Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 1, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Serbs offer to hold talks Winnipeg free june a5 major rejects deals by Helen Branswell Canadian press London Britain will not Bow to bosnian serb blackmail to secure the release of its peacekeepers being held As human Shields in the former yugoslav prime minister John major said the British government will not demand a nato Promise to cease air strikes against bosnian serbs in Exchange for the release of the 34 British he i yield to no one in my wish to have those troops safely re turned but i am not entering into that sort of blackmailing major said to loud cheers in the called Back from a Spring Holiday for an emergency the bosnian serbs Are hold ing 370 unas major made his Declara the Man who has tried for three years to negotiate a Resolution to the conflict announced he is stepping Owen quits lord David Owen told the House of lords that he will re sign As the european unions special negotiator for the for Mer Yugoslavia by the end of Owen warned time May be running out for in operations in i do not believe this humanitarian intervention can be extended through a fourth Winter and if there is not a peace settlement by the autumn of this year then the in i will be forced to Owen also cautioned that peacekeepers Are being drawn into moving from a humanitarian to a combative role in the bosnian slowly and inextricably on the those who Wear the in Blue helmets Are being dragged into the conflict be tween the parties in Bosnia More British soldiers prepared for deploy ment to where they will protect the British peacekeepers stationed no Retreat major said the additional troops will operate under the auspices of the United nations addressing a con Cern of the bosnian govern which has expressed some reluctance Over the mandate of the additional the British prime minister also insisted the extra soldiers Arent being sent to pave the Way for a British withdrawal from withdrawal is not our of said who faces a significant contingent of maps on his backbench who believe it should former prime ministered Ward a told the House it was time for Britain to pull but major had the support of labor Leader Tony who chided those advocating such talk is deeply said the opposition who suggested this action would re Ward the hostage takers and leave the in totally Humilis former serb guard cleared of genocide associated press Austria a 27 year old former bosnian serb prison guard was acquitted yesterday of charges that he committed murder and genocide against Muslim prisoners at a Camp in his an eight member jury found Dusko Cvjetkovic innocent of the concluding a trial that be Gan last it was the first War crimes trial outside of former Yugo Slavia from the bosnian the prosecutions Case was dam aged by Lack of evidence and contradictory Cvjetkovic remained in custody after the verdict because the prosecutor he could be held West prepares for tougher action from pc Reuters Sarajevo bosnian serbs said yesterday they Are ready to talk with the International Community about the in peace keepers held but the West pressed ahead with plans for tougher we Are calling for immediate discussions and we Are ready to meet representatives of the Contact group in Pale or in said Miroslav information min ister of the rebel bosnian serb gov also yesterday the serbs refused the red Cross immediate Access to about 370 in soldiers including 55 they Are holding foreign affairs minister Andre Ouellet says it does no Good to Label the serbs bad even though Treyve taken in spite of the Toholt still attached conditions to talks with the Contact group the United Britain and Ger the in troops have been sur rounded or held since nato air at tacks last for the moment they Are asking us to liberate the Blue helmets in troops and that he if they propose to us to sit Down around a table and simultaneously talk about the Freedom of the Blue helmets and the Security guarantees we Are asking that All right with that marked a departure from the bosnian serb position stated tues Day that talks on the hostages could begin Only after the International Community guaranteed that there would be no further air one of the canadians is being held at an ammunition dump in and another is being detained in Sara eight canadians Are detained in near fort five others around Elijas have their movements nato has refused to Rule out fur ther air strikes against the who shelled Sarajevo and the East Ern enclave of Gorade the leading members of the West Ern Alliance indicated they were in no mood to Back president Clinton said he was prepared to consider temporary use of ground troops in Bosnia to help move in peacekeeping troops to safer a photo British soldiers Are briefed at a in base in Northwest of Sarajevo that marked an expansion of his previously stated policy of using ground troops in the former Yugo Slavia Only to protect an evacuation of in peacekeepers or to Monitor a peace but he outlined a limited role for these saying troops would not be committed to the bosnian conflict nor would they would join in following a nato meeting in the Ouellet refused to la Bel the serbs bad but in not saying that some of the actions taking place Are Good i think they Are totally unacceptable and those who have done it have to be after a meeting with russian for eign minister Andrei Ouel let said he agreed with his russian counterpart that the Only Way out of the current crisis is through Neotia in there was an outburst of fighting Between serbs and government As Well Asun re ports of serb fighters disguised As at the United Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali recommended the Security Council either reduce in operations in Bosnia or have a More robust operation by replacing in troops with a multinational everything under one roof convenient on Estop shopping free delivery at your convenience n full staffed departments for product information Quick service no extra warranty charges every 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