SARAJEVO, Jan 29 (Hina) - Under the Dayton Peace Agreement, all sides in Bosnia are to withdraw their armed forces from areas which are to be exchanged between the entities within 45 days from the signing of the Agreement. "IFOR
expects Serbs to have withdrawn their troops from around Sarajevo by February 3, when the deadline expires. Similarly, Croats are to withdraw from Mrkonjic-Grad and Sipovo," IFOR spokesman Kevin Arnold, said in Sarajevo on Monday.
SARAJEVO, Jan 29 (Hina) - Under the Dayton Peace Agreement, all
sides in Bosnia are to withdraw their armed forces from areas which
are to be exchanged between the entities within 45 days from the
signing of the Agreement.
"IFOR expects Serbs to have withdrawn their troops from around
Sarajevo by February 3, when the deadline expires. Similarly,
Croats are to withdraw from Mrkonjic-Grad and Sipovo," IFOR
spokesman Kevin Arnold, said in Sarajevo on Monday. #L#
The Serb police would be allowed to stay in the area around
Sarajevo for the time being.
"The issue of Sarajevo is being closely considered and an
exception has been allowed in this case", said Arnold adding that
this decision had been reached by all sides, through the mediation
of Bildt's office.
The Serb police is to withdraw by March 19. The day after, the
Bosnian Federation armed forces and police are to take over control
of the area around Sarajevo.
In the meantime, the UN will send a larger number of
international police to Sarajevo. There are only 40 international
policemen in Sarajevo at the moment.
UN and UNHCR have reports that more and more Serbs are
deciding to stay in their homes, especially in Ilidza, although,
earlier, they had expressed the wish to leave. UNHCR spokesman Kris
Janowski warned that recently there have been reports of threats
against the few Croats and Bosniacs who have remained in the Serb-
controlled Sarajevo suburbs, particularly in Grbavica. There have
also been some unconfirmed reports of abuse and evictions.
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