1.   Bosnian Foreign Minister Muhamed Sacirbey, who welcomed the talks, said the suspension of the air sorties would undermine the safety of Sarajevo.

2.   Despite almost daily NATO air sorties the Serbs remain entrenched and have inflicted significant casualties on the more lightly armed rebels, according to NATO officials in Brussels.

3.   Heavy fighting between Serb and Kosovo Albanian guerrillas, along with NATO air sorties, continued through the night near the key frontier crossing at Morini.

4.   Heavy fighting between Serb and Kosovo guerrilla troops, along with NATO air sorties, continued through the night near the key frontier crossing at Morini.

5.   NATO also said Wednesday it would not suspend air sorties against Yugoslavia during Easter.

6.   Since the operation began, Israeli warplanes have conducted hundreds of air sorties and artillery batteries have fired thousands of shells.

7.   The NATO aerial bombardment continued, deterred by what officials called poor weather that prevents some air sorties.