United Nations Security Council Resolution 1023
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1023, adopted unanimously on November 22, 1995, after recalling all resolutions on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia
, the Council noted the "Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium" between the Government of Croatia
and local Serb
representatives.
The Security Council again stressed the need for a negotiated political solution to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, including the mutual recognition of states in the territory. It also noted that Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (known as Sector East) are integral parts of Croatia
. Importance was attached to respect for human rights
and fundamental freedoms in those areas.
The "Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium" agreement signed on November 12, 1995 was welcomed and the request to establish a transitional authority and international force contained in the agreement was recognised. All parties were urged to co-operate with each other and the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation
.
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1023, adopted unanimously 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 noted the "Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium" between the Government of Croatia
Government of Croatia
The Government of the Republic of Croatia , commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government , is the main element of the executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the President of the Government , commonly abbreviated to premier...
and local Serb
Serbs of Croatia
Višeslav of Serbia, a contemporary of Charlemagne , ruled the Županias of Neretva, Tara, Piva, Lim, his ancestral lands. According to the Royal Frankish Annals , Duke of Pannonia Ljudevit Posavski fled, during the Frankish invasion, from his seat in Sisak to the Serbs in western Bosnia, who...
representatives.
The Security Council again stressed the need for a negotiated political solution to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, including the mutual recognition of states in the territory. It also noted that Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (known as Sector East) are integral parts of 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 ...
. Importance was attached to respect for human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and fundamental freedoms in those areas.
The "Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium" agreement signed on November 12, 1995 was welcomed and the request to establish a transitional authority and international force contained in the agreement was recognised. All parties were urged to co-operate with each other and the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation
United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation
The United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation, commonly known as UNCRO is a completed UN Mission. It replaced the United Nations Protection Force in Croatia.- Mission :...
.
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...
- SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
- 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...
- United Nations Transitional Authority for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium
- Joint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of MunicipalitiesJoint Council of Municipalities is a body that aligns the interests of the Serb ethnic community in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia in the Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Syrmia County, coordinate the law and provides initiatives and proposals to the institutions of government,...