U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

ZAGREB, Dec 20 (Hina) - The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution on the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, urging the Security Council to consider exempting Bosnia- Herzegovina from the arms embargo imposed on former Yugoslavia in 1991. The latest resolution was passed with 109 UN member states voting for, 57 abstaining, and none voting against. Among the countries which voted in favour of the resolution were the United States, Australia, the three Baltic republics, Austria, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, Albania and Croatia. Among those which abstained were all European Union countries, China, Russia, India and Brazil. The Resolution calls for the urgent reconvening of the International Conference on former Yugoslavia to arrive at just and equitable proposals for a lasting peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It calls upon the Security Council to ensure that those proposals are in conformity with the UN Charter, international law, previous UN and Security Council resolutions and the principles adopted at the International Conference on former Yugoslavia. The General Assembly urges the Security Council to take all appropriate steps to uphold and restore fully the sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and unity of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. It stresses that the full implementation of Security Council resolutions concerning the UN Protected Areas in the territory of the Republic of Croatia is of significant importance for the security, territorial integrity and stability of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Resolution calls on all countries to continue their vigilant enforcement of sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). The General Assembly requests that all detention camps in Bosnia- Herzegovina and all concentration camps in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina established by the Serbs be immediately closed; it demands the unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance to the "safe areas" in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as the reopening of Tuzla airport. The General Assembly demands that the Bosnian Serbs lift the siege of Sarajevo, other "safe areas" and other Bosnian towns. It demands that all warring parties agree to cease all hostilities throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Resolution condemns the continuing hostilities by the Bosnian Serbs, particularly their abhorrent policy of "ethnic cleansing." It also expresses alarm at extremist Bosnian Croat military elements for their aggressive acts against the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina and their collusion with Serbian forces and others to carve up Bosnia-Herzegovina. The General Assembly also condemns the continued violation of the international border between the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia by Serbian forces and requests the Security Council to take all necessary measures in implementation of its Resolution 769 of 1992 (concerning the control of Croatia's international borders coinciding with the outer boundaries of the UN Protected Areas). 202043 MET dec 93