16.09.1999
Yesterday, the High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, had his first official call on Federation Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic, and his deputy, Dragan Covic. He also met separately with Federation President Ivo Andric Luzanski and Federation Vice President Ejup Ganic.The main topic of discussion at both meetings was t...
16.09.1999
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, and Ambassador Robert Barry, the Head of Mission of the OSCE, have issued a binding Arbitration Award on the Drvar Municipality. The Award follows the de-certification by Ambassador Barry of Drvar on August 2, 1999, in accordance with the Provisional Election Commission's ru...
16.09.1999
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, is determined to ensure the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.In Canton 10, implementation results have been extremely poor. Neither the judiciary nor the police function effectively. Important legislation, such as the property la...
16.09.1999
Stipo BabicMinister of Justice ofCanton 10Dear Sir,On repeated occasions, the Office of the High Representative, together with other international organizations, have expected your support in the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.The rule of law and an impartial and effective judiciary are keys to the implem...
15.09.1999
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, welcomes the clarifying statement issued by Presidency Member Alija Izetbegovic on September 10, following a meeting with the High Representative.At that meeting, the High Representative had expressed his deep concern at recent press reports suggesting that Mr Izetbegovic ha...
14.09.1999
The 17th of September marks the second anniversary of the helicopter crash near Fojnica when five members of OHR and seven members of the United Nations Mission tragically lost their lives. The officials from the OHR were en route to Bugojno to meet with local authorities to discuss key issues related to the implementa...
13.09.1999
Ambassadors to Bosnia and Herzegovina have been invited by the High Representative in cooperation with COMSFOR and UNHCR to take part in a helicopter tour to visit key areas of return in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Three helicopters will take three separate groups to view projects in MND North, South, East and West during t...
13.09.1999
Ambassador Richard Ellerkmann, Deputy High Representative and Head of OHR South in Mostar has informed the High Representative, Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, that he would like to return home to Germany, when his contract expires at the end of September 1999.Ambassador Ellerkmann took over from Sir Martin Garrod in Oc...
13.09.1999
The High Representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, has written to Zivko Radisic, Serb member of the Presidency, and Milorad Dodik, RS Prime Minister, to express the International Community's grave concerns over the RS boycott of the Standing Committee on Military Matters (SCMM).This evening, the High Representative, Ambassad...
13.09.1999
Today, September 13th 1999, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand issued an addendum to the previous Supervisory orders of November 3rd, 1998.The addendum rescinds the November 3rd, 1998 Order on return of non-Serb members of the Municipal Assembly, Administration, Police, Judiciary and others to their pre-war homes of or...