05.03.1998
In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Article XI of the Bonn Document, I do hereby decide that the Law on the Policy of Foreign Direct Investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina shall enter into force on an interim basis until the Parliamentary A...
04.03.1998
Pero RaguzMayorStolacDear Mr. Raguz,This is in reply to developments in Stolac.As you know, elected officials have a special responsibility in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. They have this responsibility towards the citizens of this country as much as towards the international community which is prepared to...
03.03.1998
UNREAL DREAMS OF SEPARATION OF THE HDZ HARD-LINERSHR deputy Schumacher won the sympathies of at least one part of the BiH population after his visits to Stolac and Drvar. However, just after his visit to Stolac, speculation has arisen that Ambassador Schumacher has exceeded his authorisation, come into conflict with HR...
02.03.1998
Ambassador Bill Farrand, Supervisor for Brcko, is undergoing surgery in the United States. High Representative Carlos Westendorp has appointed Mr. Ian McLeod, Deputy to the Supervisor, to act in Ambassador Farrand's stead during the Supervisor's absence.Ambassador Farrand will return to Brcko to resume his position as...
01.03.1998
In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the Peace Agreement and Article XI of the Bonn Document, I take the following decision:As the Annex to the Dayton Agreement on Implementing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter the Dayton Agreement) stipulates that the responsibilities of the City of Mo...
24.02.1998
On Monday 16 February a meeting took place in the OHR between railway experts, Mr. Brankovic, Kontic and Knezovic and Mr Paul Monnory. The meeting concluded work on a draft decree regarding the establishment of a Commission for the Regulation of inter-Entity railway traffic. This draft will now be delivered to Minister...
19.02.1998
The Bonn Peace Implementation Council has invited the High Representative "to establish a process leading to a decision on a new flag and symbols if the parties cannot agree on their own by 31 December 1997". With the expiration of this deadline, the High Representative announced his intention to establish an independe...
12.02.1998
There have been reports in some Federation media on 11 and 12 February, 1998, referring to incidents of unrest on February 11 in Brcko town and the surrounding RS territory. These reports allege the burning of Bosniac houses and instances of verbal abuse directed against returnees to Brcko. These reports have been inve...
12.02.1998
Jacques Paul Klein, American General and former UN Administrator in Eastern Slavonia, was appointed Deputy High Representative to BiH a few months ago. With several very sharp, not exactly diplomatic media appearances, he gained the reputation of someone who is not satisfied with the role of an observer only of the pol...
07.02.1998
Saturday 31 JanuaryMy last day in Washington. I came back here for a few days military duty - in my part time job as a Major General in the US Air Force Reserve (which, somewhat surprisingly, is in fact the third largest Air Force in the world). I also had consultations with Bob Gelbard, the President and Secretary of...