SARAJEVO, Nov 20 (Hina) - On the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton peace agreement, the international community's High Representative in Bosnia has forwarded a message to its residents, calling for joining efforts which
should lead to a successful completion of the peace process. The Dayton agreement, signed in 1995, ended a four-year war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to Wolfgang Petritsch, the agreement has achieved its principal goal, bringing peace, and a return, albeit slow, to normal living in the country. The situation in Bosnia has changed completely and its future is determined not only by the implementation of the Dayton agreement, but the country's integration into Europe as well, he says in the message. One of the most important changes in the past six years is the fact that nationalists are no longer in power, Petritsch maintains. They have been replaced by poli
SARAJEVO, Nov 20 (Hina) - On the sixth anniversary of the signing of
the Dayton peace agreement, the international community's High
Representative in Bosnia has forwarded a message to its residents,
calling for joining efforts which should lead to a successful
completion of the peace process.
The Dayton agreement, signed in 1995, ended a four-year war in
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
According to Wolfgang Petritsch, the agreement has achieved its
principal goal, bringing peace, and a return, albeit slow, to
normal living in the country.
The situation in Bosnia has changed completely and its future is
determined not only by the implementation of the Dayton agreement,
but the country's integration into Europe as well, he says in the
message.
One of the most important changes in the past six years is the fact
that nationalists are no longer in power, Petritsch maintains. They
have been replaced by politicians who have wholly embraced the
notion of a united state and opted for the implementation of
necessary reforms.
Another significant occurrence was the change of government in both
Croatia and Yugoslavia.
Petritsch tells Bosnian Serbs their entity will be strong only if
Bosnia as a state is strong.
As for Bosnian Croats, he says they were not and will not become a
minority, and that as a constituent people, with rights guaranteed
by the Constitution, they should find their place by enforcing this
framework.
The Dayton agreement has definitely provided room for the
Europeisation of Bosnia, according to the High Representative.
It proved to be the right agreement after the war and that it will
not lose credibility, he says.
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