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  Ten Questions For Sulejman Tihic
That is rightly a matter for the relevant constitutional courts, and the OHR advises Mr Tihic to address his concerns to them.
Mr Tihic’s questions suggest a possible lack of understanding both of the principles of an independent European judiciary and of the process itself.
Does Mr Tihic know that the HJPC process therefore offers the best chance of ensuring that more Bosnjaks are appointed judges and prosecutors in the RS, and that if he really wanted to help he would work with his coalition partners, particularly the SDS, to give this process their full support?
www.ohr.int /print/?content_id=31492   (469 words)

  
  Main News Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Sulejman Tihic, the Chair of the BiH Presidency, finds the COMSFOR's decision according to which six Bosniac candidates do not meet the criteria for generals posts in the BiH Armed Forces scandalous and think it represents the most flagrant violation of human rights and freedoms.
On Monday, Sulejman Tihic, the Chair of the BiH Presidency, urged COMSFOR General Virgil Packett to reveal to the public and judicial institutions his reasons for the rejection of a number of Bosniac candidates for general posts in the BiH Armed Forces.
Tihic believes that the decision is the result of a lengthy campaign aimed at equalising victims and war criminals, i.e.
www.nato.int /sfor/media/2004/ms040427t.htm   (3108 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Although Tihic is a prosecution witness, the defence will cite such conduct as evidence that the Serbian paramilitaries were beyond the control of civilian authorities, such as the accused.
Tihic testified that at all of these locations, with the exception of Brcko, he was assaulted and beaten.
Tihic also gave details of various staged media events that he was forced to take part in during his captivity.
www.iwpr.net /archive/tri/tri_236_4_eng.txt   (735 words)

  
 Bosnia's Tihic criticizes NATO over Macedonia's president plane crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Bosnia's joint presidency chairman Sulejman Tihic on Thursday again condemned the attitude of NATO-led peacekeepers in Bosnia (SFOR) after the plane crash that killed Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski and eight others.
Tihic arrived in Skopje on Thursday, heading a delegation due to attend Trajkovski's funeral on Friday.
Trajkovski, who was 47, and several of his closest advisors died when his presidential plane went down in heavy fog on February 26, a few minutes before it was due to land in the southern Bosnian town of Mostar.
www.spacewar.com /2004/040304201356.cq4slwtn.html   (228 words)

  
 Coalition For international Justice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Sulejman Tihic is now the Muslim representative on the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Tihic testified about the arrival of Red Berets (Special Forces of the Serbian State Security (DB)) in his village via Yugoslav Army (JNA) helicopter about 10 to 15 days before their attack on Bosanski Samac (April 17, 1992).
Tihic gave to the Belgrade newspaper, Borba, during his imprisonment, to the effect that when he was handed over to the JNA by the Specials, the JNA saved his life.
www.cij.org /index.cfm?fuseaction=viewReport&reportID=474&tribunalID=1   (2332 words)

  
 Institute for War and Peace Reporting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
For Tihic, his arrest on April 17 led to four months of detention in various prisons and camps, ending in mid August 1992 when he was used in an exchange.
As well as physical abuse, Tihic was also forced into the detainee's "choir" and made to sing Serb nationalist, or "Chetnik", songs or insulting songs about the leader of Tihic's SDA party, Alija Izetbegovic.
After his transfer to the army barracks in Brcko, Tihic and other local Muslim leaders were returned to a police station in Bosanski Samac and forced to take part in a TV documentary.
www.iwpr.net /index.pl?archive/tri/tri_236_14_eng.txt   (974 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | Top Story: Musharraf-Sulejman Pledge to enhance Political-Economic Ties
Earlier, President Sulejman Tihic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was accorded a warm welcome Tuesday here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr at a formal ceremony.
Sulejman Tihic introduced members of his delegation to the President and the Prime Minister.
President General Pervez Musharraf and his Bosnian counterpart Sulejman Tihic oversaw signing of the agreements at the Aiwan-e-Sadr [Presidential Palace] in the capital.
pakistantimes.net /2004/08/25/top5.htm   (454 words)

  
 Town Hall Meeting with President Sulejman Tihic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina: Events: U.S. Institute ...
His Excellency Sulejman Tihic at the USIP Event "Beyond Dayton" in November 2005.
The United States Institute of Peace, in collaboration with the Embassy of Bosnia-Herzegovina in Washington, D.C., is honored to host His Excellency Sulejman Tihic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the occasion of his official visit to address a joint session of the United States Congress.
President Tihic will be introduced by Ambassador Donald Hays, who served as Principal Deputy High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina and supported the efforts of the political parties in Bosnia-Herzegovina as they worked to draft the proposed amendments.
www.usip.org /events/2006/0512_bosnia.html   (295 words)

