1. Commanders of the government army demanded that a Serb liaison officer at the U.N.-controlled Tuzla airport be removed. 2. That standoff held until last week when the U.N. command in Bosnia, for reasons it has not explained, decided to bring in the Serb liaison officer. 3. That status quo held until last week when the U.N. command in Bosnia, for reasons it has not explained, decided to bring in the Serb liaison officer. 4. The government is also upset by the recent U.N. decision to post a Serb liaison officer there. 5. The government wants the Serb liaison officer to leave immediately. 6. The Muslim-led government is also upset by the recent U.N. decision to post a Serb liaison officer there. 7. The Muslim-led government is angered by the failure of the United Nations to open the airport and the U.N. decision to allow a Serb liaison officer there. 8. U.N. spokesman Lt. Col. Gary Coward confirmed that the U.N. had been informed by a Serb liaison officer that Serbs would not open the airport route on Sunday. 9. At issue is the presence on the base of a Serb liaison officer, assigned by the United Nations under terms of the New Year truce. 10. Serb liaison officers postponed talks due Sunday on the reopening of the airport to humanitarian flights until Tuesday at the earliest, UN Protection Force spokeswoman Myriam Sochacki said. |
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