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3rd March 1995



PARIS, FRANCE The international Contact group for
Bosnia-Hercegovina has reviewed the newest peace talks held in
Paris yesterday, but there have been no statements regarding
their conclusions. The French Foreign Affairs Ministry refused
to give any comment on the meeting. Yesterday night, a group of
European Union members met with Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade.
Sources from Paris noted that little progress had been made. The
Contact group meeting in Paris is the beginning of strong
diplomatic efforts to avoid war in the Balkans during the next
two months, stated the deputy American Secretary of State
Richard Halbrook.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA One person was killed and
another wounded yesterday as a result of Serb sniper fire,
stated Sarajevo Radio. The UNPROFOR office for public relations
could not confirm the report. The ICRC has attempted to organise
a prisoner exchange in Western Bosnia, but no results have been
made public. According to official ICRC figures, there are over
1000 war prisoners currently in Bosnia, most of whom are being
detained in Serb prison camps, while the least number of
prisoners are detained in areas controlled by the Croatian
Defence Council. The figures are based on areas that the Red
Cross has access to, and it is presumed that the number of war
prisoners (including  civilians)  detained by the Bosnian Serbs
is much higher. A UNHCR convoy headed for Bihac, carrying 115
tons of humanitarian aid is currently in Maljevac, on the
CroatianBosnian border, where it is awaiting security access to
continue its journey. Fierce clashes continued yesterday near
Mala Kladusa in Western Bosnia between Bosnian Army and Abdic's
forces supported by Serbs from Croatia's occupied areas.



OKLAJ, CROATIA The Oklaj authorities have sent a note of protest
to the UNPROFOR HQ in Zagreb informing them of the terrible
plight of the remaining Croat population in the occupied Promina
region. In the letter they have called on the UN forces
stationed in the Promina area to prevent the mistreatment of 
elderly Croats. More than two thirds of the Croats living in the
area were driven out of the Promina region in 1991 when it was
occupied by the Serbs. Some 36 Croats have been killed since the
UN forces were deployed in the area where Croats used to make up
84% of the population. Currently one hundred Croats live in this
Serb-occupied area.



SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA The Sarajevo airport again this
morning, stated UNPROFOR spokesperson Gary Coward. UN
investigations have confirmed that the shots fired into an
UNPROFOR plane came from the Sarajevo suburb of Dobrinja, north
of the airport which is controlled by both the Bosnian Army and
Bosnian Serb forces. UNPROFOR, hence, were not able to determine
who exactly fired the shots.



BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Croatian ambassador to the European Union,
Zoran Jasic and Croatian ambassador to the European Council in
Strasbourg, Bozidar Gagro addressed the European Parliament in
Brussels. They discussed the  termination of the UNPROFOR
mandate, minority rights and other issues regarding domestic and
international Croatian relations.



WASHINGTON, USA The USA has named international law expert
Robert Owen as an arbitrator for the Bosnian Federation. Owen
was a legal advisor for the State Department during the Carter
administration and is credited with ending the American hostages
crisis in Iran in 1981. Owen was appointed to his current post
by State Secretary Warren Christopher at the request of Bosnian
Federation President Kresimir Zubak and Bosnian Prime Minister
Haris Silajdzic.

The US is considering sending more troops to beef up its
contingent of 500 UN troops in Macedonia because of the danger
of further conflicts spreading into that region from the rump
Yugoslavia. The exact number of troops to be sent was not
specified.



KEY WEST, USA American, British, French and German defence
ministers will meet today and over the weekend in Key West,
Florida  to discuss the tense situation on the territory of
former Yugoslavia.



VIENNA, AUSTRIA UN troops will be forced to leave Bosnia
Hercegovina if Croatia  sticks to its decision to terminate the
UNPROFOR mandate, stated UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali at
the Peacekeeping Operations Seminar held in Vienna yesterday. He
added that it would be very difficult to supply the UN troops in
Bosnia if the war broke out again in Croatia.



MOSCOW, RUSSIA If Croatian authorities do not change their
decision concerning the termination of the UNPROFOR mandate in
Croatia, the Russian battalion will be moved to Bosnia, said
Russian Defence Minister Pavel Gracov, but  he did not reveal
the exact location.



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2nd March 1995



ZAGREB, CROATIA Croatia's Defence and National Security Council
held talks concerning the implementation of state policy
yesterday evening. Croatia stood firm to its decision in
terminating the UNPROFOR mandate on March 31st with no
possibility of extension. As proof of commitment to a peaceful
solution and the reintegration of the occupied areas, Croatia is
willing to accept the presence of international monitors along
Croatia's internationally recognised borders with Serbia and
Bosnia. However, Croatia will not accept a new UN mandate nor
the deployment of any forces within the infantry disengagement
zone.

President Tudman met  with a delegation of the European Union of
Christian Democrats led by Wim van Veltzen yesterday. The
president spoke to the delegation concerning the possibilities
for a peaceful solution for the occupied territories, on the
causes of the Serbian aggression against Croatia, Croatia's
elections and the referendum, and the role of the Croatian
Democratic Union (HDZ) in creating a stable Croatian state. Van
Veltzen told reporters that his delegation had decided to
recommend admitting the HDZ to full membership in the EUCD. He
also stressed that the EUCD fully supported peaceful
reintegration and will take this into consideration when a final
decision on full membership for the HDZ is made March 10th.



SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA The Bosnian parliament has
proclaimed March 1st the Day of Bosnian Independence marking
three years since the people of Bosnia cast their vote for
independence via referendum. The presidency also emphasises that
93 UN member countries gave their support to Bosnia by formally
recognising it as an independent state, and that  US President
Clinton once again stressed the support of the US for Bosnia's
endurance and development based on freedom, democracy and
pluralism. Clinton also pledged the US will help rebuild Bosnia
once the war is over.

Following a UN plane being hit by small arms fire as it was
taking off from the Sarajevo airport, all UNPROFOR and UNHCR
flights from the city have been cancelled until further notice.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA UNPROFOR spokesperson in
Sarajevo reported yesterday that Abdic's forces have launched a
heavy infantry attack on Bosnian Army positions south of Velika
Kladusa. Abdic's troops were supported by heavy artillery fire
by the Serb forces from Croatia, and UN monitors  registered
over one thousand detonations in the area. There is no
information as to any movements of the front line. Renewed
fighting is also reported between the Bosnian Army and Serb
forces around the Grabez plateau. Relative peace has also been
disturbed by the Bosnian Serbs on Usora front and the Stolac
area. Mortar, anti aircraft and small arms fire was reported in
the Livno-Kupres region as well. HVO sources revealed that Serb
forces are being regrouped and brought into the area from Sipovo
and Grahovo. Heavy artillery fire from the direction of Covic
Polje, Lepnice and Krepsic was reported on Orasje-Samac front
lines.

