Speeches

Brussels, 23 May 2000 Mr. Chairman, Your Excellencies, As we gather here today - well on the way to the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton/Paris Accords - it is time to ask: How successful have we been in Bosnia and Herzegovina and: has it been worth the effort? Mr.

Bosnien und Herzegowina im 5. Jahr nach Dayton - Ein Land mit europäischer Zukunft? Berlin, Dienstag, 16. Mai 2000 Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, es ist mir eine Ehre und Freude, heute abend zu Ihnen sprechen zu dürfen und Ihnen meine Ansichten über den Stand des Friedensprozesses in Bosnien und Herzegowina und die Zukunftsperspektiven dieses Lande [...]

Mme Chair, your Excellencies, It is with great pleasure that, so soon after my last presentation to you in March, I have another opportunity to address you on issues relating to the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I know that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not the only country that is of concern to you.

Honourable Secretary General, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Security Council, It is with great pleasure that I am here once again to address you, and to present the 16th report on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This report - the second since I was endorsed as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Security Council on 3 Aug [...]

This is my third formal meeting with the North Atlantic Council, the second in my capacity as High Representative, and it is an honor, once again, to be with you and to have the opportunity to discuss our peace implementation efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina. My message to you today is simple - SFOR's presence remains absolutely essential if the D [...]

Banja Luka, 19 April 2000 Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for the opportunity of addressing you today. I would like to say from the outset that I believe education - or rather, the establishment of a sound education system - to be at the very heart of the solution we are all looking for in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Strasbourg, 05 April 2000 Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, I am most grateful for this opportunity to share with you my thoughts about the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s integration into the family of European nations and institutions; in particular, its application for membership of the Council of Europ [...]

Brcko, 31 March 2000 President Djapo, Vice President Pajic, Mayor Kisic, Members of the Government, Chief and Deputy Chiefs of Police, Councilors: This is an important day for Brcko. Today, with the opening of the Interim Assembly, two of the main pillars of government of the Brcko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the executive and legislative b [...]

Brcko, 08 March 2000 I am delighted to be here today on this historic occasion -- the inauguration of the Brcko District. I would like to welcome the members of the Presidency, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Commissioner Chris Patten. This day could not have come about without an enormous amount of hard work from a great many people.

Vienna, 02 March 2000 Mr. Chairman, your Excellencies, I am grateful for having been given the opportunity to address you today not on the situation in Kosovo as I did last time in my capacity as EU Envoy, but for the first time in my capacity as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.