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OHR Brcko Press Release

01.08.1998

As reported by Radio Brcko, Mayor Reljic spoke to a group of displaced persons assembled in Klanac, on the 31 July, 1998, and insisted that they stay in Brcko. This is a denial of the right of every person to choose where they want to live, enshrined in Article 1, Para.4 of Annex 7 of the Dayton Peace Accords which sta...

Dual Citizenship

29.07.1998

High Representative Carlos Westendorp would like to reiterate that both the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Law on Citizenship, which went into effect on January 1 of this year, allow for dual citizenship.Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are allowed to hold the citizenship of another state provided tha...

Death of Amir Karic in Brcko

28.07.1998

The Supervisor was deeply disturbed to learn of the violent death of Amir Karic in Brcko on the night of 26 July, and sends his sincere condolences to the Karic family.The Supervisor asks all political parties and media to await the results of the police investigation and to refrain from making statements that may rais...

UN Press Briefing, 27 July 1998

27.07.1998

Provided by the United NationsThe situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina was improving, but the "litmus test" of reconciliation would be the return of refugees, the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp, said today.Speaking at a Headquarters press confer...

Inaugural Train Ride Sarajevo - Capljina

27.07.1998

The OHR welcomes the start of regular passenger service on the Sarajevo - Capljina train route. It is another step on the way toward establishing a fully functioning rail network in Bosnia and Herzegovina and connecting it to the European network.Principal Deputy High Representative Jacques Paul Klein will travel on th...