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Last week every faction was talking to someone. In Sarajevo the Bosnian government and Serb rebels agreed to open some roads to civilian traffic in and out of the city. In Belgrade Serbs and Croats announced that they would begin negotiating a formal settlement of the war they fought in Croatia in 1991, which left almost a quarter of Croatia in Serbian hands...
Although skepticism is still in order, a senior official in Washington called the week's developments "a visible sign of momentum." He referred not only to the negotiations but also to the U.N.-brokered arrangement to open roads and bridges in Sarajevo beginning this week. The deal is wrapped tightly in cumbersome conditions. Both the Bosnian government and the Serbs encircling Sarajevo will have to approve -- or veto -- each traveler's plans in advance. Vehicles must have a U.N. escort. Military movement on the roads is banned and so are commercial trucks, leaving the city still dependent on U.N. humanitarian...
...will be difficult for anyone to uproot Serb warlords from the areas they now control or to open the way for former Muslim residents to return. The U.S. and its allies are still unwilling to use force, despite the apparent success of their ultimatum to halt the shelling of Sarajevo and their attack on four Serbian aircraft earlier this month. Moscow is pushing the Serbs, but it may not be willing to shove. "I have carrots for everybody," said Russia's Churkin last week. "I don't use sticks." At best, the Bosnians may someday get back half of their...
...happen to know the name of the ethnic group that has conquered much of Bosnia and has surrounded the city of Sarajevo...
Bosnian Serbs and the Muslim government of Bosnia signed an agreement to open the besieged capital of Sarajevo to the outside world beginning Wednesday. The U.N.-brokered accord does not permit military or commercial traffic. In Washington, Bosnian Croats and Muslims signed the constitution of a new federated state, confederating it with Croatia. Meanwhile, Croatian Serbs and the government of Croatia said that they will meet in Zagreb this week to hold peace talks aimed at ending their three-year...