SARAJEVO, July 28 (Hina) - During talks with the Bosnian Serb member of the Bosnian Presidency, Momcilo Krajisnik, in Pale on Saturday, main SFOR commander, General William Crouch did not negotiate any concessions to Bosnian Serbs if
they cease with assaults on NATO soldiers in Bosnia-Herzegovina. SFOR spokesman in Sarajevo, John Blakeley, said on Monday that Crouch had neither offered nor given Krajisnik any guarantees that there would be no more arrests of war crimes suspects.
SARAJEVO, July 28 (Hina) - During talks with the Bosnian Serb member of the
Bosnian Presidency, Momcilo Krajisnik, in Pale on Saturday, main SFOR +
commander,
General William Crouch did not negotiate any concessions to Bosnian Serbs if +
they
cease with assaults on NATO soldiers in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
SFOR spokesman in Sarajevo, John Blakeley, said on Monday that Crouch had
neither offered nor given Krajisnik any guarantees that there would be no more +
arrests
of war crimes suspects. #L#
We never publicly discuss our future actions, but I can say that during them
meeting in Pale, Bosnian Serbs were given no guarantees that there would be no +
new
actions, Blakeley said.
He stressed that General Crouch had demanded of Krajisnik not only a stop in
the provocation of NATO soldiers, but also the immediate cessation of a +
campaign
against the international community which had been carried out by the media in +
Pale.
Blakeley reiterated that strong convictions had been given that the requests
would be realised.
(Hina) lm
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