OHR related Interviews
07/05/2007
Interview: Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative “Action starts from September”
In his first interview since he officially took office as High Representative of the international community and Special Representative of the European Union in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovak diplomat Miroslav Lajčák emphasised that he had international support and he was coming as a friend. During the interview, Lajčák made an impression [...]
07/05/2007
Extracts from RTRS’s “CURRENT DEBATE” interview with Miroslav Lajčák High Representative / EU Special Representative for BiH
Miroslav Lajčák: I do not and it wouldn’t be good if I had one. Several proposals are already out there; both political and professional, so let me reiterate what I have said many times – that the next Constitution, because the country does need one, first and foremost should be the result of a political agreement between your politicians. [...]
03/18/2007
Interview: Raffi Gregorian, Principal Deputy High Representative: “Silajdzic and Ivanic Have Blocked Police Negotiations”
Deputy High Representative, Raffi Gregorian, says that Bosnia and Herzegovina is missing a great opportunity to make a step forward and move much closer to the EU due to the collapse of police reform negotiations last week. The US diplomat, who has been the chief international mediator during the last two months of negotiations on police reform, be [...]
02/14/2007
Interview: Raffi Gregorian, Principal Deputy High Representative: “There Will Be State and Local Police Forces Only”
The Directorate's Report provides a good basis for discussion and agreement – it is unclear what RS leaders mean when they say that Entity Police must remain. The second most senior ranked official of the Office of the High Representative and experienced American diplomat, Raffi Gregorian, believes that the BiH politicians’ readiness to engage in p [...]
01/25/2007
Interview: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Dodik is a capable politician, but he is playing with fire”
The High Representative of the International Community in BiH Christian Schwarz-Schilling said that BiH politicians who give statements contrary to the Dayton Peace Agreement are responsible for delaying the transition of OHR into the Office of the EU Special Representative.
01/10/2007
Interview: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Conflicts in BiH Resume”
BiH urgently needs institutional changes and reduction of bureaucracy in order to get closer to the EU, says EU High Representatives CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ-SCHILLING, adding:
BOSNIA MUST BE WHOLE
11/28/2006
Interview: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Bosnia Stalled by Politicians”
All politicians – in Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere – need to be influenced, in the first place by the electorate. Reforms are not being advocated for their own sake. They are being advocated because they will deliver practical benefits to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and because they will provide this country with the prosperity and [...]
08/21/2006
Interview: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “Politicians Should Reduce Tensions”
The High Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, says that institutions must react adequately after the bomb attack on the grave of Alija Izetbegović and the video footage of a Serb soldier being killed during the “Storm” operation.
“Instead of speculating about who did this and who may benefit form it,” Schwarz-Schilling says, “the poli [...]
08/19/2006
Interview: Christian Schwarz-Schilling, the High Representative for BiH: “Dodik Accepted Police Reform a Long Time Ago”
This week the High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling sent a clear and unmistakeable message to politicians from Republika Srpska that he would not tolerate obstructions in the reform process, and that such a situation may effect the final decision on the closure of OHR to be made by the Peace Implementation Council in February. Despite the [...]
08/08/2006
Interview:Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for BiH: “We Need No International Conference on the BiH Future”
High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling does not support an initiative of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader regarding an international conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina.