SARAJEVO AIROPRT TO BE REOPENED SOON ACCORDING TO UNPROFOR

SARAJEVO, Oct 5 (Hina) - Sarajevo Airport should be soon reopened according to UNPROFOR guarantees, Vice President of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ejup Ganic, said today meeting UN special envoy Yasushi Akashi. The Bosnian capital would again receive medicine and food supplies via the airport as the major channel for aid delivery. The issue of reopening the airport was extremely important and would be raised resolutely in talks with Bosnian Serb military and political leaders, Akashi said. At a press conference in Sarajevo Ganic criticized UNPROFOR's position on the use of NATO air power. He said that UNPROFOR's tactic of limiting NATO air strikes was ineffective and could not contribute to a peaceful settlement on the ground. Ganic also said he had warned UN officials that Bosnian Serbs were preparing a new offensive against western Bosnia. After talks with Ganic, UN special envoy Akashi and UNPROFOR chief for civilian affairs Sergio de Mello, along with Generals De Lapresle and Rose, travelled to the Serb stronghold of Pale. (hina) jas sd mm 051924 MET oct 94