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25. Stresses the need for a more comprehensive approach to economic reform, which should
contribute to the more homogeneous development of economy and trade in the two entities and across the
inter-entity boundary line;
26. Stresses the importance of establishing an economic programme that should include the creation
of a framework for private-sector development, including privatization and improvement of foreign
investment conditions, the restructuring of banking and capital markets, the reform of the financial system
and adequate social protection;
27. Welcomes the progress made in implementing the decision of the Brcko Arbitration Board,
stresses that the obligation to cooperate fully with the Supervisor for Brcko and his decisions is an
essential obligation for both entities, and notes that the outcome of the Arbitration Award will be
significantly affected by the degree of compliance shown by the parties;
28. Also welcomes the progress made in the implementation of articles II and IV of the Agreement
on Regional Stabilization and the successful graduation to article V, and urges all parties to continue to
pursue the full implementation of their obligations;
29. Stresses the need for timely information about the level of cooperation and compliance with the
International Tribunal and its orders, the status and programme for the return of refugees and displaced
persons to and within Bosnia and Herzegovina and the status and implementation of the Agreement on
Subregional Arms Control;
30. Welcomes the efforts of international and regional organizations, Member States and nongovernmental organizations, including through the Board of Donors, as well as the efforts of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, in the field of mine action and, in this context, also welcomes the recent transfer of the
responsibilities for the national mine-action programme to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and the establishment of the Slovenian International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims
Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and invites Member States to continue to support the mine-action
activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
31. Commends the efforts of the international community, including the Council of Europe, the
European Union, the European Community Monitoring Mission, the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Monetary Fund, the
multinational Stabilization Force, non-governmental organizations, the Organization of the Islamic
Conference, the Islamic Development Bank, the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Peace Implementation Council and the World
Bank, in their roles in the implementation of the Peace Agreement;
32. Commends in particular 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, the Office of the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace
Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights of the
Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia,
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations International Police Task Force, the United Nations
Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Nations Development Programme and the other United
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