IFOR REPORTS 50 ARTILLERY PIECES STILL IN SEPARATION ZONES

SARAJEVO, Jan 19 (Hina) - Bosnian parties still have not fully withdrawn their troops and military hardware from confrontation lines despite the fact that the deadline expires at midnight on Friday, the NATO-led peace Implementation Force (IFOR) said. About 50 heavy artillery pieces remained in areas designated as zones of separation and were to be removed by the end of the day in line with the peace agreement, IFOR spokesman Marc Rayner told a press conference in Sarajevo. Rayner expressed confidence that the Bosnian army, the Croat Defence Council (HVO) and Serb forces would complete the pullout by the agreed deadline. (hina) vm jn 191434 MET jan 96