13.10.1998
Mr. Schumacher, how do you assess the general elections in BiH? I think we can say they were positive. There is a clear erosion of support for the strong mono-ethnic parties. The SDS lost five seats in the National Assembly, and a similar thing happened in the Federation to the SDA and the HDZ. That gives us h...
12.10.1998
The Council of Ministers (CoM) is supposed to have in the future one chairman, two deputies and six ministries. This was stated in the proposal from the Office of the High Representative addressed to BiH officials. Instead of three, as was the practice up to now, the CoM will have six ministries: the Ministry of Foreig...
09.10.1998
The High Representative wishes to remind all individuals holding public office in BiH that they must refrain from publicly taking sides, or inciting the population to take sides, should action be taken by the International Community in the event of further deterioration of the situation in Kosovo.Statements or reaction...
08.10.1998
The High Representative has written this morning to Dragan Cavic, Vice-Chairman of the SDS, notifying him of his decision to remove him from office in the newly elected Republika Srpska Assembly, using the authority vested in him by the Bonn Peace Implementation Council. Mr Cavic is also barred indefinitely from holdin...
08.10.1998
Dragan CavicVice-chairman, SDSSir,I have noted with extreme displeasure the comments which you made in your 5 October press conference, both regarding the outcome of the elections as well as the situation in Kosovo.I take your statements on Kosovo as a deliberate threat to the security of the international community an...
07.10.1998
The Office of the High Representative, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe express serious concerns as to the fairness of the trial and the judgement issued on 6 October 1998 by the Sarajevo Cantonal Court in the case of Ibrahim...
07.10.1998
The Deputy High Representative for Economic Matters acknowledges the October 6 letter from Minister Jelavic and Deputy Minister Mahmuljin concerning the decision on soldiers' claims taken by the Government of the Federation.The OHR notes that the Government of the Federation took a decision to reduce to 7 billion DEM,...
06.10.1998
The Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 6 October, to review developments since the last meeting on 8 September. In particular the meeting focused on the General Elections held on September 11 and 12, and their outcome. It was generally agreed that the elections saw a positive reduction in the influence of hardline parti...
06.10.1998
The Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 6 October, to review developments since the last meeting on 8 September. In particular the meeting focused on the General Elections held on September 11 and 12, and their outcome.It was generally agreed that the elections saw a positive reduction in the influence of hardline partie...
28.09.1998
Mr. Alija IzetbegovicChair of the PresidencyMr. Kresimir ZubakMember of the PresidencyMr. Momcilo KrajisnikMember of the PresidencyMr. Peter NichollGovernor of the Central BankDear Sirs,The introduction of the Convertible Marka has been successful and has provided Bosnia and Herzegovina with one of the essential macro-...