OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina

VIENNA, 19 February 2018 - OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger is starting a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) tomorrow. Throughout his visit, he will be accompanied by Italy's Ambassador Nicola Minasi, who will represent the OSCE Chairmanship during bilateral meetings.

Secretary General Greminger will hold a press conference on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 in Sarajevo.

Journalists are kindly invited to attend the press conference at 10.20 at the UNITIC Center amphiteater, mezzanine floor, Fra Andjela Zvizdovica 1.

It is not necessary to register for this event. In case of any questions, media representatives can contact Zeljka Sulc, Spokesperson of the OSCE Mission to BiH, at zeljka.sulc@osce.org or + 387 61 131 625.

In BiH, the Secretary General will meet with BiH Presidency members, the BiH Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chairperson and Second Deputy Chairperson of the BiH Parliament House of Peoples, the Second Deputy Chairperson of the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister and Education Minister of the Central Bosnian Canton (Travnik), representatives of secondary schools in Vitez, civil society organizations and Ambassadors of OSCE participating States.

Secretary General Greminger will furthermore address the staff of the OSCE Mission to BiH and co-chair an event to launch the report Trial Monitoring of Corruption Cases in BiH: A First Assessment, issued by the OSCE Mission to BiH.