United Nations Security Council Resolution 1022
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1022, adopted on November 22, 1995, after recalling all resolutions on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia
, the Council suspended measures in previous resolutions related to the former Yugoslavia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
and Serbia and Montenegro
were praised for their participation in peace talks in the United States
and the initialling of the General Framework Agreement
. The parties had also agreed to help with the search for two French
pilots who had gone missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to ensure their safe return. The importance of co-operation with the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia
was stressed.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, measures imposed in resolutions 757
(1992), 787
(1992), 820
(1993), 942
(1994), 943
(1994), 988
(1995), 992
(1995), 1003
(1995) and 1015
(1995) were suspended with immediate effect. The suspension would not apply to the Bosnian Serb Army until they had withdrawn behind the lines of separation. Additionally, the Council would end the suspension of measures against Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnian Serb authorities after consultations with the High Representative
among others on the fifth working day after they note any party was non-compliant. Ten days after the first free and fair election, all measures would be terminated. During the suspension, frozen funds would also be released.
Resolution 1022 was adopted by 14 votes to none and one abstention
from Russia
.
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Security Council Resolution
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1022, adopted on November 22, 1995, after recalling all resolutions on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
, the Council suspended measures in previous resolutions related to the former Yugoslavia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
were praised for their participation in peace talks in the United States
United States
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and the initialling of the General Framework Agreement
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
. The parties had also agreed to help with the search for two French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
pilots who had gone missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to ensure their safe return. The importance of co-operation with the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia
Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on the former Yugoslavia
The Arbitration Commission of the Conference on Yugoslavia was a commission set up by the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community on 27 August 1991 to provide the Conference on Yugoslavia with legal advice...
was stressed.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, measures imposed in resolutions 757
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757
United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, adopted on May 30, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 , 727 , 740 743 , 749 and 752 , the Council condemned the failure of the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to implement Resolution 752.After demanding the...
(1992), 787
United Nations Security Council Resolution 787
United Nations Security Council Resolution 787, adopted on November 16, 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 713 and all subsequent resolutions on the topic, the Council called upon the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to consider the draft outline constitution as a basis for negotiating a...
(1992), 820
United Nations Security Council Resolution 820
United Nations Security Council Resolution 820, adopted on April 17, 1993, after reaffirming all previous resolutions on the topic for a lasting peace settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, the Council discussed the peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina and comprehensive steps to...
(1993), 942
United Nations Security Council Resolution 942
United Nations Security Council Resolution 942, adopted on September 23, 1994, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council reinforced measures relating to safe areas under control of Bosnian Serb forces....
(1994), 943
United Nations Security Council Resolution 943
United Nations Security Council Resolution 943, adopted on September 23, 1994, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council suspended some restrictions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and discussed the closure of the border between both...
(1994), 988
United Nations Security Council Resolution 988
United Nations Security Council Resolution 988, adopted on April 21, 1995, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia, in particular resolutions 943 and 970 , the Council noted measures by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to continue the border closure with...
(1995), 992
United Nations Security Council Resolution 992
United Nations Security Council Resolution 992, adopted unanimously on May 11, 1995, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia, including 820 , the Council addressed freedom of navigation in the Danube River....
(1995), 1003
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1003
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1003, adopted on July 5, 1995, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia, in particular resolutions 943 , 970 and 988 , the Council noted measures by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to continue the border closure with...
(1995) and 1015
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1015
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1015, adopted unanimously on September 15, 1995, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia, in particular resolutions 943 , 970 , 988 and 1003 , the Council noted measures by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to...
(1995) were suspended with immediate effect. The suspension would not apply to the Bosnian Serb Army until they had withdrawn behind the lines of separation. Additionally, the Council would end the suspension of measures against Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnian Serb authorities after consultations with the High Representative
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was created in 1995 immediately after the Dayton Peace Agreement to oversee the civilian implementation of this agreement. The High Representative and the OHR represent the...
among others on the fifth working day after they note any party was non-compliant. Ten days after the first free and fair election, all measures would be terminated. During the suspension, frozen funds would also be released.
Resolution 1022 was adopted by 14 votes to none and one abstention
Abstention
Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with "blank vote", in which a voter casts a ballot willfully made invalid by...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
See also
- Bosnian WarBosnian WarThe Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1001 to 1100 (1995 – 1997)
- Yugoslav WarsYugoslav warsThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...