ZAGREB, July 18 (Hina) - Three-year-long negotiations, held under auspices of the OSCE, on a final document of Article V of Annex 1B of the Dayton peace agreement were concluded in Vienna on Wednesday with consensus reached by all
parties that took part in the negotiating process. The negotiations, led by OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation) Chairman's envoy, French Ambassador Henry Jacolin,were attended by representatives of all countries in the area of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), adjacent countries and of France, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, the United States, Spain, Turkey and Great Britain. According to a statement, issued by the Croatian Foreign Ministry, for Croatia, which is a signatory to the Dayton agreement, the conclusion of the said negotiations closes yet another chapter of that peace deal. The final document on the said section
ZAGREB, July 18 (Hina) - Three-year-long negotiations, held under
auspices of the OSCE, on a final document of Article V of Annex 1B of
the Dayton peace agreement were concluded in Vienna on Wednesday
with consensus reached by all parties that took part in the
negotiating process.
The negotiations, led by OSCE (Organisation for Security and
Cooperation) Chairman's envoy, French Ambassador Henry Jacolin,
were attended by representatives of all countries in the area of the
former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), adjacent
countries and of France, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, the
United States, Spain, Turkey and Great Britain.
According to a statement, issued by the Croatian Foreign Ministry,
for Croatia, which is a signatory to the Dayton agreement, the
conclusion of the said negotiations closes yet another chapter of
that peace deal.
The final document on the said section of the Dayton peace accords
regulates important issues such as the exchange of information, the
promotion of military contacts and cooperation and the enhancement
of measures referring to land mines, small arms and light weapons.
All the measures will go into force as of 1 January 2002.
Croatia is particularly satisfied with the fact that the final
document ensures an important role for RACVIAC, a Croatian-German
project for the regional centre, based in Rakitje outside Zagreb,
for assistance and training in the implementation of the
verification of the arms control, read the statement.
The official conclusion of the negotiations will be marked on an
extra-ordinary session of the OSCE Permanent Council and a forum
for security cooperation, set for Thursday.
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