02.12.2020
The Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) Political Directors met via video conference on 1-2 December 2020 to review the process of implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), which remains the basis for a stable, secure and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The PIC SB rem...
01.12.2020
Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board (SB) began their two-day session via video conference today. The PIC SB will review the process of implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the overall state of affairs in BiH. The communiqué...
21.11.2020
Dear citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Twenty-five years have passed since the Dayton Peace Agreement ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The country today faces formidable challenges, but as we address these challenges, let us not forget that Dayton has kept the peace. And peace has to be cherished, especiall...
20.11.2020
The High Representative, Valentin Inzko, extended his sincere condolences today to the members and clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Srpska pravoslavna crkva – SPC) on the occasion of the death of His Holiness, the Patriarch of the SPC, Irinej. “Religious leaders remain in believers’ hearts even after their death...
20.11.2020
Statement of the Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board (SB) and the Board of Principals* (BoP) on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina The Peace Implementation Council Steering Board and the Board of Principals congr...
16.11.2020
Principal Deputy High Representative and Brčko District Supervisor, Michael Scanlan, commended today the District Election Commission, polling stations members, and the people of Brčko District for the smooth and safe conduct of Sunday elections, particularly having in mind the challenging circumstances caused by the C...
13.11.2020
High Representative Valentin Inzko calls on BiH citizens to exercise their democratic right to get out and vote in the Local Elections on 15 November. “Elections are a festival of democracy. At the same time, local elections are first and foremost about concrete solutions that will positively affect the everyday lives...
11.11.2020
In the coming period, the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will have an opportunity to elect their local authorities. The Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SB) and the Board of Principals (BoP) note the efforts of the BiH Central Election Commission and urge it to proceed with its work in a respo...
08.11.2020
High Representative Valentin Inzko extended his sincere congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as the 46th President of the United States of America and wished him success in his important work as the US President. “The US President-elect Biden has a great and longstanding understanding of the situation in the B...
07.11.2020
The Dayton Peace Agreement “gives no one the right to challenge the country or its people,” the High Representative, Valentin Inzko, told participants at an international conference yesterday. Speaking at an online symposium on the legacy of the Dayton Peace Agreement organised by the Yale University Genocide Studies...