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Boundary Demarcation – 1999

On 5 March 1999, the Brcko arbitration tribunal delivered its verdict and decided to create the Brcko district of Bosnia and Herzegovina to be held in condominium by both entities. The UN Secretary General lauded the decision.¹ The United States called the decision the “right one” and asked both parties not to obstruct implementation. If one of them should obstruct the implementation of the award, the arbitration panel said that it could award Brcko to the other.²

1. “U.N. Chief Lauds Decision to Set Up Brcko District in Bosnia,” Xinhua News Agency, March 5, 1999.
2. “US calls Bosnia decision on Serb-held area ‘right one’,” Agence France Presse, March 5, 1999.