30.05.2006
Southeast Europe: A New Coherence and A New ConfidenceLadies and Gentlemen,Dynamic organizations evolve and adapt – I am particularly pleased therefore to be here in Belgrade at a Stability Pact meeting which will focus on agreeing the optimal configuration for the organization’s future.Change is needed so that the Sta...
30.05.2006
OHR, Sanela TunovicEUPM, Monja KoluderEUFOR, Karen Halsey OHRSarajevo to be New Stability Pact HQ?As we speak, the High Representative is addressing a major meeting of the Stability Pact in Belgrade.The High Representative is highlighting Bosnia and Herzegovina's leading role in the Stability Pact (the organisatio...
29.05.2006
29 May 2006In the view of Schwartz-Schilling, the International Community’s High Representative for BiH, the statement made by RS Prime Minister, Milorad Dodik, that everyone should be given the right of self-determination, including RS, does not cause even the slightest dilemma:- Republika Srpska is neither Kosovo nor...
29.05.2006
OHR has followed reports of recent comments of PM Dodik concerning referendums, self-determination and other issues.It is important to avoid any confusion on this issue. The legal situation is clear. The Republika Sprska, an entity within the BiH State...
29.05.2006
In his first official visit to Belgrade, the High Representative today met separately with Serbian President Boris Tadic, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, and Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic. During his meetings he highlighted the need for continued cooperation with the ICTY, improving trade and economic links...
26.05.2006
The Principal Deputy High Representative Lawrence Butler contacted RS Prime Minister Dodik today for clarification following press reports in which the RS Prime Minister is reported to have talked about new referenda in the region. Ambassador Butler emphasized that the RS is bound by&...
26.05.2006
The High Representative/EU Special Representative today expressed disappointment at the lack of progress in police reform:"I was extremely disappointed by the news that the RS representatives have effectively withdrawn from the police restructuring process by downgrading their position in the Police...
25.05.2006
The High Representative welcomed the Council of Ministers decision to take forward the Parliamentary Conclusions and Establish a State Commission to Investigate and Establish the truth on suffering of Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Jews and Others in Sarajevo 1992-1...
25.05.2006
The High Representative Dr Christian Schwarz-Schilling today urged top officials from Mostar to speed up the pace of integration in the city, outlining three key issues that require urgent attention prior to the next meeting of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board towards the end of June. "I am concerned abo...
25.05.2006
DUTY STATION: Sarajevo GRADE: 8CONTRA...