While the commissioner did not specify a particular starting date for the talks, they are widely expected to begin on 12 December, two days ahead of the 10th anniversary of the signing in Paris of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
Iako komesar nije dao precizan datum početka pregovora, mnogi očekuju da će oni početi 12. decembra, dva dana pre desete godišnjice potpisivanja Dejtonskog mirovnog sporazuma u Parizu.