UN ASSEMBLY DEBATES BOSNIA RESOLUTION

NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Hina) - Bosnian Ambassador to the UN, Muhamed Sacirbej, today opened a session of the UN General Assembly by calling for the lifting of the Bosnia arms embargo. "We cannot expect the inernational community to feed us indefinitely, nor do we demand of others to fight our battles. But we expect our right to self-defence and our wish to govern our fate to be respected," Sacirbej said. Sixteen representatives of Islamic Conference countries, including Iran and Turkey, supported Sacirbej's call for the lifting of the embargo - while the EU, Japan and the Ukraine warned against serious consequences of such a step. On behalf of the European Union, German Ambassador Detlev Graf zu Rantzau said he would abstain from voting, as the EU could not accept the lifting of the embargo. (hina) jn as 032142 MET nov 94