Speeches
11/07/2017
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the UN Security Council
More than 25 years have passed since Bosnia and Herzegovina joined the United Nations in 1992, and more than two decades have passed since the tragic conflict came to an end in 1995.
09/15/2017
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko on the 20th anniversary of the helicopter crash at Prokosko Lake
Twenty years ago the men and women we honour today lost their lives on this mountainside while working for peace
05/19/2017
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
These days are special for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as it will celebrate 25 years since its admission as a full-fledged member state to the United Nations, along with Croatia and Slovenia, on 22 May 1992.
04/11/2017
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs
These are difficult times for the EU and for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The challenges we face are fundamental, and there is a growing awareness that they necessitate a determined and strategic reengagement.
03/08/2017
Remarks by Brcko District Supervisor Bruce G. Berton at the Brcko District Day Ceremony on 8 March
It is always a pleasure to be in Brcko, in particular on March 8: I want to congratulate all the citizens of Brcko on the Day of the District.
11/08/2016
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
We have had in Bosnia and Herzegovina one positive development and one rather negative development.
09/19/2016
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko on the 19th anniversary of the helicopter crash at Prokosko Lake
During and especially after the war ended nearly 21 years ago, tens of thousands of men and women from other countries have come to this country to work with and for its people. And some of those men and women have given their lives for the sake of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
05/05/2016
Remarks by High Representative Valentin Inzko to the United Nations Security Council
When I addressed the Council six months ago we were on the eve of the 20th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement. This was an opportunity to mark how far Bosnia and Herzegovina has come, but also to recognize that there is much more work needed to ensure lasting stability and a better future for the people of this beautiful country.
03/08/2016
Remarks by PDHR Bruce G. Berton on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of Brcko District
The 15th of February, the date when BiH submitted the application for EU membership, will be remembered as a milestone in its post-war history.
02/25/2016
High Representative’s opening speech at the conference “Future of forestry and wood processing in BiH”
The potential for increased market access and economic opportunities is clear to us all so let us work together to finally regulate the forestry sector in a way that will achieve this.