HIGHLIGHTS OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON BOSNIA, MA

MA $ CEDONIA WASHINGTON, March 26 (Hina) - The latest UN Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution on the extension of the current UN forces' mandate in Bosnia-Herzegovina proposes that the UN troops should stay in Bosnia until September, 30, 1995. The draft resolution reads that UN personnel surplus in Croatia should be transferred to Bosnia until 30 June, 1995. The headquarters of Bosnian operations would remain in Croatia, according to the draft resolution. The document welcomes the December 23 and 31, 1994 cease-fire agreements between the warring sides in Bosnia, and calls on their extension. In that period talks on the comprehensive peace solution should continue. The document also points out the importance of preserving Sarajevo as an integrated city and as a multicultural, multiethnic and multireligious centre, adding that the demilitarization of the Bosnian capital would be important, too. The role of UN Protection Force in preventing hostilities in Bosnia is described as crucial. The UNSC draft resolution on the current UN mandate in Macedonia provides for its extension until September 30, 1995. (hina) mms 261121 MET mar 95