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<title>
US Recognition of Former Yugoslav Republics
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US Department of State Dispatch, April 13, 1992
US Recognition of Former Yugoslav Republics
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<p>Statement released by the White House Office of the Press
Secretary, Washington, DC, April 7, 1992
</p>
<p> The United States recognizes Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, and
Slovenia as sovereign and independent states and will begin
immediately consultations to establish full diplomatic
relations. The United States accepts the pre-crisis republic
borders as the legitimate international borders of
Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia.
</p>
<p> We take this step because we are satisfied that these states
meet the requisite criteria for recognition. We acknowledge the
peaceful and democratic expression of the will of citizens of
these states for sovereignty.
</p>
<p> We will continue to work intensively with the European
Community [EC] and its member states to resolve expeditiously
the outstanding issues between Greece and the republic of
Macedonia, thus enabling the United States to recognize formally
the independence of that republic as well. The United States
will also discuss with the governments of Serbia and Montenegro
their interest in remaining in a common state known as
Yugoslavia.
</p>
<p> In light of our decisions on recognition, the United States
will lift economic sanctions from Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia,
Macedonia, and Slovenia. Sanctions were applied to Yugoslavia
on December 6, 1991. We will lift sanctions against Serbia and
Montenegro contingent on Belgrade's lifting the economic
blockades directed against Bosnia-Hercegovina and Macedonia. The
UN arms embargo remains in effect.
</p>
<p> It has been US policy throughout the Yugoslav crisis to
accept any resolution arrived at peacefully, democratically, and
by negotiation. The United States strongly supports the UN
peace-keeping plan as worked out by Cyrus Vance and the full
deployment of the UN peace-keeping force. We continue to support
the EC peace conference as the indispensable forum for the
parties to reach a peaceful settlement of their dispute and to
establish the basis for future relations. US recognition is
without prejudice to any future association Yugoslav successor
states might agree to establish.
</p>
<p> The United States views the demonstrated commitment of the
emerging states to respect borders and to protect all Yugoslav
nationalities as an essential element in establishing full
diplomatic relations. Equally, we view such a commitment by
Serbia and Montenegro as essential to proceed in discussions on
their future status.
</p>
<p> The deployment of the UN peace-keeping force, the
continuation of the EC peace conference, and the process of
international recognition offer all of the former Yugoslav
republics a historic opportunity to reject decisively the tragic
violence which has marked this crisis. Continued commitment to
peaceful dialogue should lead toward reconciliation, toward
cordial and productive relations with the United States. The
United States will continue to work to achieve these goals.
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