03.03.2004
I am pleased to be able, once again, to brief the Security Council on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I am particularly pleased to be doing so alongside the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Adnan Terzic. I think that innovation exemplifies the stage BiH has now reached, in which the International Community...
03.03.2004
The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown addressed the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday, following talks on Tuesday with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and UN Under Secretary for Peace Keeping Operations Jean Marie Guehenno.The High Representative briefed the Security Council on progress that has been made i...
03.03.2004
1 SEPTEMBER 2003-31 DECEMBER 2003Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1031 of 15 December 1995, which requested the Secretary General to submit to the Council reports from the High Representative in accordance with Annex 10 of the Peace Agreement and the Conclusions of the London Peace Implementation Conference of 8...
02.03.2004
High Representative Holds High Level Meetings in New York Washington and LondonThe High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, arrives in New York today on the first leg of a weeklong tour in which he will be meeting the most senior officials at the UN, and in the US and UK governments.While in New York the High Representative...
01.03.2004
On 3 December 2003, the Plenary Chamber of the Human Rights Chamber for BiH rendered a decision in the case of Dzaferovic v FBiH whereby it declared admissible the application of a police officer alleging violations of his rights under the ECHR relating to his dismissal by his employer pursuant to a decision from the U...
01.03.2004
The High Representative and European Union Special Representative in BiH, Paddy Ashdown, yesterday forwarded to the BiH Presidency the report that EU High Representative Javier Solana presented on 23 February to the EU Foreign Affairs ministers on the possible EU deployment in Bosnia-Herzegovina.&nbs...
28.02.2004
Putting emphasis on the victimization of all three peoples in BiH ahead of the local elections is very dangerous and destructive for the whole country, says High Representative, Paddy Ashdown“I hope that in this pre-election period we are going to think of the future, not of the past. However, I know that prior to earl...
27.02.2004
Dnevni Avaz has asked the OHR to respond to a number of demands. These have varied from day to day, but the most comprehensive list was published in Dnevni Avaz on 24 and 25 February 2004. Many of these demands appear to be based on a misunderstanding of the law, or of normal practice elsewhere in Europe, or in s...
26.02.2004
Macedonian Plane CrashBefore you ask: I can confirm that the High Representative will make a short press statement at 12.30 hrs covering the issue of plaincrash. We do not intend to comment on this further.High Representative’s Speech in MostarAs you know, the High Representative is in Mostar this morning, where he is...
26.02.2004
The Course of Reforms in BiH: Expectations, Perspectives, OpportunitiesLadies and gentlemen,It is a pleasure to be back in Mostar and in Herzegovina … again! As my BiH colleagues know, Mostar has taken up much of my time over the last few months as we have, together, embarked on the long and difficult process of...