Monthly Archives: April 2012

ICMP welcomes the signing of cooperation agreement between Serbia and Montenegro

26 April 2012: ICMP welcomes the signing of an agreement between Serbia and Montenegro on mutual cooperation in the process of locating missing persons. The agreement was signed today in Belgrade by the presidents of the Serbian and Montenegrin Government Commissions on Missing Persons Mr. Veljko Odalović and Mr. Dragan Đukanović. ICMP commends the very constructive relationships that have been established between these and other governments in the region in addressing the issue of missing persons.

British Ambassador to Bosnia visits ICMP Tuzla

16 April 2012: The British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Nigel Casey, and the UK Embassy’s Defence Attaché Lt Col Rob Tomlinson visited the Identification Coordination Division (ICD) of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) and the Podrinje Identification Project (PIP) in Tuzla today.

Germany continues funding ICMP’s activities in the Western Balkans and Iraq

4 April 2012: The German Government has announced that it will provide further funds for the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) for the year 2012 and 2013. On behalf of the German Government, the Ambassador of Germany to Bosnia and Herzegovina Ulrike Maria Knotz today signed an agreement with ICMP Director General Kathryne Bomberger at ICMP’s HQ in Sarajevo.

Five Iraqi Parliament members conclude a visit to ICMP and BiH

3 April 2012: A delegation of five members of the Iraqi Parliament concluded an eight-day visit to the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP). The delegation stayed in BiH from March 27 to April 3 2012 during which period they received in-depth presentations of ICMP experiences with the missing persons issue and met with representatives of relevant BiH authorities and NGOs.