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The successor states of the former Yugoslavia – mediation under Art. 7, Annex C of the Vienna Agreement on Succession Issues – a major review

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The following note reviews some of the potential issues facing the group in their negotiations. It may provide a starting point for the negotiation. The financial expert, also called mediator in this note, does not, at this point in time, exclude from consideration any reasonable arguments in supporting an individual country’s position. The starting point for the negotiations is the ‘Agreement on Succession Issues’ signed by all five successor States of the former SFRY.

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(2007). The successor states of the former Yugoslavia – mediation under Art. 7, Annex C of the Vienna Agreement on Succession Issues – a major review. In: Challenges at the Bank for International Settlements. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72790-3_7

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