The step was taken at the request of the European Community [later renamed the European Union], which was concerned about the consequences of the breakaway and insisted that the Yugoslav crisis be resolved by peaceful means.
Ovaj korak je preduzet na zahtev Evropske zajednice [koja je kasnije dobila naziv Evropska unija], koja je bila zabrinuta zbog posledica raspada i insistirala da se jugoslovenska kriza reši na miroljubiv način.