BRITISH TROOPS NOT TO BE UNILATERALLY PULLED OUT FROM BOSNIA

ZAGREB, Dec 6 (Hina) - Great Britain would not unilaterally pull out its troops deployed as the UN Protection Force, from Bosnia- Herzegovina, British Defence Minister stressed in his briefing this afternoon at the Zagreb Airport, where we met Croatian Defence Minister Gojko Susak. Rifkind arrived in Zagreb, after he returned from Bosnia where he had visited UN troops. British Defence Minister described talks with Susak as very useful. Minister Susak said they discussed the mandate of UN Protection Force, the implementation of the Washington Accords and the establishment of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Answering the question about causes of the recent helicopter accident at Lucko near Zagreb, Minister Susak said that the current reports showed that the explosion had happened when the helicopter reached the altitude of 10-15 meters, adding that the investigation is still under way. (hina) mar rv 061928 MET dec 94