The Office of the High Representative has announced that international supervision of Brcko District is now “suspended,” in line with the decision of the Peace Implementation Council issued in May.
Ambassador Roderick Moore has assured residents of Brcko that while international institutions remain in place to assist the District, all administrative functions are to be carried out by local, elected officials.
According to OHR’s statement, “Ambassador Moore, who concurrently serves as Principal Deputy High Representative, will formally remain Supervisor with all of the authorities defined in the Awards of the Brcko Arbitral Tribunal. Moore emphasized, however, that ‘Although I remain as Supervisor with the same authority as always, I expect that there will be no need to use that authority in the future.'”
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