DAYTON — The Dayton NATO Parliamentary Assembly masked top-secret negotiations to ensure the pace in the Balkans is maintained.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5, Congressman Mike Turner made it clear that the Dayton Accords have held the peace and stopped the bloodshed for 30 years.
With seven heads of state from places like Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo all in Dayton, it was an opportunity that couldn’t be passed up.
“The dialogue that happens means they will leave here with a to-do list for follow-up,” Turner said.
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Turner said he asked Sinclair leaders for the use of their facilities.
The conference center hosted Balkan delegations and their security teams, along with the U.S. State Department leaders and the Secret Service.
“The US State Department and Office of Protocol was with us every step of the way for weeks and weeks,” Steven Johnson, president of Sinclair Community College, said.
Johnson said it was an honor to host a secret peace summit.
He said the Balkan summit, which he jokingly referred to as the Dayton Peace Accords 2.0, also placed pressure on Sinclair.
“It was our role to provide a safe and secure, calm, private environment,” Johnson said.
“It gives a heightened attention to address the issues in the Balkans as opposed to allowing them to fester,” Turner said.
Johnson announced more potential benefits to Dayton from the NATO assembly.
He asked the Balkan leaders to return for an educational and economic development summit that would once again bring high-profile visitors.
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