According to the ICRC information department, the most
vulnerable inhabitants of Bihac will receive a daily hot meal
through a public kitchen programme recently taken over by the
ICRC. The programme, which will be implemented by the local Red
Cross, ensures that 3 000 beneficiaries, mainly displaced and
social cases, will receive half a loaf of bread and a nutritious
meal using food provided by the ICRC.



BELGRADE, SERBIA At the meeting of Contact group members with
Slobodan Milosevic, held yesterday, Milosevic rejected the
newest proposal of the Contact group calling for the mutual
recognition of all former Yugoslav republics. Milosevic said
that in order for this to happen the sanctions imposed against
Belgrade must be lifted. He has also expressed the wish to
continue the talks on Bosnia based on the solutions put forward
by the Contact group plan.



PARIS, FRANCE French Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Juppe stated
that Milosevic had announced his own counterproposal concerning
the international peace plan for Bosnia and Hercegovina. Today
in Paris, members of the Contact group will meet and discuss
this issue which has been proposed by the Serbian president.



GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Co-chairs of the International Conference on
the Former Yugoslavia, Lord David Owen and Thorwald Stoltenberg
released a statement in Geneva yesterday which assessed that the
economic agreement signed with the  Croatian Serbs from the
UNPAs three months ago has shown significant results so far.
They predict that if the agreement were to be fully implemented,
it would improve the standard of living, stimulate economic
growth and clear the way toward a peaceful resolution of the
crisis.



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DATE=3/3/95 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-174965 TITLE=YUGO
SITREP (L)  BYLINE=WAYNE COREY  DATELINE=VIENNA  CONTENT= VOICED
AT: 



INTRO:  U-N SECRETARY-GENERAL BOUTROS BOUTROS GHALI HAS PLEADED 
WITH U-N MEMBERS TO ENABLE THE WORLD BODY TO CONTINUE THE 
PEACE-KEEPING CONTINGENT IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA.  HIS APPEAL 
FOLLOWS INCREASING TALK OF NEW MILITARY OFFENSIVES IN 
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AND THE APPROACHING END OF THE U-N 
PEACE-KEEPING MANDATE IN CROATIA.  V-O-A'S WAYNE COREY REPORTS 
FROM OUR CENTRAL EUROPEAN BUREAU IN VIENNA. 



TEXT:  THE U-N SECRETARY-GENERAL ENDED A VISIT TO THE U-N OFFICE
 HERE BY SAYING THE CRISIS IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA WILL ONLY
GET  WORSE IF INTERNATIONAL PEACE-KEEPERS HAVE TO WITHDRAW FROM
BOSNIA AND CROATIA. 

THE U-N PEACE-KEEPING MANDATE IN CROATIA EXPIRES AT THE END OF 
MARCH.  U-N OFFICIALS SAY THEY DOUBT THAT PEACE-KEEPING 
OPERATIONS COULD CONTINUE IN NEIGHBORING BOSNIA ONCE THE 
OPERATIONS IN CROATIA ARE SHUT DOWN. 

MR. BOUTROS GHALI SAYS U-N FORCES MUST REMAIN IN BOTH COUNTRIES.
 HE SAYS IT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND FOR
 EUROPE IF THE PEACE-KEEPERS ARE FORCED TO WITHDRAW. 

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS HE IS BEGGING THE INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY  TO DO WHATEVER MUST BE DONE TO MAINTAIN THE U-N 
MILITARY PRESENCE IN BOSNIA AND CROATIA OR TO FIND AN ACCEPTABLE
 INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE OF ANOTHER KIND. 

A SENIOR AMERICAN DIPLOMAT, RICHARD HOLBROOKE, WILL HOLD WHAT
ARE EXPECTED TO BE INTENSE TALKS WITH CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO 
TUDJMAN IN ZAGREB NEXT WEEK.  IT COULD BE A FINAL AMERICAN 
ATTEMPT TO TRY TO PERSUADE MR. TUDJMAN TO REVERSE HIS DECISION
TO EXPEL U-N PEACE-KEEPERS FROM CROATIA. 

MR. TUDJMAN SAYS HE WANTS  NO  NEW WAR WITH THE REBEL CROATIAN 
SERBS.  BUT, HIS DEFENSE MINISTER HAS SAID A BRIEF AND LIMITED 
ARMY ATTACK AGAINST THE SERBS MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO UNITE
CROATIA UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL. 

THERE IS ALSO GROWING TALK OF A MAJOR ESCALATION OF FIGHTING IN 
BOSNIA NOW THAT WINTER SNOW HAS MELTED AND MILD WEATHER 
APPROACHES. 

A SARAJEVO NEWSPAPER (LJILJAN) SAYS THE TIME FOR THE FIRST GREAT
 SPRING OFFENSIVES DRAWS NEAR.  BOSNIAN ARMY COMMANDERS SAY THEY
 AND THEIR INCREASINGLY WELL-EQUIPPED SOLDIERS ARE READY AS SOON
 AS THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES ON ACTION. 

MEANWHILE, THE SARAJEVO AIRLIFT HAS RESUMED AFTER A ONE-DAY 
SUSPENSION BECAUSE OF THREATS TO RELIEF FLIGHTS, BUT, THERE HAVE
 BEEN NEW SNIPING ATTACKS IN THE BOSNIAN CAPITAL. 

THE BOSNIAN OR CROATIAN SERBS HAVE ALSO FIRED TANK SHELLS INTO 
THE TOWN OF BIHAC, AND THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE IN AND 
AROUND MUSLIM ENCLAVES IN EASTERN BOSNIA. 

