UN SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA

HERZEGOVINA $ ZAGREB, Nov 11 (Hina) - The UN Security Council adopted Tuesday evening the Presidential Statement considering the current situation in Bosnia- Herzegovina. Following is the full text of the Statement: "The Security Council expresses its deep concern at the reports on the deterioration of the situation in Central Bosnia where increased military activities are seriously threatening security of the civilian population. The Security Council demands that all parties and others concerned refrain from taking any action that threatens the safety and well-being of the civilian population. The Security Council is equally concerned at the overall humanitarian situation prevailing in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It reiterates its demand to all parties and others concerned to guarantee unimpeded access for humanitarian assistance. The Security Council, aware of the heavy burden that these developments add to the existing precarious humanitarian situation of the refugees and displaced persons in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the surrounding countries, calls on all parties to assist the competent United Nations agencies and other humanitarian organizations in their efforts to provide relief to the affected civilian population in those countries. The Security Council urges all parties and others concerned to exert the utmost restraint and refrain from taking any action which might exacerbate the situation." 111525 MET nov 93