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High Representative visits First Gymnasium Sarajevo

28.11.2018

High Representative Valentin Inzko visited the First Gymnasium in Sarajevo today. In this academic year, the First Gymnasium Sarajevo is celebrating its 140th anniversary. The High Representative visited the school museum, met with the academic staff, and attended a German language lesson.

Vijesti.ba: Interview with HR Valentin Inzko

21.11.2018

By Nevena Ćosić Vijesti.ba: Mr. Inzko, will the OHR react if the CEC violates the FBiH Constitution when it adopts a decision on the allocation of seats in the FBiH HoP? Valentin Inzko: The OHR has always said that it is unfortunate that BiH political parties did not find a negotiated solution on the formula for fill...

HR Inzko at the centenary celebrations in Vienna: Reconciliation is possible

12.11.2018

High Representative Valentin Inzko attended today at the Vienna State Opera the official high-level celebration marking the centenary of the founding of the Republic of Austria. Several states were founded after the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia...

High Representative meets Dutch Foreign Minister Blok

09.11.2018

High Representative Valentin Inzko met today in The Hague with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok. They discussed the post-election political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The High Representative noted that, now that the elections are over, BiH needs the authorities to be formed as quickly and as smooth...

High Representative attends Max van der Stoel Award Ceremony in The Hague

09.11.2018

High Representative Valentin Inzko congratulated today in The Hague the high school students from Jajce who won the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities’ 2018 Max van der Stoel Award which promotes integration and social cohesion. The Award is given in recognition of their inspirational example of activism, w...

Principal Deputy High Representative Attends Brcko District Business Forum

07.11.2018

Brcko Supervisor and Principal Deputy High Representative Dennis Hearne visited Brcko today and delivered an opening speech at the 2nd Brcko Business Forum. He emphasized that the Brcko Business Forum is a valuable platform for promoting the District as an investment-friendly community, primarily through creating new...

High Representative Addresses UN Security Council

06.11.2018

High Representative Valentin Inzko presented his six-monthly report to the United Nations Security Council today in New York, where he thanked the members of the Council for their continued attention to peace and stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina. “Following a long period of slow reform, Bosnia and Herzegovina simply ca...

Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the UN Security Council

06.11.2018

Check against delivery. Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Before I start, I would like to acknowledge that a number of central European states are currently celebrating the hundredth anniversary of their modern existence, including Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics and others. My own country,...

Resolution 2443 (2018)

06.11.2018

Adopted by the Security Council at its 8392nd meeting, on 6 November 2018 The Security Council, Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions concerning the conflicts in the Former Yugoslavia and relevant statements of its President, including resolutions 1031 (1995) of 15 December 1995, 1088 (1996) of 12 December...