BIHAC TOWN AND THE EASTERN ENCLAVES ARE ALL U-N / DECLARED SAFE 
AREAS.   BUT, THEY ARE LIKELY TO FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN THE 
RENEWED FIGHTING CONSIDERABLE INEVITABLE IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. 
(SIGNED)

NEB/WC/MH/CF

03-Mar-95 9:40 AM EST (1440 UTC) NNNN

Source: Voice of America



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6th March 1995



SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA The Serbian blockade of
humanitarian convoys in Bosnia is a violation of all
international war and humanitarian rights, stated UN Special
Envoy Yasushi Akashi in a letter addressed to Bosnian Serb
leader Radovan Karadzic. UNPROFOR HQ in Sarajevo stated that Mr
Akashi had added that such behaviour may be the object of
discussion for the Hague Conference on War Crimes. UNPROFOR
Commander in Bosnia Gen. Rupert Smith has not succeeded in
convincing Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic to lift the ban on
convoys headed for eastern Bosnia. According to AP, one person
was wounded yesterday in Sarajevo in the fourth straight day of
sniper fire.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA In north-east Bosnia, trucks
have brought badly needed supplies to Dutch peacekeepers
deployed in the UN "safe zone" of Srebrenica. The convoy with 30
tons of supplies is the first since February 12. The  Serbs,
however, have refused passage to a medical convoy also bound for
Srebrenica. On the Orasje-Samac front, Serb forces opened light
arms fire towards HVO positions yesterday.



KEY WEST, USA American, French, British and German defence
ministers have ended their talks behind closed doors. Different
issues were discussed, including the role of NATO in the
evacuation of the UN peace keepers from the area of former
Yugoslavia. In a brief statement following the three-day
meeting, the US Defence Secretary, William Perry said that no
decisions had been reached, but that the debate had focused on
NATO as the backbone of European security.



BONN, GERMANY The German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel has
called on Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic to recognise
Croatia and Bosnia and also to accept an invitation to take part
in the meeting with their respective presidents in a bid to
avert a new conflict. Kinkel said that the readiness of the
Serbian president to recognise Croatia and Bosnia would make it
possible for a top-level meeting between the three presidents to
take place.





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ZAGREB DAILY BULLETIN 

7th March 1995



ZAGREB, CROATIA Yesterday evening, a Croatian delegation led by
President Tudman held talks with the delegation of the Bosnian
Federation led by president Kresimir Zubak in regards to the
realisation of the Washington Accords, and the joint cooperation
between the Croatian and the Bosnian Army. General Janko
Bobetko, Croatian Army Chief of Staff, was named the commander
of the joint headquarters of the Croatian Army and the Armed
Forces of the Bosnian Federation, while the Croatian Defence
Council (HVO) Commander, Gen. Tihomir Blaskic, and Bosnian Army
General Rasim Delic were made members of the inner circle of the
command team. After the meeting, President Tudman announced that
a general agreement for the realisation of the Washington
Accords had been brought, and that the formation of joint
headquarters of the Croatian Army and the Armed Forces of the
Bosnian Federation was a natural step for two countries who were
heading towards a confederation. He added that the joint
military alliance had not been formed against a third party. The
president of the Bosnian Federation, Kresimir Zubak hailed the
joint military headquarters as very important for the peaceful
resolution of the conflicts in Bosnia and Croatia. He added that
if the crisis was not solved in a peaceful manner then a joint
co-ordinated military action could successfully resist attacks
from Serb forces. Gen. Janko Bobetko said that the move was
aimed at the implementation of the Washington Accords and the
full establishment of the Bosnian Federation and its
confederation with Croatia. Another goal was the protection of
the territorial integrity of the Federation and the ensuring of
the right circumstances for the return of refugees to their
homes.

President Tudman met with US Deputy Secretary of State Richard
Holbrooke yesterday. The meeting focused on finding solutions
for peace following the end of the UNPROFOR mandate in Croatia.
According to diplomatic sources, Mr Holbrooke's visit was an
attempt to persuade Croatia to revoke its rejection of the
UNPROFOR mandate. Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the
President's Office stated that Messrs Tudman and Holbrooke had
discussed possible developments after the departure of the
peacekeepers.

President Tudman received the head of the Croatian Association
of Refugees and Displaced Persons, Mato Simic today. Speaking to
journalists following the meeting,  Mr Simic said that the
Association fully supported Croatia's decision to suspend the
UNPROFOR mandate adding that they had also discussed the daily
problems faced by the refugees.

Mayors and local leaders of towns and counties in Croatia's
occupied areas have forwarded an appeal to the congresses of
local and regional authorities in Europe for help in the
peaceful reintegration of the occupied regions into Croatia's
legal and political system, the return of displaced persons, the
reconstruction and development of war torn areas as well as
assistance in admitting Croatia into the process of European
integration.

Representatives of the INA Data Centre Info have submitted a
report entitled Vukovar Reconstruction Project to the President
of the Croatian High Court and Chair of the Croatian War Crimes
Task Force Milan Vukovic. The data gathered for the project will
serve in investigating war crimes committed against the people
of Vukovar, their cultural heritage and environment at the War
Crimes Tribunal in the Hague. The information was gathered on
the basis of eyewitness testimonies, photo and video material,
and other sources which testify to the destruction and
devastation of the town of Vukovar.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA On the Orasje-Samac frontline,
Serb forces opened light infantry and antiaircraft gun fire
yesterday. Traffic was reported along the corridor route in the
area last night, namely  a group of vehicles and trucks were
seen driving from the direction of Brcko. According to the
UNPROFOR HQ in Sarajevo, the separation lines between the
Bosnian Army and Abdic's forces have been moved. Due to fierce
fighting, the Bosnian Army 5th Corps has managed to retake
territory previously lost to Abdic's forces in the Velika
Kladusa and Mala Kladusa areas. Meanwhile, UN monitors have said
that the action was successful but that the actual situation on
the ground was as yet not completely clear, since Abdic's forces
were barring the UNMO's from entering the battlefront. Two
civilians were wounded in Bihac yesterday. All other west
Bosnian fronts have been relatively quiet.



BELGRADE, SERBIA The co-chairmen of the International Conference
on Former Yugoslavia, Lord Owen and Thorvald Stoltenberg once
again met with Serbian president Milosevic yesterday. Commenting
on the situation, the British diplomat said that Milosevic had
been offered the scrapping of sanctions against Yugoslavia if he
were to recognise Croatia and Bosnia. Meanwhile, the
representatives of the five superpowers are to meet in Paris
tomorrow, where they will try to work out a way to avert a
possible fresh conflict in the area of the former Yugoslavia.



BRUSSELS, BELGIUM The EU foreign ministers have formally given
the mandate to the European Commission to start negotiations on
the reaching of an agreement on co-operation with Croatia, but
this will not commence before the issue of the suspension of the
UNPROFOR mandate in Croatia is dealt with. The ministers are to
hold the next meeting on the issue on April 10.



