Dayton Peace Accords signed
Conference
- Date:
- Location:
- Paris
- Source:
- OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fields of work:
- Conflict prevention and resolution
About
The Agreement, initialled on 21 November in Dayton, Ohio, obligates the parties to begin negotiations within seven days on confidence-building measures to be applied within 45 days. The OSCE would assist the parties with arms control negotiations and the implementation and verification of resulting agreements.
The Accords also called on the OSCE to supervise the preparation and conduct of free elections and to head an electoral commission of international experts and representatives from both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It also called on the OSCE to appoint an Ombudsman to investigate human rights violations.