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Opening Of The School In Prekaja

05.10.2000

OHR welcomes today's opening of the Prekaja elementary school as a branch of "Dr. Ivan Mertz" school located in Drvar. After a period of negotiations between Drvar Municipal authorities, Cantonal authorities and the IC an agreement which made this event possible was reached. Reconstruction of the school was funded by t...

High Representative addresses North Atlantic Council on regional security

03.10.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today addressed members of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels, including NATO Secretary-General Lord Roberston, by video-link to support the case for the continued presence of SFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping force, here in Bosnia and Herzegovina.All NATO member states ar...

High Representative meets with Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs

30.09.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met yesterday with a Lojze Peterle, the Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Discussions focused on progress in peace implementation, highlighting once again the importance of functioning common institutions, economic reform and the returns process.Slovenia remains an exam...

High Representative imposes Amendments to Law on Travel Documents

29.09.2000

The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, today imposed Amendments to the Law on Travel Documents for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The single passport is a significant step forward, promoting the freedom of movement and ensuring equal treatment for all BiH citizens. The High Representative made the Decision by exercising...

Some Progress in the Property Law Implementation

28.09.2000

The International Community has again prepared an overview of statistics reflecting the implementation of the property laws in each municipality. You will find the figures for each municipality for the month of July attached.Comparing the July figures with those from June, there has been some progress in both Entities....

All BiH Pupils to Learn Both Scripts

27.09.2000

The High Representative is pleased that an implementation agreement on the teaching of both Cyrillic and Latin scripts in BiH schools was finally reached yesterday by Education Ministers, in line with the their broader agreement on education of May 10th, 2000. This is a key step in developing a modern, tolerant, educat...

Communique by the PIC Steering Board

27.09.2000

The PIC Steering Board at the level of Political Directors met with the High Representative in Brussels, 27 September 2000.Noting the unfolding developments in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the Steering Board agreed that the potential for a new level of democratic change was evident in Bosnia and Herzegovina and t...

Brcko District Government takes over housing issues

25.09.2000

The Brcko District Government has taken over all housing and return issues in the territory of the District, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed to during the Inter-Entity meeting on Brcko that took place on Tuesday, 19 September 2000.The MoU was signed by the Minister of Social Affairs, Displaced Pers...