UNPROFOR'S STATEMENT ON CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT IN SECTOR EAST

ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - In connection with an agreement on cease-fire in Sector East, signed yesterday by Major-General Djuro Decak, commander of the Croatian Army Operative Zone in Osijek, and Colonel Bogdan Sladojevic, commander of the Serb armed forces on the Croatian occupied territory, UNPROFOR released a statement on Friday, saying that the agreement "includes provisions crucial to UNPROFOR in effectively fulfilling its mandate, also providing for significant monitoring role." The UN Force Commander, General Jean Cot, was quoted as saying that "my goal is for all weapons to be silenced in order to create favourable conditions to facilitate negotiations on a global cease-fire agreement. I warmly commend Brigadier-General Peeters for the successful negotiations he has conducted in Sector East. This is a first stage in the UNPROFOR step-by-step approach to a global cease-fire." (END) m-vm 052111 MET nov 93