Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Article IV, Annex 1-B of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (discontinued)

During the OSCE Ministerial Council held in Budapest in 1995, the Organization took the decision to designate Personal Representative(s) of the Chairperson-in-Office to assist the Parties in the former Yugoslavia in their negotiations and implementation of the Agreements under Annex 1 B of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dayton Peace Accords). Following the Declaration of the Ministerial Council in Basel (MC.DOC/4/1), the ownership of the agreement was transferred to the State Parties.

In accordance with the decisions on OSCE Action for Peace, Democracy and Stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina (MC(5).DEC/1), the Personal Representative for Article IV was tasked to assist the Parties in the implementation of the Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control.

The Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office for Article IV had the mandate to support the effective implementation of the Agreement, brokering political consensus, ensuring that the process flows, and surmounting obstacles to the Agreement’s implementation.

The last Personal Representative, Major General Michele Torres of Italy discontinued his function after the first six months of 2015.