BONN, GERMANY Germany has decided to postpone for a further
three months the beginning of the return of the 20 000 Croatian
refugees from Croatia's occupied territories, said German
Interior Minister Manfred Kanther, adding that this return had
been planned for the first three months of this year. The
decision was brought during the meeting of the interior
ministers of the German federal states with Manfred Kanther.



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8th March 1995



ZAGREB, CROATIA Hrvoje Sarinic, head of the President's Office, 
received the co-chairmen of the International Peace Conference
on the former Yugoslavia, David Owen and Thorvald Stoltenberg
yesterday. They discussed the further implementation of the
Economic Agreement, particularly the opening of railroad traffic
and water supplies. They also talked about the possibility of
having international representatives present for the withdrawal
of the UNPROFOR. Following the talks, Lord Owen said that
President Tudman and the Croatian government had the legal right
to request changes to be introduced to the work of the
international community in Croatia and that the international
community and the UN could meet Croatia's demands. Lord Owen
expressed the hope that some progress in the negotiations on the
implementation of the Economic Agreement between Croatian
authorities and the Serbs from the occupied territories would be
made in the near future. He added that the Serbian president
Slobodan Milosevic was still refusing to recognise Croatia and
Bosnia, but that he was fully aware that this move played a
crucial role in the search for a peaceful solution.

The spokesperson for the UN Secretary General for the former
Yugoslavia, Michael Williams stated at yesterday's UNPROFOR
press conference that UNPROFOR was deeply concerned  with the
military agreement signed between the representatives of Croatia
and Bosnia and Hercegovina as well as with the merging of the
Bosnian Serb and Croatian Serb forces. What was most worrying,
according to Mr Williams,  was that UNPROFOR would no longer
control the warehouses in occupied territories in which the
weapons of the Knin Serbs had been stored.

Croatian Foreign Minister, Mate Granic addressed the
parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy on Croatia's
international position and Croatian-European Union relations.
Minister Granic stressed that Croatia had thwarted off great
pressure, adding that such pressure was the result of
international concern about the escalation of the conflict in
the former Yugoslavia. Croatia sought the peaceful reintegration
of the occupied areas, was prepared to talk with the Knin Serbs
and was also prepared to talk with Belgrade on mutual
recognition, said Mr Granic. Croatia has also accepted the
proposed meeting in Paris, in contrast to Milosevic. The
Croatian Foreign Minister went on to say that the decision to
terminate the UNPROFOR mandate was final. He concluded that a
common language must be sought between Croatia and the
international community as a model for international monitoring
that would be acceptable to Croatia.



SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA According to the UNPROFOR spokesman
in Sarajevo, Herve Gourmelon, Sarajevo airport was temporarily
closed yesterday because a UN plane was fired upon. Serb forces
entrenched on Spicasta Stijena, a hill just north of Sarajevo,
fired on an Egyptian armoured vehicle which was carrying wounded
civilians. The Egyptian soldiers fired back with machine guns.
The UN spokesman, Alexander Ivanko stated that because of the
frequency of Serb attacks in the last few days, which caused the
death of one man and the wounding of two civilians, the UNPROFOR
had reason to suspect that these were organised attacks rather
than isolated incidents. He also confirmed that Bosnian Serb
commander, Ratko Mladic has requested  that UN troops be
withdrawn from Eastern Bosnian enclaves and Sarajevo as well, if
they should be withdrawn from Croatia. UN representatives added
that UN humanitarian aid convoys had not yet been given firm
guarantees for their safe passage  to eastern Bosnia and
Srebrenica and as further  pressure, five members of the
humanitarian organisation Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres
(Pharmacists without Borders) had been captured while attempting
to enter Sarajevo.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA According to the UNPROFOR HQ in
Sarajevo, Serb forces opened mortar fire on Tuzla airport on
Monday just as two UN helicopters landed.  The helicopters took
off almost immediately and returned to Split without unloading
the majority of their cargo, consisting of medical supplies.

According to a UN spokesman, the international team that is
monitoring Serbia's blockade of the Bosnian Serbs may be
dissolved in the next several weeks because of a shortage of
funds amounting to 2 million dollars. This shortage of funds
will also be a topic of a discussion at this Friday's meeting of
the International Conference on the former Yugoslavia. The
monitoring mission, which employs 189 people stationed at 21
border crossings, is under the supervision of Messrs Owen and
Stoltenberg, who represent the European Union and the United
Nations. According to the last report of this monitoring
mission, it is believed that the so called Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia is upholding its embargo on the Bosnian Serbs.

According to the UNPROFOR HQ in Sarajevo, UN forces are
continuing to distribute food aid from their warehouses in
western Bosnia. Despite the fact that 14 tons of aid were
distributed to the population the day before yesterday, the
humanitarian situation is further deteriorating with no signs of
a fresh aid convoy setting off for the area.



WASHINGTON, USA The American administration believes that
progress has been made in talks between deputy Secretary of
State Richard Holbrook and Croatian President Franjo Tudman in
Zagreb. State Department spokesperson Christine Shelly stated
that progress has been made on issues that are important for all
sides, adding that the results will be considered together with
European allies and UN Security Council members.

US President, Bill Clinton met with NATO Secretary General,
Willy Claes yesterday in order to discuss the NATO plans in case
of the withdrawal of UN troops from Bosnia. The White House
spokesman stated that NATO was still working on the plans for
the withdrawal of the UN troops from Croatia, but the plans had
as yet not been proposed to the USA.



BONN, GERMANY The German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel has
announced that the leaders of the Bosnian Federation are to meet
in Bonn where they are to work out the problems that are
hindering the full establishment of the Federation. Mr Kinkel
stressed that the co-operation between the Croats and the
Muslims in Bosnia was of the utmost importance for a lasting
peace in this part of the world.



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9th March 1995



ZAGREB, CROATIA In a telephone conversation between Croatian
President Tudman and the US Secretary of State, Warren
Christopher it was stated that some progress had been made
regarding the narrowing of the differences in the views of the
international community concerning the ensuring of the
continuation of the peace process in the occupied sections of
Croatia after the departure of UNPROFOR. Meanwhile, following
the talks with the government and President Clinton's Envoy
Richard Holbrooke. Mr. Tudman met  with the US Ambassador to
Croatia, Peter Galbraith yesterday.

