Economic and Social Development – 1998

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Economic and Social Development – 1998

1998

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In his 8th report to the U.N. Secretary General, the High Representative said that the establishment of the Transportation Corporation was dead in paper. It was said that the OHR called upon the authorities of both entities to implement the recommendation on railroads by 31 March 1998 and urged entities to establish their joint corporations. In this regard, the OHR was very much involved.1

By the end of March 1998, however, a consensus was reached in creating a joint railway public corporation. In a meeting held on 19 March, railway experts from both entities suggested that trains could run in a major part of the network, despite some technical difficulties.2 Finally on April 6, the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Railway Public Corporation was established by the Prime Ministers of both Entities.4

It was reported that the Commission met on 6 July 1998, in the presence of the ministers of energy of both the Federation and the RS, to discuss the possible creation of a Public Corporation for electric power transmission.5

The three existing Elektoprivedas signed an agreement to establish a Joint Power Coordination Center for the transmission of electric power, effective on 3 November 1998, and reached agreement on the successive implementation phases.6

  1. “8th Report of the High Representative for Implementation of the Bosnian Peace Agreement to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), accessed April 28, 2011.
  2. “OHR Bulletin 68 – 28 March 1998,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), accessed April 28, 2011.
  4. “OHR: Economic Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 1998,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), 1998, accessed April 28, 2011, http://www.ohr.int/ohr-dept/econ/newsletter/default.asp?content_id=5766….

    In the telecommunication sector, the High Representative decided to impose the telecommunication law of BiH. The representative was said to monitor the situation, and would take whatever actions necessary to ensure full cooperation between three operators. It was expected that the relevant parties would reach an agreement on a Framework Memorandum of Understanding concerning the reorganization of the telecommunication sector.3“Decision imposing the Telecommunications Law of BiH,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), 1998, accessed April 28, 2011, http://www.ohr.int/decisions/econdec/default.asp?content_id=22.

  5. “11th Report of the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace Agreement to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), 1998, accessed April 29, 2011, http://www.ohr.int/other-doc/hr-reports/default.asp?content_id=3674.
  6. “12th Report of the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace Agreement to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), 1999, accessed April 29, 2011, http://www.ohr.int/other-doc/hr-reports/default.asp?content_id=3675.