Some reported violations were attributed mainly to ignorance and lack of leadership rather than deliberate non-compliance. The parties were urged to fully comply with all aspects of the peace agreement. On 18 February 1996 the Parties reaffirmed in Rome their commitment to the Peace Agreement. The movement of IFOR had involved more than 2,800 airlift missions, some 400 trains and more than 50 cargo ships. Slovakia is contributing civilian personnel.
Contacts are in progress with Saudi Arabia and Albania about their possible participation.
On 26 February 1996 the Secretary General of NATO transmitted to the UN Secretary General a progress report on the Implementation Force. The report included an assessment of the Commander of IFOR that Bosnian Serb forces had withdrawn from the zones of separation established in the Peace Agreement. The UN Security Council announced on 27 February that the economic sanctions imposed on the Bosnian Serb party were suspended indefinitely. On 18 March 1996 the Parties to the GFAP met in Geneva and expressed their determination to provide the political leadership necessary to ensure the complete fulfillment of the spirit and the letter of the Agreement and of the commitments made in Rome on 18 February 1996. While assessment of overall compliance was in progress, IFOR expressed satisfaction for the military co-operation which had been provided, as an indicator of an intention to comply.