SARAJEVO, 3 July (Hina) - The situation on the territory of the Bosnian Serb entity was calm but tense this morning, international representatives stated in Sarajevo Thursday morning.
SARAJEVO, 3 July (Hina) - The situation on the territory of the Bosnian
Serb entity was calm but tense this morning, international
representatives stated in Sarajevo Thursday morning. #L#
The reinforced Stabilisation Force (SFOR) patrols which had
patrolled the streets of Banja Luka last night, were withdrawn this
morning, SFOR spokesman in Sarajevo Chris Riley said.
U.N. spokesman Alexander Ivanko refused to say who controls the
civil police forces in Banja Luka.
After the Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic was called by the
leading Serb Democratic Party (SDS) head committee to resign her post,
the President of the Bosnian Serb Assembly called a session for Friday.
It is still not clear whether the session will be attended by
Plavsic, whose position has, to some extent, been strengthened by direct
support from the Bosnian Serb army leadership.
Bosnian Serb radio and television, whose offices are located in
Pale, outside Sarajevo, have started a campaign aimed at disqualifying
Plavsic.
Spokesman for the Mission of the Organisation for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), David Foley, on Thursday stated that the
Mission's head Robert Frowick met with Plavsic in Banja Luka and
expressed support to her as Republika Srpska President.
The international community wanted to support all those officials
in the Serb entity who wanted to implement the Dayton agreement, Foley
said.
The United Nations have already expressed support to Plavsic.
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