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12.04.1997

Effective implementation of the civilian part of DPA is linked to the mandate of SFOR in our country. We know the date when SFOR shall leave, but what is not known is to what extent and whether it will be possible in the next fifteen months, if not every single word, then at least the annexes which are of vital interes...

Article by the High Representative, Carl Bildt:"Beyond Grand Speeches"

11.04.1997

A new gloom about the prospects of Bosnia seems to have descended on western capitals. Representatives of the three constituent peoples of the country constantly point out the failures of the other two to implement the peace agreement fully. Politicians used to the clear-cut policies of war have had difficulty adjustin...

Statement by the PIC Steering Board on Eastern Slavonia

02.04.1997

The Steering Board welcomes the holding of the Croatian municipal and Upper House elections in Eastern Slavonia on 13 April 1997, and the guarantees of special representation for Serbs in both local and national, political and administrative structures. The Steering Board also welcomes the Letter of Intent from the Cro...

Statement by the PIC Steering Board on implementation of the Sarajevo Protocol

02.04.1997

The Steering Board welcomes the comprehensive Agreement on the Implementation of the Sarajevo Protocol signed by leaders of all political parties represented in the Sarajevo Canton Assembly on 27 March. With the implementation of this Agreement, Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs alike will have guaranteed participation on all...

UN Security Council resolution 1103 (1997) on the situation in BiH

31.03.1997

RESOLUTION 1103 (1997)Adopted by the Security Council at its 3760th meeting,on 31 March 1997The Security Council, Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions concerning the conflicts in the Former Yugoslavia, including its resolutions 1035 (1995) of 21 December 1995 and 1088 (1996) of 12 December 1996, Recalling th...

Principals Welcome Joint Statement On Return

31.03.1997

The Principals of OHR, UNHCR, SFOR, UNIPTF, OSCE note with great interest the attached Statement delivered by the Minister of Civil Affairs and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on behalf of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers, the Government of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation and the Republik...

Removing the 'sleeping policemen' on the Bulevar/Donja Mahala in Mostar

29.03.1997

Yesterday the Principal Deputy High Representative Ambassador Michael Steiner received a letter from Deputy Mayor Safet Orucevic announcing that work to remove the 'sleeping policemen' on the Bulevar/Donja Mahala in Mostar had started. The work was completed today by 1200 in accordance with the deadline set in a letter...

Statement on the crisis in Albania

15.03.1997

STATEMENTby the High Representative, Carl Bildt15 March 1997The plunge into chaos in Albania once more demonstrates the volatility and instability of large parts of South-Eastern Europe. In just the last few months, we have seen major crises in Serbia and in Bulgaria, and it is one of the safest assumptions that the co...