OHR Press Releases

High Representative Carlos Westendorp has appointed Christian Clages, Head of the Political Department, his Deputy for Political Affairs. In the letter of appointment to Clages, Westendorp wrote that the German career diplomat was leading the "the Political Department in a period when we have made remarkable progress, in the face of considerable di [...]

Sarajevo, 17 July 1998 The environment of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the beneficiary of a pact signed on Tuesday, 14 July by the Environment Ministers of the two "Entities" in Szentendre in Hungary, to cooperate peacefully on environmental policies. The signing of the Szentendre Agreement means that the two Entities have officially chosen to co [...]

The High Representative is pleased to announce the ratification of an interim Board of Governors for Radio Television Bosnia and Herzegovina which will be assigned the task of overseeing the restructuring process at the network.

Sarajevo, 15 July 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp has appointed the Head of the Economic Department, Didier Fau, his Deputy for economic matters. In the nomination letter, Westendorp wrote that the appointment reflected Fau's "outstanding contributions toward establishing a sound market economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina." In particular, [...]

Sarajevo, 15 July 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp is increasingly disturbed by continued delays in passport issuance, and strongly rejects all allegations that the international community bears any responsibility for these delays. The OHR has played a key role in the support of the relevant authorities at every stage of this process, fro [...]

The High Representative wishes to reiterate his commitment to supporting the establishment of genuine public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina in line with best European practice.

Sarajevo, 13 July 1998 High Representative Carlos Westendorp has appointed the Head of the Media and Public Affairs Department, Simon Haselock, his Deputy for Media Issues. In the nomination letter, Westendorp stressed Haselock's "achievements and sound judgement, particularly in the area of media restructuring for Bosnia and Herzegovina, (which) h [...]

The High Representative today appointed an international adviser at Radio Television Bosnia and Herzegovina who will assist with the restructuring of the television network. The High Representative selected Tomaz Perovic of Slovenia for his extensive experience as a manager and producer of current affairs programming as well as for his familiarity [...]

Sarajevo, 7 July 1998 Today the High Representative, accompanied by the mayors of Mostar, opened the Mostar airport to civilian traffic after it was out of use for more than six years. Following the landing of two planes operated by Croatia Airlines and Air Bosna, High Representative Carlos Westendorp, Mayor Safet Orucevic and Deputy Mayor Ivan Prs [...]

Yesterday, 2nd July, the Federal Ministry of Defence made two important statements concerning the establishment of a combat training centre at Livno/Glamoc. At 10.00 hrs a press conference was held by Assistant Minister of Defence Prce to provide local press with an outline of the measures taken to ensure that those affected by the construction of [...]