ROME, Feb 17 (Hina - Opening a two-day summit in Rome Saturday on the implementation of the Dayton accord in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italian Foreign Minister Susanna Agnelli called on all parties to respect their commitments to ensure the
successful implementation of the peace agreement.
ROME, Feb 17 (Hina - Opening a two-day summit in Rome Saturday on
the implementation of the Dayton accord in Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Italian Foreign Minister Susanna Agnelli called on all parties to
respect their commitments to ensure the successful implementation
of the peace agreement. #L#
"I call on President Tudjman, President Milosevic and
President Izetbegovic to respect their commitments and fulfil the
expectations of the international community," Agnelli said.
"The Dayton Agreement is a real chance for your nations to
join the European family which they must be a part of," she said.
Agnelli stressed the importance the European Union attached to
the strengthening of the Croat-Moslem Federation in Bosnia-
Herzegovina and the resolution of the Mostar problem.
She urged Bosnian Serbs to resume dialogue within a joint
military commission and to take an active part in the Vienna talks
on arms control in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke said that
the problems which had so far arisen in the process of implementing
the peace agreement could have been foreseen, given the ambiguity
and different interpretations of certain provisions of the
agreement.
He said that progress was evident since there was no more war.
"We are here to make this progress continue with new
determination," Holbrooke stressed, adding that there was still
much left to be done in that direction.
The plenary session was also addressed by EU high
representative Carl Bildt and Russian Assistant Foreign Minister
Nikolai Afanasievski, after which it continued behind closed doors.
According to a source close to the Croatian delegation, IFOR
Commander Admiral Leighton Smith spoke of the progress of the
implementation of the military part of the peace agreement.
Smith said that military personnel had greater freedom of
movement than before, but the movement of civilians was still
restricted. He expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the
parties were still setting conditions on the release of prisoners.
Smith stressed that the entire Dayton Agreement was based on
the Bosnian Federation and that the city of Mostar was a symptom of
the whole problem, the source said.
Bildt expressed concern over the situation in Serb-held parts
of Sarajevo which are to revert to Bosnian Government control. He
condemned threats by Bosnian Serb leaders that they would call on
their people to leave those districts en masse, according to the
source.
Bildt's address marked the end of the plenary session, which
was followed by bilateral talks.
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