NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Hina) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday applauded progress achieved in the implementation of Bosnian peace accords and reiterated its demand that the agreements be executed fully, comprehensively and consistently.
The Security Council adopted a Resolution ahead of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Agreement, which was jointly motioned by 29 countries, including Croatia. The Resolution particularly stresses the need for an accelerated return f refugees and displaced persons to all parts of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the importance of consolidating the freedom and independence of the media, and advocates a quick revival of the economy. Speaking at the Council session, Croatian Representative to the UN, Ivan Simonovic, warned about the problem of the return of refugees to the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska, calling it the biggest omission in the implementation o
NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Hina) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday
applauded progress achieved in the implementation of Bosnian peace
accords and reiterated its demand that the agreements be executed
fully, comprehensively and consistently.
The Security Council adopted a Resolution ahead of the fifth
anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Agreement, which was
jointly motioned by 29 countries, including Croatia.
The Resolution particularly stresses the need for an accelerated
return f refugees and displaced persons to all parts of Bosnia-
Herzegovina, the importance of consolidating the freedom and
independence of the media, and advocates a quick revival of the
economy.
Speaking at the Council session, Croatian Representative to the UN,
Ivan Simonovic, warned about the problem of the return of refugees
to the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska, calling it the
biggest omission in the implementation of the peace accords
hitherto.
He stressed the conduct towards war criminal suspects should be
unyielding.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia must recognise Bosnia-
Herzegovina as a sovereign state and without preconditions
establish diplomatic relations with it. Moreover, the acceptance
of the principle of equality among the five successor states
represents the important recognition of existing borders between
countries in the region of the former Social Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, Simonovic said.
True equality among Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia,
Slovenia and FRY was confirmed in the text of the Resolution, with a
commentary that it was a basis for the establishment of permanent
peace and stability in the region.
The Security Council called on all UN member-states to financially
and otherwise assist the work of the international war crimes
tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and fulfil their commitments in
line with the tribunal's statute and relevant Security Council
resolutions.
The Resolution furthermore underlines the importance of a speedier
including of countries of the region into Europe's political and
economic foundation on the basis of individual values and
achievements.
The UN Security Council hailed the holding of the Zagreb Summit
which will be attended in Zagreb on November 24 by the heads of state
and prime ministers of 15 European Union countries, five countries
from the Agreement on Stabilisation and Association, as well as
delegations from Slovenia and Brussels and three international
officials.
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