A/RES/54/119 Page 3 Stressing that the provision of reconstruction aid and financial assistance is conditional upon the parties meeting their obligations under the Peace Agreement, Recognizing the importance of demining for the normalization of life and for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, Encouraging the efforts at reducing the military assets in line with the Agreement on Subregional Arms Control, Welcoming the important efforts of the European Union and bilateral and other donors to provide humanitarian and economic assistance for reconstruction, 1. Expresses its full support for the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the annexes thereto (collectively the “Peace Agreement”),1 which constitute the key mechanism for the achievement of a durable and just peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to stability and cooperation in the region and the reintegration of Bosnia and Herzegovina at all levels; 2. Welcomes the adoption on 15 November 1999 of the New York Declaration ,3 in which the Joint Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to important steps for moving forward the process of fully implementing the Peace Agreement, including the establishment of a State border service, improved inter-entity military cooperation, steps to improve the functioning of common State institutions, including the creation of a permanent secretariat for the Joint Presidency under one roof, the establishment of a joint commission on refugee returns and the creation of a single national passport; 3. Demands that all parties facilitate the full implementation of all aspects of the New York Declaration, including, in particular, the Principles on the Establishment of a State Border Service,4 in a timely manner; 4. Notes the progress that has been made towards the implementation of the Peace Agreement, and reiterates its demands for the full, comprehensive and consistent implementation thereof; 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 Peace Implementation Council declarations, and calls upon all parties to cooperate fully and in good faith with him; 6. Stresses the importance of the summit meeting of heads of State and Government to launch the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe in Sarajevo on 29 and 30 July 1999; 7. Endorses the concept of “ownership” as presented by the High Representative,5 whereby the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in particular, their political leaders, should assume more responsibility in the process of the implementation of the Peace Agreement; 8. Recognizes that the role of the international community remains essential, welcomes the readiness of the international community to continue its efforts towards a self-sustaining peace, and recalls that the responsibility for consolidating peace and security lies primarily with the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 9. Welcomes the vital contribution of the multinational Stabilization Force in providing a secure environment for the implementation of civilian aspects of the Peace Agreement, calls for the fullest cooperation by all parties in this regard, expresses its full support for the efforts of the United Nations International Police 3 Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-fourth Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1999, document S/1999/1179, annex. 4 Ibid., appendix. 5 Ibid., Supplement for October, November and December 1999, document S/1999/1115. /...