17.07.2001
In the exercise of the powers vested in me by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding interpretation of the said Agr...
16.07.2001
Donald S. Hays Principal Deputy High RepresentativeJuly 2001 - March 2005 &nbs...
16.07.2001
Ambassador Donald S. Hays arrived in Sarajevo today to take up his duties as the new Principal Deputy High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He replaces Ambassador Ralph R. Johnson, who is to assume an executive post in the private sector.The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, wishes to express his gratit...
12.07.2001
Culture ranges from the way we speak, and the beliefs with which we set out on life's journey, to the customs of our town and country. And it can be defined by criteria outside family and nation. Classical music is a primary culture for some people; sport is for others. Cultural vectors overlap. People who share the sa...
12.07.2001
On Wednesday night a shot was fired into a family home in Dzamdzici, Republika Srpska, killing 16-year old Meliha Duric. The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch is appalled by this murder.The Duric family returned to Dzamdzici this year. This is the second shooting attack on returnees to the area since May. The RS...
11.07.2001
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today attended the ceremony to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Potocari. The event was attended by thousands of family members and friends of the victims, civic and political leaders from Bosnia and Herzegovina and representatives of the internatio...
09.07.2001
During the past two weeks, the Brcko Law Review Commission (BLRC) provided training to Brcko District Court judges, prosecutors, legal aid lawyers and Brcko District police inspectors to be trainers in the new criminal procedure, for the purpose of further training all the uniform police in Brcko District.Each training...
09.07.2001
Organizers: the Association of Citizens "Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves"Venue: ICRC, Zmaja od Bosne 136, Sarajevo Ladies and Gentlemen,Six years ago, thousands of men and boys were massacred at Srebrenica. Those who were bereaved by this appalling crime carry a burden of pain to this day. Some of the rela...
05.07.2001
The Supervisor of Brcko District, Henry L. Clarke, issued a Supervisory Order on 5 July 2001 imposing the Law on Education in Primary and Secondary Schools of Brcko District, which includes all amendments passed by the Brcko District Assembly on June 27. The Order also puts into effect the harmonized curriculum develop...
05.07.2001
The Principal Deputy High Representative, Ambassador Ralph Johnson today met the Auditor General of the Republika Srpska Supreme Audit Institution, Bosko Ceko, to convey his support for the work of this institution and his appreciation of its cooperation with the international team which audited the Republika Srpska pu...