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OSCE meets with NGOs on corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO 30 November 2000
SARAJEVO, 1 December 2000 - As part of the overall effort to combat corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the OSCE will facilitate a meeting with over fifty individuals and NGOs who have worked on anti-corruption issues in BiH with Transparency International.
The purpose of the meeting, which will take place at the Banski Dvor hall in Banja Luka on December 1 from 900 to 1600 hrs, is to work to establish a Transparency International chapter in BiH to continue the fight against corruption in the post-election period. All media are kindly invited to cover the opening and closing remarks.
The OSCE established its present Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 December 1995. In accordance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), the OSCE Mission activities are to: promote Democratization and the building of a vibrant civil society, foster the development of professional journalism and monitor the rights of journalists, monitor and advance the Human Rights situation, supervise the conduct of Elections, and encourage Regional Stabilization through arms control and confidence and security-building measures. The OSCE Mission continues to work closely with other international organizations and local institutions to implement the Dayton Peace Accords.
For further information, please contact OSCE Deputy Spokesperson Henriette Schroeder at the OSCE Press Office at ++/387 (0)33 292-153 or ++/387 (0) 66 165-038.
The purpose of the meeting, which will take place at the Banski Dvor hall in Banja Luka on December 1 from 900 to 1600 hrs, is to work to establish a Transparency International chapter in BiH to continue the fight against corruption in the post-election period. All media are kindly invited to cover the opening and closing remarks.
The OSCE established its present Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 December 1995. In accordance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), the OSCE Mission activities are to: promote Democratization and the building of a vibrant civil society, foster the development of professional journalism and monitor the rights of journalists, monitor and advance the Human Rights situation, supervise the conduct of Elections, and encourage Regional Stabilization through arms control and confidence and security-building measures. The OSCE Mission continues to work closely with other international organizations and local institutions to implement the Dayton Peace Accords.
For further information, please contact OSCE Deputy Spokesperson Henriette Schroeder at the OSCE Press Office at ++/387 (0)33 292-153 or ++/387 (0) 66 165-038.