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The implementation of municipal elections still encounters resistance in several municipalities.

Serious problems of local administration, notably in Mostar, continue to exist.

Illegal structures of government in the Federation have not been dissolved or integrated.

Permanent facilities have not been established.

The majority of common institutions are operating insufficiently.

The Council highlighted the following matters of concern: The war has left a legacy of bitterness and distrust. Peace, and the institutions of civil society to uphold it, remain fragile. In particular, progress is needed to build functioning governmental and administrative structures, to further democratisation, to ensure the adequate protection of human rights, police reform and the rule of law, and to establish a proper management of the economy – including the fight against corruption and revenue evasion -, and to complete successfully the return of refugees and displaced persons. We are about to enter the third year of implementation of the Peace Agreement and the last phase of the Consolidation Period, and still a huge effort, including a renewed commitment of the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its Entities, is needed to achieve the ultimate goal of making peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its Entities self-sustainable.

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However, much more could have been achieved had the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina contributed their full share to the construction of a civil and democratic society in the country.

more than doubling the number of persons indicted for war crimes in the custody of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

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development of non-partisan professional media.

beginning of minority returns in the Federation, and to a lesser degree in Republika Srpska.

arms control and confidence- and security-building measures.

municipal elections in September and special elections for the Republika Srpska Assembly in November.Notable progress was made especially in the following areas: It welcomed the results obtained in enhancing the climate of security and in addressing the main prerequisites for reconciliation, tolerance and democracy, as well as freedom of movement and the improvement of the economy. The Council noted that considerable progress has been made in implementing peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina since its last meeting.The Council confirmed that there is no alternative to the Peace Agreement as the foundation for the political and economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its two multi-ethnic Entities and three constituent peoples (along with Others) and for sustainable peace in the entire region.It reaffirmed the conclusions of the London Peace Implementation Conference of December 1996 and the Sintra Declaration. It reviewed progress in the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its Annexes (the Peace Agreement) since the Peace Implementation Conference in London on 4 and 5 December 1996 and the Ministerial Meeting of the PIC Steering Board in Sintra on. The Peace Implementation Council met in Bonn on 9 and 10 December 1997.Annex on Citizenship and Travel Documents.Human Rights, Legal Reform and War Crimes.Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998: Self-sustaining Structures Summary of Conclusions