AKASHI CONDEMNS KILLING OF FRENCH PEACEKEEPERS IN BOSNIA

ZAGREB, April 15 (Hina) - "It is with profound sadness that I learnt that for the second consecutive day, a French peace-keeper had been tragically killed by a sniper's bullet while on duty in Sarajevo," said the UN Secretary-General's special envoy, Yasushi Akashi in his statement. "I wish to extend my deepest sympathy to the families of these peace-keepers, as well as to the people and the Government of France. These deplorable incidents once again illustrate the high price that member states of the United Nations have paid in their efforts to bring peace to Bosnia-Herzegovina," the statement read. "I condemn in the strongest terms, these deliberate attacks against the United Nations peacekeepers and against the other innocent victims of this heinous and cowardly practice. I firmly demand that the parties responsible for these criminal acts desist immediately, and call for those guilty of such acts to be brought to justice," the statement concluded. (hina) mms 152008 MET apr 95