BosNet ARTCILE - Milutinovic threatens with already done
From: Dzevat Omeragic <dzevat@casper.ee.mcgill.ca>
B o s N e t - Sept. 25, 1995
MILUTINOVIC THREATENS WITH ALREADY DONE
Paris, Sarajevo, Sep 24, 1995 (Press TWRA) - Bosnian media are
surprised with the international community's tolerance towards
the statement of "Yugoslav" first diplomat Milutinovic clearly
announcing the attack of Serbia and Montenegro on B-H. Head of
Serbia's diplomacy announced in that way, aggression against the
UN member state, and no response was heard from the international
community. Milutinovic warned that bloodshed in Bosnia could look
like an Indian play compared to what might happen if Serbia
enters the war. "Muslims and Croats used NATO as cover for their
offensive. We are still close to peace, we can reach it as soon
as tomorrow, Yet, the world must not let Banjaluka fall. Military
intervention is not a problem for us as we are at least 1O to 2O
times as strong as the noighbouring states," threatens
Milutinovic at the press conference in Paris.
An official of the Sarajevo government who wants to remain
anonymous, described Milutinovic's threat as nonsense as the
Belgrade regime and its armed and intelligence arsenal and the
whole regime have never stopped being involved in aggression on
B-H. The UN Security Council Resolution 752 called in 1992 Serbia
and Montenegro to withdraw their troops from B-H. Resolution 757
confirmed it was not done. So the sanctions against Serbia and
Montenegro were imposed. Meanwhile, Milosevic's regime is
persistent in claiming it had nothing to do with the war in
Bosnia where allegedly civil war and conflict between ethnic and
religious groups were raging. Some foreign politicians and
diplomats accepted that state. At the same time, war continued in
which Karadzic's Serbs deployed great military potential provided
by ex-Yugoslavia and ex-Yugoslav people's army, after being
brought under control of Milosevic's office. Assistance in
military equipment and manpower was continually provided from
Serbia and Montenegro to the occupied parts of B-H and was not
cut off even after blockade of the border along the Drina river
was announced twice - first, after refusal of Karadzic's Serbs to
accept the Vance-Owen plan in spring 1993 and second, after their
rejection of the Contact group plan - blockade was enforced on
Aug 4, 1994. Referring to confidential report of B-H Ministry of
the Interior, Agence-France-Presse released last month data on
military support that Belgrade provided for Karadzic's Serbs from
Aug 4, 1994 to the middle of this year. Since Aug. till Dec. last
year, 6,OOO soldiers, monthly replaced, were sent from
"Yugoslavia" to Bosnian frontlines. The number was doubled in the
early in 1995. In Serbia, about 2O,OOO Serb refugees from B-H
were mobilized by force and after the training in Han Pijesak and
Bijeljina were joined Karadzic's paramilitary troops. The same
paramilitary, has about 4,OOO mercenaries mainly from Russia,
Ukraina and Romania financed by Serb Radical Party with the
second greatest number of delegates in Serbian Parliament after
the ruling socialists. Early this year, by the same source, the
so-called FR Yugoslavia supplied Karadzic's Serbs with 355
armoured vehicles, 1O multiple rocket launchers, 15O guns, two
planes MIG-29 four planes SU-25 and SU -29 (Suhoy). /end/ A.S.
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