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...
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...
03.10.2000
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in Sarajevo today. Their discussions centred on the political situation in the region, the upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 38 publicly indicted...
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...
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...
29.09.2000
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 theater regarding interpretation of the said Agr...
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....
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...
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...
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...