Croatian Foreign Minister, Mate Granic received the ICRC chief
delegate for Western and Central Europe and the Balkans, Angelo
Gnaedinger yesterday. Mr. Granic acknowledged the ICRC for their
efforts in locating missing persons and requested that ICRC
President Cornelio Sommaruga take an active part in that
process. Messrs. Granic and Gnaedinger also discussed the
situation in the Croatian occupied areas in the wake of the
decision to terminate the UN mandate. They both stressed the
need for resuming talks in the peaceful reintegration of the
occupied areas back into Croatia's constitutional and legal
system.

The UNHCR has decided to halt all the deliveries of humanitarian
aid to Croatia's UNPAs until further notice. This has been
decided due to the systematic hindering of aid deliveries to the
civilian population in western Bosnia by Knin and Abdic
authorities .



KNIN, CROATIA The self proclaimed Knin parliament voted
yesterday against holding a vote of no confidence against its
Prime Minister Borislav Mikelic, as demanded by the President
Milan Martic. Pressure has come to bear on the Serbs from the
occupied Croatian territories after Croatian President Franjo
Tudman terminated the current UNPROFOR mandate in Croatia, which
has continued and encouraged the formation of a separate Serb
entity on Croatian state territory. Some analysists see Martic's
real objection to Mikelic as being his advocacy of talks with
the legitimate Croatian government to prevent further escalation
of the war and his lack of enthusiasm for making common cause
with the globally ostracised Bosnian Serbs. This turn of events
may mean that Mikelic will be gradually marginalised or
eventually even ousted.



MOSTAR, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Croatian Defence Council (HVO)
Commander, Gen. Tihomir Blaskic, met yesterday with the UNPROFOR
Commander in Bosnia, Gen. Rupert Smith. They discussed the
current situation on the Bosnian fronts and the formation of a
joint command of the Croatian Army, the Croatian Defence Council
(HVO) and the Bosnian Army. The generals also talked about the
four months' truce in Bosnia which has been violated by Bosnian
Serbs.

The EU Administrator of Mostar, Hans Koschnik and the UNPROFOR
Commander in Bosnia, Gen. Rupert Smith have held talks on the
political and military situation in Bosnia Hercegovina. As of
tomorrow, a new bridge, built in the place of the old bridge
linking the two sections of the city, is to be opened.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Serb forces together with
Abdic's units have been holding an aid convoy which left for
Bihac late last month. Aid workers in the town reported that
their warehouses were empty and that hunger has now become a
serious threat. Heavy fighting is continuing in the Velika
Kladusa area with Abdic's units and Serb forces from the
occupied areas of Croatia launching heavy infantry attacks on
Bosnian Army positions.  UN sources in Sarajevo stated that
there was no evidence of any significant shifting of the front
lines. On Orasje-Samac frontlines, Serb forces are continuing
with provocations. Yesterday afternoon, several Serbian
helicopters were reported flying on the Brcko-Obudovac route.



MUNICH, GERMANY The Bavarian Internal Affairs Minister, Gunther
Beckstein stated yesterday that there was no chance of
prolonging the return of Croatian refugees that are to leave
German soil in mid April. He continued that a maximum three
months extension might be allowed after that date under the
conditions that the refugee had living quarters and was finally
self sufficient. In regards to Bosnian Croat refugees, they
would not be returned to their homes until the end of October,
said Beckstein.





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10th March 1995



ZAGREB, CROATIA Violations of the Zagreb agreement have been on
the increase, revealed an UNPROFOR spokesperson in Zagreb at a
press conference yesterday. Serb military drills which included
13 tanks and several armoured vehicles from the UN depot were
reported in Sector East. Meanwhile, the Croatian Army and
Serbian paramilitary units in Sector West have entered the
disengagement zone and have taken positions held prior to the
Zagreb agreement.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Muslim forces in Bihac have
captured Croatian Defence Council (HVO) Commander for the Bihac
region, Gen. Vlado Santic, stated Croatian Military officials in
Bosnia. Bosnian Federation Armed Forces Commander Gen. Ante Roso
has informed the Commander of the Bosnian Army 5th corps Atif
Dudakovic of the event, Gen. Dudakovic claims, however, that he
knows nothing about the incident. Serb forces last night opened
light arms, anti-aircraft and mortar fire on the Orasje-Samac
front.



WASHINGTON, USA In a written statement to the Congress House
Committee for International Affairs, the US assistant Secretary
of State, Richard Holbrooke has called upon the US Congress to
support the Croatian Bosnian Federation, adding that US support
was crucial in stopping the Serbs from attaining their goals. He
stressed that the Contact Group peace plan should be the basis
for solving the Bosnian crisis and that the territorial
integrity of Bosnia must be respected. Mr Holbrooke stated that
UNPROFOR might remain in Croatia with a new mandate which would
not maintain the status quo in the Croatian occupied areas as
had been considered unacceptable by Croatia. He explained that
negotiations were in progress, so at this time the only option
was to change the UNPROFOR mandate in order to satisfy the
interests of Croatians and Serbs, but only in accordance with
Security Council resolutions. He continued that through the
talks he had held with Croatian President Tudman he had come to
understand that Croatian complaints concerning the UN mandate
were legitimate, especially in regards to the fact that the
Serbs from occupied Croatian territories had conducted a
genocide policy against the Croats in the areas under their
control, while UN forces merely looked on. Mr. Holbrooke added
that the USA and its allies could not calmly sit and watch the
situation deteriorate into all out war.

According to the assistant Secretary of State, Richard
Holbrooke, the celebration marking the first anniversary of the
signing of the Washington Accords are to be held on March 16th.
The leaders of the Bosnian Federation, as well as Croatian
President Tudman and the President of the Bosnian Presidency,
Alija Izetbegovic are to attend the event chaired by US
Secretary of State, Warren Christopher.

Croatia now has permanent observer status at the Organisation of
American States, the oldest international regional organisation
in the western hemisphere. The organisation of 35 member
countries focuses on the strengthening of regional political,
economic and cultural ties between the states from the two
American continents. Another 30 countries, including most
European countries, also have permanent observer status in the
organisation.



BONN, GERMANY Bosnian Croats and Muslims have decided to unite
their police forces, government and eventually their arms,
stated Associated Press. A signed agreement has confirmed when
the Federation will begin to function, while some points still
remain to be accepted by legal Croatian bodies in Bosnia. The
Federation's implementation depends on the good will of both
sides. The agreement was signed this morning after 10 hours of
talks. Federation President Kresimir Zubak and Vice President
Ejup Ganic have confirmed the Federation's government will
assume its duties on April 15th.