  
 Pakistan News PakTribune.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Sulejman Tihic held a meeting with Mohammad Mian Soomro, Chairman Senate of Pakistan in the Parliament House on Wednesday.
Soomro agreed with the Bosnian President that the tragic events of9/11 have widened the gap of misunderstanding between the West and Islamic world and that the misperception must be removed with a view to build a global neighbourhood infused with the spirit of harmony.
Sulejman Tihic appreciated the support extended by the Government and people of Pakistan to the Bosnian people for their freedom struggle and the contribution of Pakistan as a leading member of peacekeeping force.
www.paktribune.com /news/index.php?id=75073   (607 words)

  
 FENA News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Considering the importance of the issues raised by Tihic in his request the Court also decided to request the Venetian Commission and the OSCE to nominate persons, as amicus curiae, who will give their expert opinions and explanations of importance for making the decision.
Tihic requests the Court to assess whether these laws are harmonised with the constitutional regulations on the constitutivity of BiH peoples in the entire BiH territory.
Tihic’s position is that entity symbols and the RS law on religious holidays do not reflect the equality of Bosniaks and Croats in the RS, or Serbs in the FBiH.
www.fena.ba /uk/vijest.html?fena_id=FSA222257&rubrika=ES   (328 words)

  
 FENA News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
“Tihic’s views demonstrate his political inconsistency because he was not guided by the same principles on the issue of defence reform, which is being implemented at the level of BiH institutions.
We wish to know does Tihic’s rejection of finding a solution at the level of institutions for police reform mean that he is in favour of all issues being resolved at the level of political leaders in BiH?”, the RS Government stated.
“If BiH Presidency member Sulejman Tihic opposes the initiative of the RS Government for carrying out police reform at the level of institutions then Tihic is taking the responsibility for the completion of this reform and moving BiH closer towards the EU”, the RS Government stated.
www.fena.ba /uk/vijest.html?fena_id=FSA283842&rubrika=ES   (438 words)

  
 Bosnian Presidency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Sarajevo - Sulejman Tihic, a member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Hercegovina, will leave for The Hague today where he is due to testify against former Serbian and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic on 2 December, Sarajevo papers report today.
Citing Tihic's office, Dnevni avaz Sarajevo-based Muslim daily said that Tihic was expected to meet the chief prosecutor of the Hague tribunal, Carla Del Ponte, and her deputy Graham Blewitt.
Tihic also plans to visit Naser Oric, Srebrenica wartime commander indicted for war crimes, in the detention unit of the Hague tribunal.
www.emperors-clothes.com /reports/news/srna113003.htm   (110 words)

  
 UNMIK ON AIR
One of the main massages that were heard in Srebrenica was the fact that building a better future for all in the region would not be possible if the truth of the past is not revealed completely and the responsible for the massacre brought before the court, particularly Radovan Karadzic and General Ratko Mladic.
However, Tihic emphasized that many other crimes were also committed throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all communities, regardless of their ethnic origin, should address that issue in a responsible and accountable manner.
Sulejman Tihic –The war criminals cannot be treated as national heroes, because they do not have no nation and no faith at all.
www.unmikonline.org /radio/scripts/English/july05/180705.htm   (591 words)

  
 10th ANNIVERSARY OF 'FATMA' ASSOCIATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Tihic said: 'FATMA' association has fulfilled all expectations and it should continue its work with my and the SDA's support.
After the President the SDA President Sulejman Tihic was invited to speak.
Sulejman Tihić has put an accent,in his speech, on shahid's children and killed soldiers and that the whole society should take care of them.
www.fatmasda.org /godisnjicae.htm   (1616 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Sulejman Tihic
He has been chairman of the presidency since February 28, 2004.
Sulejman Tihic, official photo of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, public domain under Bosnian law This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sulejman-Tihic   (653 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Clinton opens massacre memorial in Bosnia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Clinton's administration led NATO to bomb Bosnian Serb artillery positions and later brought together the leaders of the warring parties in Dayton, Ohio, to negotiate the peace deal that ended the bloodshed.
Sulejman Tihic, the Muslim member of the Bosnian three-member, multiethnic presidency, said he wanted to thank the U.S government and Clinton.
The ceremony opened with the Bosnian anthem and the raising of the Bosnian flag followed by a choir's singing a composition that envisions the victims talking to the survivors.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2003/09/20/clinton_opens_massacre_memorial_in_bosnia   (575 words)

