"For the intellectual circles in Sarajevo ownership was good news, but at the same time, almost unbelievable to see such a strange change in the behaviour of the international community toward 'locals' - and issue that is still of some topicality even today. This was one of best inputs of the Office of High Representative: for the first time, Bosnians began to believe that they indeed had to take the future of this country into their own hands. It only took a few meetings with Wolfgang Petritsch to prove that authentic partnership between Bosnians and the High Representative could help in finding solutions for almost any question the country faces. The spirit, even among ordinary people, changed, and one could almost touch the optimism in the air."