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19.02.1998
The Independent Commission to Propopose Alternatives for the Coat of Arms of BiH
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 independent commission to propose alter [...]
12.02.1998
No evidence of unrest referred to in the Federation media
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.
03.02.1998
Signing of License Plates Memorandum of Understanding
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.
31.01.1998
Uniform license plates in BiH
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 deadline set by the PIC at the Bonn conference [...]
29.01.1998
Conference on the water supply and distribution system for the Brcko community
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 Development Department, led [...]
27.01.1998
Sarajevo Returns Conference February 1998
In December 1997 at the Bonn PIC the following statement was made as part of the final text:
26.01.1998
Joint Press Release
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.
26.01.1998
Flags Commission proposes three models
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 Representative welcomes the fact th [...]
20.01.1998
Convertible Marka Currency
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.
20.01.1998
OHR expresses profound concern over the judgment issued yesterday by the Sarajevo Cantonal Court in the case of Veselin Cancar
The Office of the High Representative expresses profound concern over the judgment issued yesterday by the Sarajevo Cantonal Court in the case of Veselin Cancar. Mr. Cancar's conviction on war crimes charges involving the mistreatment of civilian detainees and the murder of a civilian is directly contrary to the Rome Agreement of 18 February 1996 ( [...]