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Mayor Alagic Suspended

20.07.1999

Today, the High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, has suspended Mehmed Alagic, Mayor of Sanski Most, from office for failure to support the implementation of the Dayton Accords, respect the Rules of the Road, and promote the Rule of Law within Bosnia and Herzegovina.The suspension follows repeated calls on Mr Alagic t...

Ralph R. Johnson new Principal Deputy High Representative

20.07.1999

Today, Ambassador Ralph R. Johnson has taken up his duties as the new Principal Deputy High Representative in Sarajevo.Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Johnson served as the U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia in Bratislava since 1996. Previously, he was the Coordinator for Assistance to Central and Eastern Europe in char...

Matei Hoffmann new Senior Deputy High Representative

20.07.1999

Ambassador Matei Hoffmann arrives in Sarajevo today to take up his duties as the new Senior Deputy High Representative in BiH. Hoffmann has left Prizren where he had served as Head of the German Federal Government's Civilian Coordination Office for Kosovo. He replaces Hanns Schumacher who has recently been appointed De...

Celo Case Handled Efficiently

20.07.1999

On July 16, in proceedings before the Sarajevo Municipal Court No. 2, Ramiz Delalic AKA Celo was convicted of physical assault on a police officer and sentenced to seven months in prison. The proceedings were conducted in an efficient manner in accordance with the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina despite threats and inti...

Permanent Secretariat of the Standing Committee for Military Matters Established

16.07.1999

The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and SFOR welcome the agreement in the Standing Committee for Military Matters (SCMM) to establish a Permanent Secretariat in line with the requirements of the Madrid Peace Implementation Council meeting of Decembe...

Dubrovnik-Trebinje Road Demined

14.07.1999

The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, warmly congratulates the Spanish Brigade X "Almogavares" for their highly professional demining of the road between Dubrovnik and Trebinje last weekend.He now expects the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia to open the border crossing Ivanica-Brg...