an open letter yesterday in which he once again states that you are not a High Representative and even calls you "a disgrace to the German people". How did you take that letter? Christian Schmidt: The content of Dodik's letter is devoid of all dignity. It is n...

HR Schmidt: ICTY archives should be permanently kept in Sarajevo

14.09.2023

High Representative Christian Schmidt addressed the participants of the international conference "30 Years of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia - Legacy and Challenges" in Sarajevo, praising all those who have dedicated their lives to fighting for the truth about war crimes and genocide in B...

F.A.Z.: Interview with High Representative Christian Schmidt

08.09.2023

Interviewed by: Michael Martens F.A.Z.: Mr. Schmidt, it is nothing new that you, in your capacity of the High Representative of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, like many of your predecessors, are in conflict with Milorad Dodik. But it is certainly news that Dodik, as the President of the Republi...

VOA: Interview with High Representative Christian Schmidt

18.08.2023

Interviewed by: Amina Bijelonja Muminovic Voice of America: Croatian President Zoran Milanovic commented on the indictment against Milorad Dodik, saying that you are using your powers to protect yourself and that you should be dealing with the protection of the Croat people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. What are his clai...