11.   The Balkan presidents, while expressing reservations, characterized the accord as the best that could be achieved.

12.   The three Balkan presidents initialed the pact Tuesday afternoon in a ceremony at Wright-Patterson and shook hands stiffly.

13.   The three Balkan presidents made no opening statements.

14.   The three Balkan presidents, Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia, Franjo Tudjman of Croatia and Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia, made no opening statements.

15.   To retain what momentum there is, the western allies will meet with three Balkan presidents in Rome on Friday to shore up compliance with the Dayton accord.

16.   While three Balkan presidents sat in the secure comfort of middle America on Tuesday and talked peace, Stanoje Sljivic stood among the stark ruins of Vukovar and fumed.

17.   He did not say whether the United States had issued a new deadline to the Balkan presidents to reach an accord.

18.   In his opening statement Wednesday afternoon, Christopher will discuss what is at stake in the talks, directing his comments at the three Balkan presidents.

19.   In Geneva on Wednesday, Christopher heard the three Balkan presidents reaffirm their pledge to hold free and fair elections and to respect their outcome.

20.   Balkan presidents hailed an overall agreement reached here Tuesday as a real chance for peace in the former Yugoslavia and pledged to stand by the commitments it contained.