Peace Implementation Council

The Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council, meeting in Paris today, formally appointed Christian Schwarz-Schilling as the next High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Steering Board looks forward to working with Dr. Schwarz-Schilling when he takes up his duties as High Representative on 31 January 2006.

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 6 and 7 October. This was the last meeting of the Political Directors and the Authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) before the 10th Anniversary of the initialling of the Peace Accords at Dayton on 21 November 1995. Steering Board Capitals reviewed t [...]

"The Steering Board Ambassadors meeting today reiterated that negotiations on police reform need to conclude before BiH can begin negotiations with the EU for an SAA. Time is fast running for BiH to be able to achieve this ambition by the 10th Anniversary of Dayton.

On the occasion of the imminent tenth anniversary of the massacre at Srebrenica on 11 July, the Steering Board solemnly remembered the victims of this terrible crime and the suffering of their friends and families.

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Brussels on 7 April. This was the last meeting of the Political Directors and the BiH authorities before NATO is likely to review once again BiH’s progress towards Partnership for Peace (PfP), and before the European Commission hopes to be able to recommend whether ne [...]

PIC Steering Board Ambassadors deeply regret President Covic’s announcement that he intends to remain in office despite the criminal indictment confirmed against him by the BiH Court. They stand by their statement of 20 March, and call on Dr Covic, even at this late stage, to re-consider his decision while that option remains available to him.

Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board Ambassadors met on the evening of 20 March 2005

The Steering Board Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council have called on the RS Authorities to resolve, as a matter of urgency, the financial crisis in Trebinje Municipality precipitated by the war damage claim brought against the municipality. At the same time the Steering Board Ambassadors strongly endorse efforts to enact appropriate le [...]

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Brussels on 3 February under the Chairmanship of the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown. The Political Directors were briefed by Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte on the status of cooperation by the authorities in BiH with the ICTY. The BiH delegation, which was led b [...]

The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board met in Sarajevo on 2 and 3 December under the Chairmanship of the High Representative, Paddy Ashdown. The BiH authorities, led by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Adnan Terzic, briefed the Political Directors on progress made since their last meeting, in September, [...]