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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 590 

Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2005 

Mr. TURNER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on International Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace 

Accords. 

Whereas at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, 

Ohio, on November 21, 1995, the leaders of Bosnia and 

Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia agreed to and initialed 

a peace settlement to end the conflict that began in Bosnia and Herzegovina in April 1992; 

Whereas on December 14, 1995, the General Framework 

Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also 

known as the Dayton Peace Accords, was signed in Paris, 

formally ending a conflict that resulted in the rape and 

torture of tens of thousands of people, the death of approximately 200,000 people, and the displacement of 

more than 2,000,000 people; 
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Whereas the peace negotiations were led by the United States 

and supported by members of the European Union and 

Russian Federation; 

Whereas NATO’s implementation force and stabilization 

force missions provided security for the citizens of Bosnia 

and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and ensured provisions of the Dayton Peace Accords were fully implemented; 

Whereas the Dayton, Ohio community embraced the peace 

negotiations and worked to create a strong, lasting relationship with Bosnia and Herzegovina, including hosting 

numerous visiting delegations, creating a sister city relationship with Sarajevo, and hosting an international anniversary commemoration; and 

Whereas the Dayton Peace Accords effectively ended the conflict and the parties to the talks created a multi-ethnic 

state and addressed numerous items important to the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina, such as regional stabilization, a constitutional framework, the repatriation of 

refugees, and internal security: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commends Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 

3 significant progress it has made over the past decade 

4 on the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords, 

5 in particular with respect to its recent police and de6 fense reforms; 

7 (2) welcomes and supports the aspiration of 

8 Bosnia and Herzegovina to become a member of 

9 NATO’s Partnership for Peace; 
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1 (3) reaffirms the importance of the successful 

2 participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eu3 ropean integration process for the future freedom 

4 and prosperity of its citizens; 

5 (4) encourages the Government of Bosnia and 

6 Herzegovina to continue reforms on economic and 

7 constitutional issues; 

8 (5) urges the Government of Bosnia and 

9 Herzegovina and authorities at all levels of govern10 ment to achieve full cooperation with the Inter11 national Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugo12 slavia located in The Hague, the Netherlands, as 

13 well as the newly established War Crimes Chamber 

14 in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure 

15 those indicted for war crimes are brought to justice; 

16 and 

17 (6) recognizes the important role of those who 

18 fled Bosnia and Herzegovina during the conflict, 

19 found refuge in and subsequently became citizens of 

20 the United States, and now form a community active 

21 in further improving bilateral relations between the 

22 two countries. 

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