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The High Representative meets the Inter-Religious Council

05.09.2000

Today the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, met with leaders of the four religious communities of BiH; Cardinal Vinko Puljic, President of the Inter-Religious Council, the Reisu-l-ulema, Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Mitropolit Dabrobosanski, Nikolaj Mrdja and President of Jewish Community BiH, Jakob Finci to discuss resti...

The High Representative Annuls RS Restitution Laws

31.08.2000

The High Representative, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, yesterday issued a Decision annulling the RS Law on Return of Confiscated Property and Compensation, the RS Law on Return of Seized Real Property, and the RS Law on the Return of Seized Land.Under the annulled laws the Republika Srpska assumed financial responsibi...

Decision annulling the RS Law on Return of Seized Land

30.08.2000

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 theatre regarding interpretation of the said Agr...

Decision annulling the RS Law on Return of Seized Real Property

30.08.2000

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 theatre regarding interpretation of the said Agr...

Decision annulling the RS Law on Return of Confiscated Property and Compensation

30.08.2000

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 theatre regarding interpretation of the said Agr...

Opposition to the Single National Passport Evade Duty

30.08.2000

The Office of the High Representative is stunned by the utter irresponsibility displayed by some of the members of the BiH House of Representatives at yesterdays session where the Law on a single passport was tabled for discussion.After 32 days of summer recess, only 24 out 42 parliamentarians found time to attend yest...

Agreement on Accommodation of the Primary School "Scipe" in Prozor-Rama Signed

30.08.2000

The Agreement on partial accommodation of the "Scipe" Primary School within the "Marko Marulic" Primary School building in Prozor-Rama was signed today by the C7 Minister and Deputy Minister of Education, the Prozor-Rama Mayor, the Chair and the Vice-chair of the Prozor-Rama Municipal Council, the two school directors...

Ambassadors' Tour of Return Areas

29.08.2000

The High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch, COMSFOR Lt. Gen. Ronald E. Adams and UNHCR Chief of Mission Werner Blatter have invited Ambassadors of countries represented in Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit by helicopter key areas of return across the country on Thursday, August 31, 2000.The aim of the tour is to view pro...