  
 Inauguration of Mostar Bridge: UNESCO
On 23 July UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura and the President of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sulejman Tihic, will inaugurate the new bridge, a symbol of reconciliation, in the presence of 10 heads of State from the region.
On July 23rd in Mostar, the reconstructed Old Bridge will be inaugurated by the chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, Sulejman Tihic, and UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, representing the entire United Nations, in the presence of about ten heads of state and other top European political figures.
Destroyed in 1993 during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Old Bridge was the symbol of the city of Mostar.
portal.unesco.org /en/ev.php-URL_ID=21244&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html   (162 words)

  
 Pakistan Times | Top Story: Karzai Arrives in Pakistan today, Bosnian President due tommorrow
President of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sulejman Tihic will arrive here on Tuesday on a four-day official visit to discuss bilateral relations besides holding talks on a wide range of regional as well as global issues.
Sulejman Tihic will be the first ever Head of State from Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit Pakistan.
During the visit, President Musharraf will exchange views with Sulejman Tihic on bilateral relations and other issues, including resumption of Pakistan-India dialogue, reconstruction in Afghanistan, situation in Iraq and revitalisation of the OIC.
pakistantimes.net /2004/08/23/top3.htm   (579 words)

  
 Islam Online- News Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Meanwhile, chairman of Bosnia's collective presidency Sulejman Tihic expressed fears Thursday that the new wave of violence could destabilize the volatile Balkans region, a Bosnian news agency reported.
Tihic said he hoped that escalation of violence in Kosovo "would not impact Bosnia, although there are certain concerns about it."
Tihic added that the U.N. mission administrating Kosovo, nominally a province of Serbia, should continue its mandate there.
www.islamonline.net /English/News/2004-03/18/article07.shtml   (1021 words)

  
 Arab News
Tihic said with the improvement of security situation in his country, the number of international peacekeepers deployed there has come down from to just 7,000 troops.
During a visit to the Taxila museum, Tihic said there were great similarities in the cultures of the two countries.
The Bosnian delegation led by Tihic went round different galleries of the museum to look at over 7,000 rare artifacts, including the Gandhara sculptures made of stone, stucco and terra-cotta, gold and silver jewelry, household utensils, weapons, farming tools and pottery.
www.arabnews.com /services/print/print.asp?artid=50538   (349 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Sulejman Tihic, the SDA president and member of the Bosnian presidency, threatened to pull his party from government and cross to the opposition.
The disagreement came as a surprise to the Bosnian public since the international community's High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, had previously backed the SDA, as he had the other two nationalist parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, and the Serbian Democratic Party, SDS.
In an interview with Avaz on March 17, SDA leader Sulejman Tihic said his party was "ready to enter opposition if the situation remains the same".
www.iwpr.net /archive/bcr3/bcr3_200303_hr_2_eng.txt   (1367 words)

  
 FERHADIJA.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
TIHIC: Kabinet clana Predsjedništva iz Republike Srpske potrošio je 453.000 maraka.
TIHIC: Ako itko treba da napusti politiku, trebaju je napustiti oni koji su odgovorni za ratne zlocine.
Dakle, gospodin Tihic, ukoliko hoce da se bavi nekim stvarima mimo državnickih, onda treba da radi profesionalno, da bude tužilac, agent, predsjednik Instituta za nestale i tako dalje.
www.ferhadija.com /index.php?Action=ShowAll&id=441   (1107 words)

  
 Bosnian President Arrives On First Visit To Pakistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (AFP) - President of Bosnia and Hercegovina, Sulejman Tihic arrived in Pakistan Tuesday on a four-day visit aimed at boosting trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, officials said.
Tihic, who is the first head of state of Bosnia-Hercegovina to visit Pakistan, will meet with President Pervez Musharraf and Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, who is to take over as prime minister this week, a foreign ministry statement said.
Tihic is accompanied by Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic and investment officials.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=25413   (321 words)

  
 U.N. shuts down police, peacekeepers in Balkans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Karadzic is said to be living freely in the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska, a separate Bosnian entity, while Mladic is said to spend most of his time in Yugoslavia.
Invited to the council meeting was Serb Mirko Sarovic, chairman of the rotating Bosnian presidency, along with Croat Dragan Covic and Muslim Sulejman Tihic.
Tihic agreed but was the only one of the three to mention the need to capture war criminals.
www.balkanpeace.org /hed/archive/dec02/hed5366.shtml   (527 words)

  
 Bosnian president in city -DAWN - National; 25 August, 2004
Later, President Sulejman while recording his impressions in the visitor's book described the Quaid-i-Azam as a great leader of Asia who carved out a separate homeland for the Muslims of South Asia.
President Sulejman was accompanied by members of his entourage, the ambassador and the consul-general of Bosnia.
Earlier, on arrival at the airport, President Sulejman was given a warm welcome by Minister Syed Ali Bakhsh Shah, Bosnian ambassador and high officials.
www.dawn.com /2004/08/25/nat21.htm   (194 words)

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