,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #cj 7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4  
,portman7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #beth    
anniversary of the ,dayton ,peace       
,accords4  ,whereas ,december #ad1      
#bjbj1 marks the #beth anniversary of   
the ,dayton ,peace ,accords that ended  
the war in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina and 
brought peace to ,bosnia and            
,herzegovina2 ,whereas ethnic cleansing 
and concentration camps were used as a  
tool of war against ,bosnian ,muslim    
men1 women1 and children1 culminating in
 the ,july #aiie genocide at            
,srebrenica1 where #h1jjj ,muslim men   
and teenagers were detained and killed2 
,whereas the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty   
,organization 7,,nato7 and the ,united  
,states initiated airstrikes against    

,bosnian ,serbs to stop grave human     
rights abuses1 which led to ceasefire   
negotiations and the peace accords2     
,whereas negotiations began on ,november
 #a1 #aiie1 in ,dayton1 ,ohio1 at       
,wright-,patterson ,air ,force ,base1   
led by then-negotiator ,richard         
,holbrooke and then-,secretary of ,state
 ,warren ,christopher1 with ,chairman of
 the ,presidency of ,bosnia and         
,herzegovina ,alija ,izetbegovi1        
,president of the ,republic of ,serbia  
,slobodan ,miloevi1 ,president of the   
,republic of ,croatia ,franjo ,tudjman1 
,european ,union ,special               
,representative ,carl ,bildt1 ,first    
,deputy ,foreign ,minister of ,russia   
,igor ,ivanov1 and representatives from 
the ,united ,kingdom1 ,france1 ,germany1
 and ,italy2 ,whereas1 after days of    
extensive discussions1 a historic peace 
agreement was signed on ,december #ad1  
#aiie1 to halt the conflict and bring   
peace to the region2 ,whereas1 despite  
seemingly insurmountable differences in 

opinions1 the negotiations succeeded due
 to dedicated foreign service           
professionals1 a common yearning for a  
peaceful resolution1 and an outpouring  
of support from the global community2   
,whereas the ,general ,framework        
,agreement for ,peace in ,bosnia and    
,herzegovina1 also known as the ,dayton 
,peace ,accords1 laid the groundwork for
 ,,nato and ,european ,union 7,,eu7     
stabilization missions over the past #be
 years1 which have allowed the citizens 
of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina to live     
peacefully and prosper2 ,whereas the    
,dayton ,literary ,peace ,prize1        
established in #bjjf1 remains the only  
literary peace prize awarded in the     
,united ,states and recognizes the power
 of the written word to promote peace1  
and after the death of ,ambassador      
,holbrooke in #bjaa1 the ,lifetime      
,achievement ,award was renamed the     
,richard ,c4 ,holbrooke ,distinguished  
,achievement ,award2 ,whereas the peace 
negotiations were strongly supported by 

the ,city of ,dayton1 ,ohio1 its        
leaders1 and community1 creating strong 
relationships between all parties       
involved1 including a sister city       
relationship with ,sarajevo2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states ,government         
reaffirms support for ,bosnia and       
,herzegovina's sovereignty and upholds  
the commitment to equality for all      
ethnicities according to the ,general   
,framework ,agreement for ,peace in     
,bosnia and ,herzegovina2 and ,whereas1 
since the signing of the ,dayton ,peace 
,accords1 the ,government and people of 
,bosnia and ,herzegovina have been      
working in partnership with the         
international community towards building
 a peaceful and democratic society based
 on the rule of law1 respect for human  
rights1 and a free-market economy3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 condemns human rights abuses that  
took place during the conflict in       
,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 and reconfirms
 the joint ,united ,states and ,,eu     

commitment to promote and protect human 
rights1 democracy1 and the rule of law  
worldwide2  7#b7 commends the commitment
 of the ,government and people of       
,bosnia and ,herzegovina to peace and   
cooperation #be years after the ,dayton 
,peace ,accords2  7#c7 encourages the   
,government of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina 
to continue pursuing ,,nato and ,,eu    
membership2  7#d7 encourages the        
,government of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina 
to continue its progress towards solving
 its constitutional issues and improving
 its economic policy as it advances     
towards ,,nato and ,,eu memberships2    
7#e7 reiterates the importance of the   
,dayton ,peace ,accords as the basis of 
constitutional reform in ,bosnia and    
,herzegovina and the promotion of       
political1 economic1 legal1 and         
religious equality through the goals and
 values laid out by the ,,eu2  7#f7     
urges the ,government of ,bosnia and    
,herzegovina to pursue constitutional   
reforms1 needed to reconcile the past to

 seek empathy and respect as foundations
 to build a common future2  7#g7 urges  
the ,united ,states ,government to work 
closely with the governments of the     
countries that border ,bosnia and       
,herzegovina--especially those who are  
signatories of the ,dayton ,peace       
,accords--to support full implementation
 of the ,stabilization and ,association 
,agreement between the ,,eu and the     
,balkan ,states1 which requires regional
 cooperation2 and  7#h7 recognizes the  
,state of ,ohio and the greater ,dayton 
community for their role in fostering   
the ,dayton ,peace ,accords1 and for    
continuing to support diplomacy1        
security1 and peace around the world4