Bosnia and Herzegovina: Agreement on Confidence and Security-Building Measures declared obsolete

Terminating a crucial agreement on confidence-building would normally trigger alarm and conjure up images of resignation, frustration and failure. On the contrary, however, when Bosnia and Herzegovina and its two Entities agreed to terminate their eight-year-old Agreement on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures on 29 September 2004, the event sent a clear signal to the international community that the agreement had achieved its purpose and was no longer required.

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