Valentin Inzko
Serb entity cuts all contacts with high rep over NDH insult
The government of the Serb Republic (RS), the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has decided to suspend all contacts with High Representative Valentin Inzko.
This came after Inzko compared the marking of RS Day on January 9 to the establishment of the WW2-Nazi allied Independent State of Croatia (NDH), that ran death camps where mass murder of Serbs, Jews, and Roma occurred.
Bosnian Serbs Suspend Contact with High Representative
The government of the Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska announced on Thursday that it has suspended communication with the country's High Representative Valentin Inzko, demanding an apology for statements in which Inzko compared celebrating the entity's anniversary on January 9 to commemorating the foundation of the Independent State of Croatia, a puppet state of Nazi Germany during WWII.
High international rep in Bosnia: I could sack Dodik, but...
The international community would never accept a referendum on the secession of the Serb Republic (RS), says Valentin Inzko.
The Austrian diplomat, who serves as high international representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, also told the Croatian weekly Globus that he himself would "never sign such a thing."
Bosnia Urged to Foster Private Sector and Curb Graft
Bosnia needs to further develop its private sector, cut the public sector and fight pervasive corruption if it wants to increase its prosperity in future, experts say.
Increasing the private sector's share in the economy is of primary interest for Bosnia, Ian Brown, the Head of Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Bosnia, EBRD, told BIRN on Monday.
UN Warned About Bosnian Serb ‘Secession’ Threat
The top international official in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valentin Inzko, warned the UN Security Council that the Bosnian Serb leadership was threatening a referendum on secession and glorifying war criminals.
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Bosnia Urged to Form New Govt, Tackle Economy
The Peace Implementation Council, PIC, said in a communique released after the December 9-10 session that the focus in Bosnia needed to be on the formation of new governments, which could then start taking moves on the economy.
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Bosnia Presidency's Outoing Serb Slates OHR
Nebojsa Radmanovic, Serbian member of Bosnia's Presidency, at his farewell press conference on November 13 savaged the work of the Office of High Representative, OHR, which is tasked with overseeing implementation of the 1995 Dayton accords.
Radmanovic said High Representative Valentin Inzko's regular reports to the UN were untrue and unfounded.
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Russia abstains during vote to extend EUFOR mandate
Russia abstains during vote to extend EUFOR mandate
NEW YORK -- Russia has abstained during a UN Security Council vote to extend the mandate of EU's military mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina for another year.
The remaining four members of the council voted in favor.
Presence of international troops in Bosnia "vital"
Presence of international troops in Bosnia "vital"
SARAJEVO -- The permanent presence of the EU military mission in Bosnia (EUFOR) with an executive mandate is vital under the circumstances, assessed Valentin Inzko.
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Sarajevo Protestors Keep Up Anti-Poverty Pressure
About 30 anti-poverty protestors gathered outside the Office of the High Representative, OHR, in Sarajevo on Monday to call on Valentin Inzko, who currently holds the post, to act.
The Council of BiH Citizens - a group that has hedl regular protests outside the Presidency since larger-scale demonstrations in February – displayed banners in English and Bosnian.
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