UNPROFOR REJECTS ALLEGATIONS BY NORWEGIAN LIEUTENANT

ZAGREB, Feb 3 (Hina) - Yasushi Akashi's spokesperson in Zagreb Matthew Nerzig issued today a press release which says: "UNPROFOR would like to make it absolutely clear that the remark made by Lieutenant Jantora Strandus -- who is serving with UNPROFOR's Norwegian medical unit in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- does not represent in any way the position of UNPROFOR." Lt. Strandus gave a statement last week to American journalists saying that regular Yugoslav Army units were involved in B-H. Newsweek and Washington Post published that statement in their February 1 edition. "The fact of the mater is that UNPROFOR has no conclusive evidence that the Yugoslav Army has been crossing the border into Bosnia-Herzegovina", concludes the press release. 031448 MET feb 94