UNPROFOR READY TO OPEN HIGHWAY FOR TRAFFIC THROUGH UNPA SECTOR WES

WES $ T ZAGREB, Dec 6 (Hina) - "UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) is ready to open the Zagreb-Belgrade Highway for all traffic through UN Protected Area Sector West in line with the Dec 2 Economic Agreement," a spokesman for UNPROFOR in Zagreb, Paul Risley, said today. "UNPROFOR and UN Civil Police are preparing themselves to ensure the safe opening of the Highway immediately if the two parties would like this," spokesman Risley told a press conference in the Zagreb UNPROFOR headquarters. Commenting on the situation in UNPAs of Croatia Risley said UNPROFOR was concerned with the information that Croatia's Serbs had repaired the Udbina Air Base. We stressed that since the NATO air strike on the air base on 21 November no aircraft had taken off from there to participate in the attacks during the clashes around and in the Bihac pocket, he said. He added that UNPROFOR had warned Serbs that NATO would respond in case of violations of the no fly zone over Bosnia. (hina) jas mms 061637 MET dec 94