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Decision imposing the Law on the Flag of BiH

04.02.1998

Members of the PresidencySpeakers of the Parliamentary AssemblyBosnia and HerzegovinaDear Presidents, dear Speakers,Following the discussions at the sixth session of the Parliamentary Assembly today I regretfully have to inform that the Delegates have shown themselves lacking in the courage to take a binding decision o...

Signing of License Plates Memorandum of Understanding

03.02.1998

Confusion was created yesterday over a letter sent by BiH Civil Affairs and Communications Minister Albijanic to the High Representative, express his intention to withdraw the support of the Serb members of the Council of Ministers for the Memorandum of Understanding on License Plates. The reason given was that the RS...

Uniform license plates in BiH

31.01.1998

The High Representative is pleased to announce that the registration process and issuance of the new license plates will begin on 2 February 1998. The Parties, the Council of Ministers of BiH, and the Governments of both Entities, have signed the Memorandum of Understanding and by doing so have met the deadli...

Conference on the water supply and distribution system for the Brcko community

29.01.1998

Brcko - A conference to discuss the pressing problems of the water supply and water distribution system for the Brcko community was held yesterday at the Office of the High Representative. Sinisa Kisic, Director of the Department of Economy, Nikola Ristic, Director for Finance and Budget, and Luka Bodiroga, Director of...

Sarajevo Returns Conference February 1998

27.01.1998

In December 1997 at the Bonn PIC the following statement was made as part of the final text:"Ensuring a multi-ethnic Sarajevo is central to the implementation of the DPA. The Council expresses disappointment at the failure of the authorities in SJO to encourage and facilitate the safe return of former inhabitants. The...

Interview: Carlos Westendorp, High Representative

27.01.1998

Vous venez d'imposer une monnaie commune aux trois communautés bosniaques. Vous aviez auparavant déjŕ tapé du poing sur la table pour exiger que les Bosniaques, qu'ils soient musulmans, serbes ou croates, aient un męme passeport. En prenant autoritairement toutes ces décisions, ne donnez-vous pas l'impression...

Joint Press Release

26.01.1998

The OHR, OSCE and UNMIBH welcome the decision of the Bijeljina District Court to accept the appeal by the defendants in the Zvornik 7 case for a new trial and the Court's decision to annul the original verdict by the Basic Court in Zvornik.The new trial will be before the Bijeljina District Court, which is, following t...

Flags Commission proposes three models

26.01.1998

Following the announcement of the High Representative on 12 January regarding the establishment of a Commission tasked with proposing alternatives for the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the High Representative is pleased to announce today that the Commission has proposed three alternatives for the flag.The High Repres...

Convertible Marka Currency

20.01.1998

The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, has received the design for the Convertible Marka Currency and has accepted the recommendation of the Governor of the Central Bank, Peter Nicholl. In doing so, he has taken into account as many of the Presidency proposals as could be accommodated. But ultimately, the High Rep...