12.12.1996
I warmly welcome this morning's decisions by the Joint Presidency on the nomination of Dr Haris Silajdzic and Mr Boro Bosic as Co-Chairmen of the Council of Ministers, and I congratulate the members of the Presidency on reaching this important agreement. This is an important step forward for Bosnia.
10.12.1996
IntroductionPursuant to the Security Council Resolution 1031 of December 15, 1995, which endorsed my appointment as High Representative to "monitor the implementation of the Peace Agreement and mobilize and, as appropriate, give guidance to, and coordinate the activities of, the civilian organizations and agencies invo...
05.12.1996
Peace Implementation ConferenceBosnia & Herzegovina 1997: Making Peace WorkSummary of ConclusionsThe future of Bosnia and Herzegovina is as an independent and democratic state within internationally recognised borders, with guaranteed human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, and with a restructured market-ori...
05.12.1996
Peace Implementation ConferenceBosnia & Herzegovina 1997: Making Peace WorkRegional StabilisationIn accordance with the agreement reached at Paris on 14 November 1996, the Council underlines the importance of pursuing control of armaments at the lowest possible level of weapons, and of implementing fully and withou...
05.12.1996
Peace Implementation ConferenceBosnia & Herzegovina 1997:Making Peace WorkTable of Contents:Regional StabilisationHuman Rights and War CrimesConstitutional and Legal Matters and ElectionsRefugees and Displaced PersonsFreedom of Movement and CommunicationPolice Assistance Economic Development and ReconstructionMin...
05.12.1996
FOREIGN SECRETARY:Ladies and Gentleman, this has been a successful conference, it has also been a realistic conference. We have reviewed peace implementation in Bosnia in 1996, both the successes and the areas where we have made insufficient progress. The main challenge was to agree an action plan for 1997 to make the...
04.12.1996
A year ago, in this very room, we discussed and decided upon the lines of action for the first year of implementation of the peace agreement which had just been initialled in Dayton and signed in Paris.At that time, military issues were at the centre of everyone's attention, particularly of the media. But we made clear...
02.12.1996
STATEMENTby the High Representative, Carl BildtLisbon, 2 December 1996The long-term prospects for the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina can never be seen in isolation from the political and economic developments in the other countries of the region.Our approach to peace must be wider in geographic scope than just...
26.11.1996
At its meeting in Bonn on 26th November, 1996, the Steering Board of the PIC heard a report by the High Representative, Mr. Carl Bildt, on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina including the common institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Steering Board noted with grave concern that the Council of ministers has not...
26.11.1996
Yesterday evening, Principals of the competent implementation agencies decided to lift the suspension of the Procedure for Return and Reconstruction in the Zone of Separation as of today. The Procedure was suspended on 12 November after several hundred individuals, armed with a number of weapons, had crossed the Inter...