BOSNIAN SERBS SUSPEND CONTACTS WITH IFOR

SARAJEVO, Feb 14 (Hina) - Contacts between IFOR (Implementation Force) and Bosnian Serbs have been suspended for six days now, which constitutes a serious violation of the Dayton Agreement, the IFOR spokesman in Sarajevo, Marc Rayner, said today. Since last Thursday, there have been no meetings or talks between the NATO Commander in Bosnia and senior Bosnian Serb officers, according to Rayner. Two days ago, the Serbs withdrew all their liaison officers from the IFOR headquarters, he said. The Bosnian Serb supreme command discontinued all contacts with IFOR following the arrest of two senior Serb officers and their extradition to the Hague Tribunal. In Mrkonjic Grad, however, the Bosnian Serb army continued cooperating with IFOR on a minesweeping project. So far, no new instructions have been issued to the NATO units in Bosnia regarding war crimes suspects, according to Rayner. However, instructions would be issued soon. Rayner stressed that it was not a part of IFOR's mandate to search for suspects. (hina) jn as 141332 MET feb 96