KANSAS, USA US Defence Secretary, William Perry expressed
pessimism regarding the possibility of a quick political ending
to the war in Bosnia. At the same time he rejected the
possibility of US air strikes on Bosnian Serbs, as well as
lifting the arms embargo on Bosnian forces. Mr. Perry added that
US engagement in Bosnia would require sending more than 200 000
soldiers, and this could result with ten of thousands killed US
soldiers.





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ZAGREB 13th March 1995



ZAGREB, CROATIA Following his return from Copenhagen last night,
President Franjo Tudman stated that by agreeing to the
Copenhagen Agreement Croatia had managed to secure the highest
possible protection of its national and state interests.
President Tudman added that the agreement was aimed at the
Croatian government policy towards its current goal, namely that
international observers monitor its borders with Serbia,
Montenegro and Bosnia Hercegovina. He went on to say that no
more Croatian lives would have to be sacrificed in order for
Croatia to have access to its borders. Mr. Tudman also said that
the forces monitoring the borders would be a part of the United
Nations, but they would have a special agreement with Croatia,
as well as a separate command and would consist of forces in
accordance with Croatia's wishes. President Tudman added that
Croatia had not changed its mind concerning the termination of
the UNPROFOR mandate but that no deadline had been set for the
reaching of a new agreement. This, however, as it was stated in
Copenhagen, would be done as soon as possible. Mr T udman also
expressed the hope that this would come about by the end of
June, when in accordance with Croatia's decision, UNPROFOR would
withdraw from Croatia. President Tudman stressed that he was
convinced the UN would agree to such an arrangement as not only
the US but also the EU representatives and Russia had taken part
in the hammering out of a new deal and added that the Serbs from
the occupied Croatian territories did not need to give their
approval since their so called state was not an internationally
recognised one, and thus not an equal partner. Mr. Tudman
pointed out that this fresh agreement was aimed at strengthening
Croatia's political and economic ties with the international
community. When asked about how the local Serbs would agree to
the news, president Tudman replied that he expected that most of
the Croatian Serbs would be instructed by Belgrade that the best
possible solution was a peaceful re-integration into Croatia's
constitutional and legal system. President Tudman said that as a
part of the negotiations, the railway lines via Okucani were to
be re-opened in the next few days, while the reopening of the
Zagreb-Split lines passing through Knin was still being
discussed.

The British Foreign Minister, Douglas Hurd, was very pleased
with Croatia's decision to allow UNPROFOR to remain in Croatia
after the mandate expiry date, March 31st. German Foreign
Affairs Minister, Klaus Kinkel stated that Croatia's decision to
retain UNPROFOR under a new mandate on its territory was a
decisive contribution to stability in the entire region.  Mr.
Kinkel also stated that Russia should now utilise its influence
on the Serbs in order that Croatia and Bosnia Hercegovina be
recognised in their international borders.

Croatian President, Franjo Tudman received  Indonesian President
Suharto this morning. They discussed the current situation in
Croatia and Bosnia Hercegovina and co-operation between the two
countries. This visit is very important Indonesia heads the
Non-aligned Movement and is one of the most influential
countries of the Islamic Conference. The Indonesian President is
expected to pay a brief visit to Sarajevo this afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon, President Suharto held meetings with
Croatian high officials with ways of improving political,
economic and cultural ties on the agenda. The work on improving
economic ties has already started with the two major companies,
INA and Pertamina signing a letter of intent. As a part of the
visit of the Indonesian delegation, the Croatian Army
Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Janko Bobetko met with his Indonesian
counterpart. Their talks focused on the prospects of military
cooperation between Croatia and Indonesia.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA The B-H Presidential Council and
the Ministry of Defence have been informed that the Croatian
Defence Council commander in the Bihac region, Gen. Vlado
Santic, who was taken hostage on March 9th by members of the
Bosnian Army, was most likely killed. In a telephone
conversation between Bosnian Federation President, Kresimir
Zubak and Bosnian Army Commander, Rasim Delic it was confirmed
that measures were to be taken in order to investigate the
incident and punish the perpetrators. So far, the persons
responsible for Gen. Santic's capturing have been arrested.

According to Croatian Defence Council (HVO) sources, Serb
provocations were reported on the Orasje-Samac and Usora front
lines last night.



SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA UN representatives in Sarajevo
believe that Bosnian Serbs were responsible for the shot fired
at the plane carrying UN special envoy Yasushi Akashi yesterday.
In the plane that landed in Sarajevo were UNPROFOR commander
Gen. Bernard Janvier and UNPROFOR commander for B-H, Gen. Rupert
Smith. No one was wounded in the incident. After the meeting
with Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, UN special envoy
Yasushi Akashi said that he regretted the situation in Bosnia.
He also stated that he was disappointed because of the lack of
communication concerning the cease fire, especially since
Bosnian authorities had stated that they would not accept the
prolongation of the cease fire. Mr. Akashi confirmed that he
would meet with Bosnian Federation members tomorrow, and he
would also visit Pale. UNPROFOR has confirmed that Bosnian Serbs
have closed the only road that leads out of Sarajevo after
snipers killed two girls in Grbavica, a Sarajevo suburb under
Serb control. The UN humanitarian agencies' request for air
support in delivering humanitarian aid has been rejected.
Namely, UN officials believe an action like this could intensify
battles. This decision was accepted by the members of the
Council for Humanitarian Operations and by UNPROFOR.





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14th March 1995



GOSPIC, CROATIA Serb snipers fired upon Croatian Army defence
positions near Bilaj in the Gospic region, in which one Croatian
soldier was wounded. The incident occurred not far from an
UNPROFOR checkpoint, and what is more, an UN officer from the
Jordanian battalion was at the spot. By this incident Serb
forces have violated the cease fire agreement. The Croatian Army
Command for the Gospic region has sent a letter of protest to
UNPROFOR.



SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA According to the UNPROFOR spokesman
in Sarajevo, Pierre Chavancy, the plane that Indonesian
President Suharto was going to travel in to Sarajevo was fired
upon at the Sarajevo airport, but was not hit. Mr. Suharto
visited Sarajevo yesterday, where he was met by the UN special
envoy, Yasushi Akashi and UNPROFOR Commander for the former
Yugoslavia, Gen. Bernard Janvier. During his four hour visit to
Sarajevo, Mr. Suharto met with Bosnian President Alija
Izetbegovic. According to a report by the UN special envoy
Yasushi Akashi, eight French UN soldiers were killed in a car
crash that occurred not far from Sarajevo today. The incident
occurred when a UN military vehicle overturned as it was
travelling along the road on Mt Igman, to the south of Sarajevo.
The UN has announced that the five countries which participate
in the Sarajevo airlift have decided to cut aid flights until 
Wednesday. The decision was brought by military officials from
Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany and the US due to concern
over Saturday's attack on a Red Cross plane at Sarajevo airport.



