DAYTON PEACE AWARD DAYTON, Nov 19 (Hina) - The first Dayton Peace Award was delivered on Saturday evening during a dinner held in the US Air Force museum within the Wright Patterson base, which hosted a conference on the occasion of
the fifth anniversary of the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Accords that stopped the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The first winner of this award is the U.S. President Bill Clinton, but he could not be present at the ceremony due to his trip to Vietnam. On his behalf, the deputy of the US special envoy for the Balkans, Ambassador James Perdew, received the award. This prize will in future be given to persons who particularly contribute to the stabilisation and peace in the region. The financial part which goes with the award is 25,000 US dollars which President Clinton donated to a fund for the reconstruction of the post-war Bosnia. The ceremonial dinner in the base was attended by many
DAYTON, Nov 19 (Hina) - The first Dayton Peace Award was delivered
on Saturday evening during a dinner held in the US Air Force museum
within the Wright Patterson base, which hosted a conference on the
occasion of the fifth anniversary of the conclusion of the Dayton
Peace Accords that stopped the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The first winner of this award is the U.S. President Bill Clinton,
but he could not be present at the ceremony due to his trip to
Vietnam. On his behalf, the deputy of the US special envoy for the
Balkans, Ambassador James Perdew, received the award.
This prize will in future be given to persons who particularly
contribute to the stabilisation and peace in the region.
The financial part which goes with the award is 25,000 US dollars
which President Clinton donated to a fund for the reconstruction of
the post-war Bosnia.
The ceremonial dinner in the base was attended by many high-ranking
officials, including Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Foreign
Minister Tonino Picula.
Drinking a toast at the dinner, President Mesic extended cordial
congratulations to President Clinton and thanked the international
community for all it had to date done, calling on it to continue
harmonising efforts aimed at building peace in Bosnia and the
entire south-east of Europe.
He reiterated the assessment that much had been done in the
implementation of the Dayton accords but a long path was still ahead
prior to the full implementation of the deal.
None of three members of Bosnia's collective presidency came in
Dayton for the fifth anniversary of the Dayton peace accords.
Commenting on this, Mesic said "some have not come - they could not
or did not want. But messages from this event will reach them. These
are not only messages but also recommendations and above that -
guidelines for the course of the action in the future."
On this occasion, Mesic stated that present-day, new Croatia would
fully honour and carry out its international commitments,
including obligations under the Dayton agreement.
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