OHR Press Releases

Sarajevo, 5 February 1999 Yesterday saw the approval of a new Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the House of Representatives of the BiH Parliament. The High Representative is pleased that this approval has finally taken place and wishes the members of the Council of Ministers every success. Due to the loss of several months, however [...]

Sarajevo, 27 January 1999 The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, opened today the first meeting of the Privatization Monitoring Commission. The independent Commission comprising three distinguished members was established to monitor the privatization process in Bosnia and Herzegovina and make specific recommendations to the High Representative [...]

Banja Luka, 26 January 1999 The High Representative welcomes the fact that the RS National Assembly fulfilled its constitutional role yesterday. The National Assembly heard and clearly expressed its view on Mr Miljus's programme and proposed government.

Sarajevo, 18 January 1999 The High Representative has received the report of the Human Rights Ombudsperson for Bosnia and Herzegovina in which she concludes that the criminal proceedings against the defendants in the Zvornik case and conviction are in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Poli [...]

Sarajevo, 15 January 1999 The Office of the High Representative notes with regret the withdrawal of the SDA delegation from the ongoing negotiations over Zepce. The failure by the SDA to participate in the preparatory meetings, as agreed by all participants, including the SDA delegation, on 8 January, leaves OHR no choice but to cancel the meeting [...]

Sarajevo, 13 January 1999 The High Representative Carlos Westendorp is concerned that four months after the elections, the President of Republika Srpska has still not nominated a candidate for Prime Minister who is capable of commanding a majority in the National Assembly. The RS President is obliged through the principle of normal democratic proce [...]

Sarajevo, 11 January 1999 The High Representative Carlos Westendorp strongly condemns the weekend violence in Foca, in which five IPTF monitors were injured, two of them seriously. The IPTF station was badly damaged and UN equipment destroyed. The attack against representatives of the International Community in Foca is the third act of such violenc [...]

Sarajevo, 9 January 1999 Intensive negotiations on the problems of Zepce municipality, led by Senior Deputy High Representative Hanns H. Schumacher, were held in a very constructive atmosphere at the SFOR base in Rajlovac. The Office of the High Representative, while recognizing that a lot needs to be done in the coming week, remains confident that [...]

Sarajevo, 9 January 1999 The Office of the High Representative fully supports the actions taken today by SFOR in response to the unauthorized appointments and promotions of HVO generals by Member of Presidency and HDZ President Ante Jelavic. SFOR, acting within its mandate, seized and removed equipment from HVO military sites directly associated wi [...]

Sarajevo, 9 January 1999 The Office of the High Representative calls for announcements made on Thursday on the appointment and promotion of generals in the Federation Army to be immediately rescinded, and for these appointments and promotions to be suspended until the proper procedures have been followed. These procedures must include approval in a [...]