MOSTAR, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Bosnian Croat authorities have
strongly condemned the kidnapping of Croatian Defence Council
(HVO) commander for the Bihac area, Gen. Vlado Santic. Also
condemned was the lack of action by the B-H Government Army and
other Bosnian legal bodies since nothing is yet known about the
fate of Gen. Santic, a high ranking HVO officer and organiser of
the defence in the Bihac region.



NATO HQ, BRUSSELS NATO and its partners from central and eastern
Europe welcomed with relief the Zagreb decision allowing 
UNPROFOR troops to remain in Croatia, reports France Presse
citing diplomatic sources from NATO HQ in Brussels. One diplomat
said that the entire world received the decision allowing
UNPROFOR to remain in Croatia positively.



WASHINGTON, USA A certain number of American soldiers would be
deployed in Croatia as part of smaller NATO contingent in order
to assist in the plan for decreasing the UN Protection Force in
Croatia, stated American Defence Secretary, William Perry. Mr.
Perry did not elaborate on how many American or NATO troops
would be sent to Croatia, but he stated that it was related to
American and NATO action for a possible emergency UNPROFOR
pullout in Bosnia.

American Secretary of State, Warren Christopher will not travel
to Paris this week in order to attempt to organise a meeting of
the leaders of the former Yugoslavia, as it was stated by the
French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe last Sunday. The State
Department spokesperson, Christine Shelly said that Mr
Christopher was not planning to travel to Paris, and would be
going directly back to Washington following his trip to the
Middle East.



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15th March 1995



ZAGREB, CROATIA The Croatian President's Defence and Security
Council met in Zagreb yesterday to discuss a proposal for United
Nations Security Council agreement on international forces after
the current UNPROFOR mandate ends. A Croatian delegation of high
state officials, led by president Tudman, departed for
Washington today to mark the 1st anniversary of the
establishment of the Bosnian Federation and the Croatian-Bosnian
Confederation. Bosnian Federation President and Vice President,
Kresimir Zubak and Ejup Ganic will also be attending tomorrow's
ceremonies, as well as Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.



UNPA, CROATIA Serbs from Okucani do not support the deployment
of international forces on the Croatian-Bosnian border.
Following the decision to change the mandate for international
forces, UNPROFOR spokesperson for Sector West, Susan Manuel
stressed that talks on further implementation of the economic
agreement was expected.



OSIJEK, CROATIA The Commander of the Croatian Army's Osijek
military district, General-Major Duro Decak sent a letter to the
UNPROFOR commander for Sector East, Gen. Alexander Pereljakin.
In the letter, Gen. Decak emphasised that in the Nustar area
Russian UN troops had been preventing Croatian civilians from
working on their fields.



SREBRENICA, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA According to an UN spokesman in
Sarajevo, the UNHCR warehouse in Srebrenica burned to the ground
yesterday. So far, there are no details concerning the fire, but
it is thought to have been caused by accident. The Zagreb UNHCR
office announced that none of the supplies were harmed, as they
were in the basement untouched by the fire. The 30 000
inhabitants of the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica are totally
dependent on the aid they receive, as they are surrounded by
Serb forces who have been making the passage of aid convoys
difficult if not impossible.



SARAJEVO, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA UN special envoy, Yasushi Akashi
ended his two-day visit to Sarajevo. Speaking at the press
conference, Mr. Akashi said that the talks with Bosnian Serbs
failed. Namely, Bosnian Serbs rejected to extend the cease-fire
until the summer. Mr. Akashi concluded that the situation was
very serious, and even critical.



WASHINGTON DC, USA In Washington yesterday, a senior US State
Department Official, Robert Fraser,  described as encouraging
the preparatory steps for a new UNPROFOR mandate in Croatia.  He
said the United States would push to prolong the UNPROFOR
mandate in Bosnia and specify details such as the border in the
new resolution. State Department spokesperson, Christine Shelly
commented on reports that Serbs from the occupied parts of
Croatia had rejected a change of the mandate and said that
preliminary talks on a changed mandate were being conducted with
the Serbs and that results had been more positive than has been
reported. The United States proposed to Contact Group members
and Italy, who chaired the Security Council, that the
international forces in Croatia be called the United Nations
forces in Croatia.



VIENNA, AUSTRIA In Vienna last night, International Contact
Group Member, Michael Steiner, said that strengthening the
Bosnian Federation would mean a continuous power shift in
government to designated areas in the Federation Assembly.
Currently, power lies in the  Bosnian Muslim-led government and
BosnianCroat ruling assemblies, such as that of Herceg Bosnia,
he said. Mr Steiner was speaking at the first anniversary of the
signing of the Washington Agreement. His comments were the "only
realistic options", according to Croatian Foreign Minister, Mate
Granic, who said that Croatia was the first ally and friend to
the Bosnian Federation.



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16th March 1995



WASHINGTON, USA

The Croatian President, Franjo Tudman will meet US President
Clinton and other high-ranking US officials today, as well as
the UN Secretary General, Boutros Ghali. Before setting off for
the US, President Tudman said that the talks would focus on the
details of the UNPROFOR mandate in Croatia. He concluded that
the UNPA's would no longer exist, while the UN forces would be
deployed along Croatia's internationally recognised borders.

According to a US official, the celebrations for the first
anniversary of the Bosnian Federation that will be held in
Washington today, represent an important event, as the
Federation  is the key to Bosnia's survival. Moral and financial
support of the Bosnian Federation was important, he said.
Financial support should be achieved though founding a "Friends
of Federation" organisation of states that would co-ordinate aid
given to the Federation.



CROATIAN REINTEGRATION OF TERRITORIES "LEGITIMATE"

A high-ranking US official described as legitimate the Croatian
government's request to re-integrate its territories and to
fully implement the original Vance plan. He added that the Serbs
from the occupied sections of Croatia have ethnically cleansed
the areas they control, thus creating a serious refugee problem.



AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO UN COMMENTS ON NEW MANDATE

The American ambassador to the UN, Madeleine Albright, speaking
to the Congress Foreign Operations Subcommittee, said that she
hoped the details of new UNPROFOR mandate in Croatia would be
worked out by March 31st, when the current mandate expires. She
said that forces monitoring the cease-fire agreement between the
Croats and the Serbs from the occupied Croatian territories
would be deployed along Croatia's borders with former Yugoslav
republics.



