18.03.1999
Following the acquittal on 17 March 1999, of Miodrag Andric, who was being retried for war crimes against the civilian population, the Office of the High Representative would like to express its recognition of the fairness with which the proceedings were conducted and the progress achieved in the field of inter-entity...
18.03.1999
Yesterday, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia started official negotiations on a Trade Agreement between the two countries.The OHR welcomes the beginning of these negotiations and hopes that they will be successful.The negotiations took place in Zagreb. The delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina included...
18.03.1999
The Steering Board members unanimously deplore the car bombing in Sarajevo which resulted in serious injuries to the Federation Deputy Minister of Interior, Jozo Leutar, and two of his colleagues. Members extend their sympathies to the families of the victims and offer their best wishes for the full recovery of the inj...
16.03.1999
Consistent with its mandate at the Madrid Peace Implementation Conference, the Office of the High Representative has been closely monitoring and offering assistance in fraud and corruption investigations in both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As part of this policy, OHR supports the recent efforts of Federation Vi...
16.03.1999
The OHR deplores the car bombing in Sarajevo this morning, in which Federation Deputy Minister of Interior, Jozo Leutar, and two of his colleagues were badly injured. Mr Leutar's condition is particularly critical.The OHR calls on the local authorities to take aggressive measures to identify, arrest and prosecute the p...
15.03.1999
We talked to the Deputy HR, Jacques Klein, on Saturday afternoon in his Sarajevo office. He announced to us that he would meet the Croat Presidency member, Ante Jelavic, the following day and that he hoped that on that occasion he would be officially acquainted with the proposals for the improvement of the Croats' posi...
15.03.1999
SARAJEVO - On March 5, I fired a president, the leader of the Bosnian Serbs. It was with regret, and as a last resort, that on behalf of the international community I ordered the removal of Nikola Poplasen.This, together with the decision on the same day not to award the disputed town of Brcko to the Serbs but to turn...
11.03.1999
De Carlos Westendorp, ex ministro de Exteriores y Alto Representante Internacional para Bosnia desde hace 20 meses, se ha dicho que tiene maneras diplomáticas pero convicciones políticas; que sonríe afablemente cuando aprieta la mano; que es experto en Europa pero gusta en Washington. Una ex líder ultranacionalista cay...
11.03.1999
Tomorrow, the High Representative Carlos Westendorp and Brcko Supervisor Bill Farrand will meet with the RS National Assembly Expert Commission on Brcko.The High Representative warmly welcomes this early invitation from the Commission to discuss their views. He hopes that the National Assembly Commission can become ful...
10.03.1999
Ambassador Miguel Arias called on the Mayor of Derventa today to express his profound concern over a violent attack on the Derventa office of the OHR during the weekend.An anti-personnel grenade was thrown into the office through a window. The office was empty at the time of the attack, but the grenade could potentiall...