Thirty years in the past, on 14 December 1995, France hosted the signing in Paris of the Dayton peace accords, which ended the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), the bloodiest battle on European soil within the second half of the twentieth century.
The accords marked the tip of giant struggling, a coverage of ethnic cleaning, the longest siege in fashionable historical past in Sarajevo, systematic crimes towards civilians and a genocide in Srebrenica. The accords laid the foundations for the return to peace that Bosnia and Herzegovina has skilled over the previous 30 years. They assure respect for territorial integrity, the nation’s political independence and the area’s stability. France, as a witness to the Dayton-Paris Accords, will proceed to assist respect for these rules, that are important for maintaining the peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans area.
Thirty years after the signing of the Dayton-Paris peace accords, Bosnia and Herzegovina aspires to a future within the European Union. It is the sovereign alternative of that candidate nation. France helps that ambition, as a result of it believes that Bosnia and Herzegovina, like the entire Western Balkans, has its place in a united and reunified Europe. This is the message President Macron despatched when he welcomed the three members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency to Paris on 29 October 2025, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum, within the presence of the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos.
To make progress alongside the European path, Bosnians management their future. It is as much as them to succeed in compromises amongst themselves to be able to embark on the reforms that can allow their nation to affix the European Union by adopting its guidelines and requirements. If they want to make their European future a actuality, Bosnian political leaders haven’t any extra time to lose. They can rely on France’s assist.