SPLIT, CROATIA - cease-fire violations

According to the Assistant Commander of the Croatian Army
(Split) Command Political Wing, Mario Tomasovic, Serbs from the
occupied areas have been creating a tense atmosphere during past
few months, violating the ceasefire. Mr. Tomasovic said the
Serbs had been reinforcing their positions in some areas within
the Zone of Separation.



 FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA

DEVELOPMENT ON SANTIC DISAPPEARANCE

The Bosnian Army 5th Corps Commander, General Atif Dudakovic,
said that the group of people who had left hotel "Sedra", near
Bihac, with missing Croatian  Defence Council (HVO),  General
Vlado Santic, has been traced. The members of the group have
been apprehended and are reportedly members of the  military
police of the 502nd brigade of the Bosnian Army Corps.

Gen. Dudakovic said he not believe that General Santica, who
disappeared between March 8 and 9 this year,  has been killed. 
Gen. Dudakovic concluded that this incident should not disturb
Croat-Muslim relations.



SPORADIC FIRE IN ORASJE-SAMAC FRONTLINE

Bosnian Serb forces engaged in sporadic provocations along the
Orasje-Samac frontline, opening light arms fire. Last night they
opened combined light and heavy artillery fire from their
strongholds in the villages of Covic Polje and Novo Selo.



USORA

Bosnian Serb units fired mortar shells in the zone controlled by
the Croatian Defence Council in the Usora yesterday.



MOSTAR REGION

Anti aircraft fire opened from the Serb positions was reported
in the Mostar region yesterday.



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Near miss for French Transport plane in Sarajevo 



According to UNPROFOR sources, a Serbian artillery shell missed
by just 50 meters a French transport plane trying to landing at
Sarajevo Airport yesterday (Sunday). The French UN soldiers then
shelled the area from which they were attacked, but were unsure
if they managed to take out the Serb heavy gun.

Following the incident, the UNPROFOR spokesperson in Sarajevo,
Aleksandar Ivanko, asked for NATO planes to fly into Sarajevo's
air space in a bid to stop fresh Serb attacks on the UN and the
Red Cross.

On Saturday evening, the Serb forces fired upon a private convoy
approaching Sarajevo from the Serb-held area of Ilidja,  One
truck was forced off the road and the driver killed. This was
the fourth Serb attack on private convoys trying to reach
Sarajevo.  Also in Sarajevo on Saturday, one person was killed
by a sniper bullet and another person injured.

Meanwhile, still unanswered is the UNHCR's request for the Serbs
to allow Sarajevo Airport to be re-opened for humanitarian
flights. Frequent shooting incidents have closed the airport,
but the UNHCR spokesperson in Zagreb says that UNHCR convoys can
enter the city, although blue routes remain closed.



Action in Velika Kladusa



There are reports from the Velika Kladusa area (in eastern
Bosnia) of  rebel Serb forces from Croatia and the forces loyal
to Fikret Abdic piercing through the Bosnian Government forces
defence lines. The Rebels have taken control of a section of the
eastern side of Velika Kladusa.



Tuzla under attack 



According to the Herzeg-Bosnian news agency, HABENA, Bosnian
Serbs have since early this morning  been pounding Tuzla and
surrounds from their positions on Mt Majevica. At least six
shells hit the town, but as yet, there are no reports of
casualties. The town is still on general alert (as at 14.00
Zagreb time).



Serb movements in Bosnia 



The Herzeg Bosnian Defence Ministry reported new Serb artillery
attacks against the Livno area with Serb military vehicles
moving  towards Serb positions in the Bosanska Posavina area.
Meanwhile, the southern section of the Stolac front came under
Serb artillery fire overnight.





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21st March 1995



PARIS, FRANCE The Pact on Stability in Europe 



Fifty-two countries have accepted the pact on stability in
Europe, according to the French Prime Minister, Edouard Balladur
from the CSCE meeting held in Paris. The significance of the
document is less than expected, although the French wanted to
show otherwise, because crisis regions such as Croatia and
Bosnia and other sensitive areas on the European continent have
not been included in the document.

Croatian Foreign Minister, Mate Granic speaking at the
concluding sessions of the Conference, said that the accepted
document was very important for the development of good
neighbourly relations between European states. Mr. Granic
continued that such a process had come about too slowly and too
late for countries in crisis such as Croatia and Bosnia.



European Union starts negotiations with Zagreb 



Croatian Foreign Minister, Mate Granic met with four
representatives of the Contact Group yesterday in Paris. They
discussed the models of the international presence in resolving
the problem of Croatia's occupied areas. Following the talks,
Mr. Granic stated that French and German Foreign Ministers,
Alain Juppe and Klaus Kinkel had promised that if by 31 March
Croatia came to an agreement with the United Nations on the UN
forces new role in Croatia, then Croatia would immediately be
admitted to the PHARE program and included in the Agreement on
Trade and Co-operation with the European Union. They also said
that EU members would offer full support for Croatia's admission
to the Council of Europe, and they gave firm guarantees that
sanctions on Serbia would continue to be tied to the recognition
of Croatia and Bosnia.



Pakrac: Serbs have postponed negotiations  



After a period of relative peace, Serbs from occupied areas of
Croatia have again destabilised the situation in the region.
Sniper fire was reported on the Pakrac-Pozega road, as well as
in Pakrac and the surrounding area. The Serb side has postponed
the negotiations regarding the opening of the Pakrac-Lipik
pipeline, while a total media ban has been enforced in the
Croatian occupied areas bordering the Pakrac region.



Another Serb provocation on the highway 



A sign reading "Republic of Serb Krajina - Border Crossing
Dragalici", written in the cyrillic script, was placed by the
highway last Friday while the presence of armed and uniformed
persons on the highway has increased. These incidents have been
linked to a visit of the Serbian Radical Party president,
Vojislav Seselj. He visited Knin over the weekend and Okucani
yesterday.



FRONT LINES, BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Nineteen civilians killed in
Tuzla 



According to Bosnian Army sources in the city of Tuzla, nineteen
people were killed and many others were wounded in a Bosnian
Serb mortar attack on Tuzla yesterday.



Bosnian Posavina region 



Serb militias also began a simultaneous assault on the Bosanska
Posavina front. UNPROFOR units were not able to observe the
movements in the Posavina region as the Bosnian government has
limited them in their movements. UN sources have confirmed the
assault, however, hearing many detonations in the region.





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