Speeches

I am speaking to you tonight in an attempt to clarify certain significant events that have arisen in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past few weeks. I welcome this chance to present the position of the High Representative and hope to have the opportunity again. There are many issues to talk about, however today I want to focus on a small number of [...]

Donors Conference: Presentation by the High Representative, Mr. Carlos Westendorp Brussels, July 23, 1997 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, It is a good thing that in spite of all past difficulties we can assemble here today. You are all aware that further progress in the economic reconstruction of Bosnia and Herzegovina is crucial for the implem [...]

Farewell TV Address by the High Representative Mr. Carl Bildt, Sarajevo, June 18, 1997 In the late spring of 1995, I was asked if I was ready to put everything aside and work for peace in Bosnia. It was said to be a hopeless task. But I said yes. Everything must be done to stop the war.

Europe and Bosnia: Lessons of the Past and Paths for the Future The Hague, May 27, 1997 Address by the High Representative Mr Carl Bildt to the Netherlands Association of International Affairs, The Hague, May 27, 1997 Few places are more appropriate when it comes to discussing the lessons to be learnt from the wars of Yugoslav succession in general [...]

Remarks by the High Representative, Mr. Carl Bildt, to the National Press Club Washington DC, May 1, 1997 The Peace Process in Bosnia is on course. That is the first part of my message here today. But it remains fragile, and it is by no means irreversible.

Remarks by the High Representative Carl Bildt to the Humanitarian Issues Working Group of the Peace Implementation Council Geneva, April 23, 1997 The peace process in Bosnia is soon to enter into its eighteenth month. After the first year - which saw the essential military tasks as well as the basic political tasks with the election and the beginni [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, When I visited PROMO last year I was most impressed by the vitality, the entrepreneurship and the talent from all over the country that was demonstrated. It was less than half a year since the war had come to an end, but businessmen were already planning and working for the future.

Opening Remarks at the Economic Policy Forum Sarajevo, 12 January 1997 Today's meeting is a true sign of the agenda for peace starting to dominate over the agenda for war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the common institutions of Bosnia now starting to work, we must all concentrate efforts on creating the right conditions for good economic, social [...]

Remarks at Donor's Info Meet. - Brussels, 09/01/97 Remarks by the High Representative Mr. Carl Bildt at the Donor’s Information Meeting, Brussels, 9 January, 1997. Yesterday I left Sarajevo after attending Christmas mass in the Orthodox church, performed by the Metropolit Nikolaj, and honored at the reception afterwards by the presence of lea [...]

Remarks by the High Representative, Mr. Carl Bildt, to the Peace Implementation Council London, 04 December1996 A year ago, in this very room, we discussed and decided upon the lines of action for the first year of implementation of the peace agreement which had just been initialled in Dayton and signed in Paris. At that time, military issues were [...]