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Reaffirming also the territorial integrity of all States in the region,
within their internationally recognized borders,
Welcoming the entry into force and implementation of the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes
thereto, initialled at Dayton, Ohio, on 21 November 1995 and signed by Bosnia
and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), representing also the Bosnian Serb party,
in Paris on 14 December 1995 (collectively the "Peace Agreement"),5 which,
inter alia, committed the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to respect fully
human rights,
Welcoming also the efforts of Member States in assisting in the
implementation of the Peace Agreement through their participation in the
Implementation Force and other activities directed at resolving the conflicts
in the former Yugoslavia, and commending the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe for the implementation of the mandates with which it was
entrusted by the Peace Agreement,
Welcoming further the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia,
Baranja and Western Sirmium (the "Basic Agreement"),6 signed on
12 November 1995 by the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the local
Serb representatives, which created conditions permitting the establishment of
the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja
and Western Sirmium, and Security Council resolution 1037 (1996) of
15 January 1996, by which the Council established the Transitional
Administration,
Welcoming the participation of Member States in the Transitional
Administration and other activities intended to facilitate implementation of
the Basic Agreement and the transition of the region of Eastern Slavonia,
Baranja and Western Sirmium from local Serb control to control by the Republic
of Croatia,
Recognizing the positive effects that the implementation of the Peace
Agreement and the Basic Agreement have had on the region since their
respective entry into force, in particular the return of peace to the region
and the increasing normalization of social, political and economic life,
Taking note of the Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the
Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
5
See A/50/790-S/1995/999; see Official Records of the Security Council,
Fiftieth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1995, document
S/1995/999.
6
See A/50/757-S/1995/951; see Official Records of the Security Council,
Fiftieth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1995, document
S/1995/951.
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