DAYTON, Ohio -- It is a tribute to Dayton, 10 years of peace in the Balkans and a stable Bosnia and Herzegovina. The peace happened with the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, and now the people of that country are looking to map out their next steps.

A two-day international policy forum centered on Bosnia and Herzegovina is in its last day at the Dayton Convention Center. People from the region are working on how to move 4 million people forward now that the threat of war is fading.

And the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina said they still owe a great debt to the city of Dayton.

Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin kicked off the second day of world-changing planning by welcoming the mayor of Sarajevo. That mayor thanked McLin and the people of Dayton for their part in bringing an end to three years of brutal civil war.

The city of Sarajevo went through 1,300 days in which there were 13,000 deaths.

The violence and deaths ended with 21 days in Dayton in 1995. Three sides found a way to reach a peace agreement, and it has held for 10 years.

One Bosnian citizen and planner said the country must now forward economically and politically. Bosnia and Herzegovina would like to join the European Union and the country desperately needs to cut down on its 40 percent unemployment rate.

A former University of Dayton professor who worked for a decade to help Bosnia move forward said the area is doing remarkably well.

People are hopeful that Bosnia Herzegovina will make constitutional changes very soon that bring a national government strong and serve the people and allow entry into the European Union.

Events will wrap up this weekend with a gala event at the National Museum of the Air Force and the speaker will be Gen. Wesley Clark, who headed the U.S. military team during the negotiations for the accord.