France/Bosnia - Tudjman Presser/ Silajdic Interv

(26 Sep 1995) T/I: 10:01:00


Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Monday (25/9) said he would
do his best to persuade the Bosnian delegation to agree a peace
accord when all three sides in the Balkans conflict meet in New
York on Tuesday (26/9). Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic explained at a press conference on Monday why it had threatened to boycott the talks. He made it clear that any discussion about
secession by the Bosnian Serbs or any form of federation with the
Serbs would be out of the question. Asked about whether he was
confident about the approaching talks, he said nothing made him
confident except for force, which was no longer the monopoly of
the Bosnian Serbs.

SHOWS:

PARIS, FRANCE/SARAJEVO, BOSNIA 25/9

PARIS
ws of President Tudjman at press conference table
sot of Tudjman in Croatian: if we want to get out of the horrors
of the war in bosnia we have to accept the peace initiatives aimed
at ending the war.Croatia will participate in the peace talks and
will do everything it can to persuade Bosnia to accept an
agreement.
press cutaway

SARAJEVO
Bosnian PM Haris Silajdzic in tv studio
Silajdzic sot in English: Nothing makes me confident except force.
They (bosnian serbs) know it is not their monopoly any more and
that is what makes me sure they will think twice before they break
this agreement
cutaway
Silajdzic sot: Nothing can violate the integrity or the
sovereignty of Bosnia so it's implicitly there that we should have
it explicitly either in a statement or on paper. Whatever happens,
there is no way that anyone can secede from bosnia

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