A/RES/56/215
them to work rapidly and intently on economic reform, refugee returns, joint State
institution-building and full respect for the rule of law;
2.
Calls for the full and early implementation of the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto
(collectively the “Peace Agreement”) 1 which is essential for stability and
cooperation in the region and the reintegration of Bosnia and Herzegovina at all
levels;
3.
Welcomes the progress that has been made towards the implementation of
the Peace Agreement by the Government and its commitment to the full,
comprehensive and consistent implementation thereof;
4.
Also welcomes the prompt action of the State and entity institutions in
adopting the comprehensive plan of action to prevent terrorist activities, increase
security and protect people and property in Bosnia and Herzegovina, further
welcomes the active role of Bosnia and Herzegovina in global efforts against
terrorism, and in that regard calls upon Bosnia and Herzegovina to work with the
international community to establish the State Border Service and have it fully
deployed by the end of 2002, in accordance with the time frame of the United
Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
5.
Supports fully the efforts of the High Representative for the
Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance
with the Peace Agreement and subsequent declarations of the Peace Implementation
Council, and notes the continuing need for the High Representative to use fully the
authority of his office to deal with obstructionists, reaffirming the concept of
“partnership” between the newly elected authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
the international community;
6.
Encourages the political leadership of Bosnia and Herzegovina to extend
cooperation with the States of South-Eastern Europe so as to promote and strengthen
stability and confidence in the region;
7.
Urges the entity parliaments and cantonal assemblies to implement
promptly and fully the provisions of the ruling of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia
and Herzegovina on the equality of all three constituent peoples throughout the
territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also urges the Constitutional Court to rule
further on the status of those other than the three constituent peoples;
8.
Demands that all the parties to the Peace Agreement fulfil their
obligations towards the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons
Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in
the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, and encourages the authorities of
Bosnia and Herzegovina to develop, in close cooperation with the international
community, national court capacities to investigate and prosecute cases of war
crimes;
9.
Urges Member States, taking into account the orders and requests of the
International Tribunal, to cooperate fully with it, in particular with regard to
surrendering indictees, and to provide adequate financial support to the Tribunal;
10. Reaffirms the right of refugees and displaced persons to return
voluntarily to their homes of origin in accordance with annex 7 of the Peace
Agreement, encourages the acceleration of the peaceful, orderly and phased return
of refugees and displaced persons, including in areas where they would be the ethnic
minority, strongly condemns all acts of intimidation, violence and killings, including
3