RUSSIA/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: FIVE-NATION CONTACT GROUP ON FORMER YUGOSLAVIA BEGINS ONE DAY SESSION IN MOSCOW

Record ID: 649397

  • Title: RUSSIA/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: FIVE-NATION CONTACT GROUP ON FORMER YUGOSLAVIA BEGINS ONE DAY SESSION IN MOSCOW
  • Date: 23rd March 1996
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA/ SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (MARCH 23, 1996) (RTV) MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MARCH 23, 1996) (RTV) WIDE VIEW PRESIDENT HOTEL 0.04 INTERIOR OF MEETING / DELGATES ARRIVING (7 SHOTS) 0.33 DELEGATES AND MINISTERS SITTING FOR MEETING TO COMMENCE 0.50 SV RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN ADDRESSING THE MEETING SAYING THE (YUGOSLAV) PEACE PROCESS WAS AT A CRUCIAL STAGE (RUSSIAN)/ VARIOUS DELEGATES LISTENING (5 SHOTS) 1.22 GV MINISTERS CLAPPING CHERNOMYDRIN AS HE LEAVES CONFERENCE HALL 1.28 SARAJEVO, BOSNIA (MARCH 23, 1996) (RTV) GENERAL VIEW OF PTT BUILDING WHERE NATO AND IFOR TROOPS STATIONED 1.33 SV TRUCK BACKING UP TO WAREHOUSE/ FRENCH SOLDIERS IN WAREHOUSE, LOADING EQUIPMENT/ BEDDING 1.41 SV BED PARTS BEING LOADED ONTO TRUCKS (4 SHOTS) 2.00 SV/SLV TRUCKS BEING LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT (4 SHOTS) 2.19 LV TRUCKS PULLING OUT 2.30 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 7th April 1996 13:00
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  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA/ SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
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  • Country: Russian Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVA2I9168126GRQONYPVLYBWU8IA
  • Story Text: INTRO: The five-nation Contact Group on former Yugoslavia has begun a one day session in Moscow amid fears that fighting may yet break out again.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------- Foreign ministers of the five-nation Contact Group on former Yugoslavia began a one-day session in Moscow on Saturday (March 23) amid fears that fighting may break out again in the Balkan states.

    The Contact Group includes the United States (U.S.) Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Russia, France, Germany and Britain.

    Opening the session, Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeni Primakov said the meeting was another important step towards the solution of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.

    Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin told participants of the meeting that the peace process in Bosnia was at a crucial stage. "There's still a long way to go to genuine reconciliation," he said.

    Chernomyrdin said that the international involvement and endeavours to secure the agreements would determine the fate of the peace process. Central to this, he added, was the need to help the civilian rebuilding process.

    The Dayton Peace Accord, backed by a 60,000-strong NATO implementation force, has so far stopped the fighting, but the civilian terms have lagged behind in an atmospher of deep trus.

    Many of those whose homes fall under the rule of former foes have fled under pressure from their own side or in fear of persecution by the other.
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