Josep Borrell, the European Union`s foreign policy chief, used the 25th anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia to push Bosnian political leaders to overcome ethnic divisions and prepare their nations for EU membership. December 14, 2020 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and brought peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United States joins our OSCE member states in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Accords, a pioneering agreement that ended a war that has killed more than 100,000 people and displaced millions more within the European continent. The agreement helped to bring peace and put Bosnia and Herzegovina on the path to a sustainable democracy. Deputy Foreign Minister Stephen Biegun recently gave the opportunity to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and said that the United States greatly appreciated its long-standing partnership with Bosnia and Herzegovina; supports its sovereignty and territorial integrity; and remains an unwavering partner, committed to our common goal of a democratic, inclusive and prosperous Bosnia and Herzegovina on the road to full Euro-Atlantic integration. Borrell said the U.S.-brokered peace agreement, known as the Dayton Agreement, had concluded «one of the most shameful episodes in modern European history.» After several days of in-depth discussions, a historic peace agreement was signed on 14 December 1995 to end the conflict and bring peace to the region. During a visit to Sarajevo on 21 November to mark the anniversary, Borrell added that we must think about the past, but «we must look to the future». Richard Holbrooke, former deputy to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, made the greatest contribution to the creation of the Dayton Accords, and the agreement was guaranteed by the presence of U.S.

President Bill Clinton, UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali, former French President Jacques Chirac, then British Prime Minister John Major, NATO Secretary General Javier Solana, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Russian Minister Viktor Cheryrdin. and Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who also chaired peace conferences on behalf of the European Union. The peace agreement, signed on 21 November 1995 at an American airbase outside Dayton, Ohio, and officially signed in Paris a few weeks later, ended more than three years of war, during which the main Bosnian ethnic groups – Bosnian Muslims, Catholic Croats and Orthodox Christian Serbs – fought for control after the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Twenty years ago, the peace agreements signed at Dayton were signed at the Elysée Palace. Saturday will mark the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement: «We must never forget human rights violations during the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina,» Portman said. «This important resolution is a reminder of the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war. I am proud that Wright-Patterson Air Base was the scene of the peace negotiations that ended this deadly conflict and enabled the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to work in partnership with the international community to build a peaceful and democratic society based on the rule of law, respect for human rights and a market economy. The Dayton Art Institute`s «20 Years Later: In Celebration Of The Dayton Peace Accords» exhibition features a loan piece from the University of Dayton and two works from the permanent GIS collection for the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords.