Hvor den serbiske befolkning, efter Dayton-aftalen, med rette forventede en ophævelse af sanktionerne, oplever den nu, ikke blot at dette løfte brydes, men at man tværtimod benytter lejligheden til at bevare og udvide disse foranstaltninger, oven i købet på et tidspunkt, hvor alle de informationer, der kommer frem i medierne, viser, at den serbiske regering allerede bevæger sig i retning af en anerkendelse af oppositionens rettigheder og accept af resultaterne af den seneste folkeafstemning.
Whereas after the Dayton Agreement the Serbian people were hoping for the lifting of the sanctions against them, they see that not only is that obligation not being fulfilled, but on the contrary, no opportunity is lost to maintain and extend the measures against them, the more so just when every Press report nowadays shows that the Serbian Government is already moving towards recognition of the opposition's rights and acceptance of the recent municipal election results.