The reason that the siege was not declared as over was because the Serbs had not yet implemented the Dayton deal that required them to withdraw from areas north and west of Sarajevo as well as other parts of the city.
Alasan tidak dinyatakan berakhirnya pengepungan adalah karena Serbia belum mengimplementasikan Perjanjian Damai Dayton yang meminta mereka mundur dari daerah di utara dan barat Sarajevo dan juga bagian lain kota itu.