Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 17, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada eyes bosnian peacekeeper pullout Winnipeg free May 1995 a9 Lydiann Rinehart Canadian press Ottawa Canada is frustrated with the Lack of Progress toward peace in Bosnia and is discussing with France and England whether to pull out its peace it is quite Clear were unhappy with the current foreign affairs minister Andre Ouellet said the Contact group peace plan is going bosnian serbs have refused to accept a peace plan drawn up by the five nation con tact group made up of the United France and Ouellet said the new French government of Jacques Chirac has indeed put the question very bluntly in terms which make us All under were maybe closer than before to pull Canada would make the decision Only in consultation with France and he Canada has about 800 peacekeepers in Bosnia and another in neighbouring since 10 Canadian peacekeepers have died in the former five of them in Ottawa recently renewed Canadas commit ment to keep peacekeepers in Bosnia until of but Ouellet expressed his frustration with the situation and suggested a decision to pull out could come a pullout could cause in a worst Case a withdrawal would involve de liberate destruction of millions of dollars Worth of equipment and supplies to keep them out of the hands of warring Battle rages in City in rejects plea for air strikes to Aid Buljubasic is carried to Stretcher by unidentified Man at Hospital besieged Sarajevo Reuter sap Courtesy of Ott cities of the Stanley a Etc to the game province Tel Tel Bosnia Herze Govina the worst Battles in two years engulfed Sarajevo but the United nations rejected a bosnian plea for nato air strikes against serb five people were killed and 25 wounded in the in and hos Pital sources Clouds of smoke wafted Over the bosnian capital during a Day in which shells fell from the sky at a rate of up to three a an a Mored vehicle operated by russian peacekeepers was set afire by a Chin gun fire the occupants escaped fighting began about 9 and continued into the evening As serb forces pressed government soldiers in the said Guy a in he said it appeared the serbs did not appear to have enough troops to make significant shelters the described by some in officials As the most serious since sent civilians scurrying for basement shelters for the first time since the Start of a four month ceasefire that ended May this hell is starting i cant stand said a 23yearold woman As she cowered in the doorway of a shuttered shop on the main Boule a brother and sister were struck by shrapnel in Northern the 12yearold Azra bul Juba died on arrival at Kosovo Hospi doctors said her 17yearold was severely wounded in the head and unlikely to nato planes flew Low Over Sara but the United nations said it would not Call for air what Are you going to hit half of the City asked Alexander Ivan a in although government forces appeared to have started the peacekeepers said both parties were equally to frustration in other developments serb forces took Over a in heavy weapons collection sealed it off with mines and used the guns to fire on the prime minister Haris Silajdzic expressed frustration with the out break of violence and what he considered a tepid response from the saying his government was fed up with in appeals for peace and wanted action against serbs ignoring the 20kilometre exclusion zone around in German foreign minis Ter Klaus Kinkel said croatian presi Dent Franjo Tadjman had promised that his troops inside a patrolled Buffer zones in Croatia would withdraw before the end of the Antiques collectibles in Hirisi Guys 266 9432734 Maureen jewellers Remouns designing repairs appraisals inshore Goldsmiths trusted for 3 generations 9423666 261 Portage motor Home rentals 6885 r0ai in 8958882 notice of annual general meeting june Gimli new horizon club 951st Avenue Manitoba theme passing on our heritage All friends of Manitoba heritage invited to attend you Are also invited to attend an open heritage forum on june 1995 held in conjunction with ;