AKASHI WARNS BOSNIAN SERBS OF THEIR VIOLATING INTERANTIONAL LAW

SARAJEVO, March 6 (Hina) - The blockade of food and medicine convoys imposed by Bosnian Serbs was described as the flagrant violation of all norms of the international war and humanitarian law in a letter by UN special envoy Yasushi Akashi to Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. Akashi sent the letter to Karadzic on Saturday, the UNPROFOR headquarters in Sarajevo reported today. Akashi also warned psychiatrist Karadzic of the fact that such conduct could be considered at the Hague Tribunal for War Crimes. Despite this warning UN commander in Bosnia, General Rupert Smith, yesterday failed to convince Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic to revoke the ban on the passage of eastern Bosnia- bound convoys. Four French and one American, members of the crew of the convoy organized by "Pharmacienne sans Frontiers", that were detained by Serbs last Saturday in the occupied Sarajevo suburb of Lukavica, are still being held by the Serbs. UNPROFOR officials are conducting negotiations on their release today. (hina) mar mms 061334 MET mar 95