SARAJEVO, March 13 (Hina) - Military forces in Bosnia's two entities and the overall costs earmarked for military purposes will be reduced this year by an additional 15 percent, NATO Secretary-General George Robertson said in Sarajevo
on Monday. Speaking to reporters after a day-long visit to the Bosnian capital, Robertson said he had been given assurances to that effect during talks with Bosnia's three-member presidency. He described last year's cuts in military potentials and costs as one of the most important examples of positive development of the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is more important to invest available funds in reconstruction and new jobs, he said. Responding to a question from the press, Robertson said further reductions in the number of NATO's peace-keeping soldiers were not planned. If additional forces were needed in Kosovo, Robertson said they would come from the
SARAJEVO, March 13 (Hina) - Military forces in Bosnia's two
entities and the overall costs earmarked for military purposes will
be reduced this year by an additional 15 percent, NATO Secretary-
General George Robertson said in Sarajevo on Monday.
Speaking to reporters after a day-long visit to the Bosnian
capital, Robertson said he had been given assurances to that effect
during talks with Bosnia's three-member presidency.
He described last year's cuts in military potentials and costs as
one of the most important examples of positive development of the
situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is more important to invest
available funds in reconstruction and new jobs, he said.
Responding to a question from the press, Robertson said further
reductions in the number of NATO's peace-keeping soldiers were not
planned.
If additional forces were needed in Kosovo, Robertson said they
would come from the countries already participating in the peace
mission in the south Yugoslav province, and that it would not affect
the mission of NATO's Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia.
The secretary-general confirmed SFOR units would continue
arresting war crimes suspects, but also reminded local authorities
in Bosnia were also responsible for doing so.
Robertson said he was sure all war crimes suspects would sooner or
later be brought before justice.
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