A/RES/53/35 Page 2 Supporting those institutions and organizations of Bosnia and Herzegovina which are engaged in implementation of the Peace Agreement and the process of reconciliation and reintegration, Concerned by the continuing obstructions faced by refugees and displaced persons wishing to return to their homes, in particular in areas where they would be an ethnic minority, emphasizing the need for all parties and the relevant States and international organizations to create the conditions necessary to facilitate return, and stressing the need for a regional approach to the issue of refugees and displaced persons, Welcoming the results of the Sarajevo and Banja Luka conferences on return, and urging the authorities to accelerate implementation of those results and remove immediately all remaining political, legal and administrative obstacles to minority returns, Expressing its support for the efforts of the Coalition for Return and the Inter-Religious Council in facilitating the objectives of annex 7 of the Peace Agreement, Supporting fully the efforts of 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, stressing the importance and urgency of the work of the International Tribunal as an element of the process of reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the region as a whole, demanding that States and parties to the Peace Agreement meet their obligations to cooperate fully with the Tribunal, as required by Security Council resolutions 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993, 1022 (1995) of 22 November 1995 and 1207 (1998) of 17 November 1998, including with respect to surrendering persons sought by the Tribunal, and welcoming the efforts to secure compliance with the orders of the Tribunal, consistent with the Security Council mandate, Having considered the fifth annual report of the International Tribunal, noting that the reporting period has been characterized by a substantial improvement over previous years with respect to execution of the Tribunal’s orders and compliance with obligations under international law, also noting that much remains to be done by entities and States in the area, and welcoming the efforts of the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Commander of the Stabilization Force in implementing the provisions of the Peace Agreement, Noting that most indictees at large are known or are believed to remain free in the territory of the Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, expressing grave concern over the fact that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continues to ignore relevant obligations under international law, particularly through its refusal to arrest and surrender persons indicted by the International Tribunal, and also noting that there have been some positive signs on the part of the Republika Srpska for willingness to cooperate with the Tribunal, Commending the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons, and urging the parties to cooperate more effectively to clarify the fate of all missing persons, Welcoming the mutual recognition among all the successor States of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia within their internationally recognized borders, and stressing the importance of full normalization of relations, including the unconditional establishment of diplomatic relations among those States in accordance with the Peace Agreement and the settlement of all issues relating to the /...