51.   Prodi previously suggested a Balkan peace conference as NATO commenced its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia.

52.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin on Tuesday praised the Balkan peace accord and said it was now time to lift U.N. sanctions on the former Yugoslavia.

53.   Resolving a dispute that threatened to derail Balkan peace talks, rebel Serbs agreed to return the last of their territorial holdings in Croatia to government authority.

54.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher is expected to push for a Balkan peace conference next week when he attends the U.N. General Assembly.

55.   Several ministers expressed worry any delay would cast doubt on international determination to enforce other dates set out in the Balkan peace accord.

56.   Taking quick action to boost the Balkan peace accords, the Security Council suspended economic sanctions Wednesday against Serbia and eased the arms embargo against the former Yugoslav states.

57.   State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said Thursday the goal now is a Balkan peace conference.

58.   The agreement is needed to avert new war and the collapse of Balkan peace talks in the United States.

59.   The agreement came on the second day of arms control talks resulting from the Balkan peace accord.

60.   The Balkan peace process took a hit Saturday when rebel Serbs boycotted regional talks on a settlement for the last slice of Serb-held land in Croatia.