China urges Bosnia to implement ‘Dayton Peace Accord’

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Wednesday 12 Nov 2014 - 11:24 Makkah mean time-19-1-1436 New York (IINA) – China on Tuesday called on all ethnic communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to continue implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement so as to register greater achievements in development, reported Xinhua news agency. China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wang Min made the appeal at a meeting of the UM Security Council on the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wang noted that the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina remains stable and its economic development has achieved progress recently, saying that China welcomes this development and respects the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the country. "We believe that the people of Bosnia have the right to determine its own possible development and diplomatic policy," he added. Wang also called on the international community to assist Bosnia and Herzegovina in achieving sustainable economic and social development and lasting peace in face of complex challenges. "The international community, when addressing the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina, should adopt a balancing and cautious approach and give dual attention to the opinions and concerns of all parties," he said. The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to renew a multinational stabilization force of the European Union (EU) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for another year to oversee the peace accord, underlining its commitment to the political settlement of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. The Security Council recognized that "the full implementation of the Peace Agreement is not yet complete," said the resolution. The Dayton Peace Agreement was reached on 21 November 1995 in Dayton, Ohio, the United States, and signed in Paris on December 14 the same year. It ended a war that lasted three and a half years and left about 100,000 people dead. AB/IINA