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JANUARY

2 January - On the basis of talks with Yugoslav leaders over previous days, Cyrus Vance, personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, informed the public that general agreement has been reached on the Plan of Peace Operations in Yugoslavia (the Vance Peace Plan).

In Sarajevo, in the presence of Cyrus Vance, YPA representative major general Andrija Raseta and Defense Minister of Croatia Goran Susak signed an Agreement on Cessation of Hostile Military Activities, to come into effect on 3 January.

8 January - Veljko Kadijevic, Federal Defense Secretary, resigned due to reasons of health, as stated.

9 January - UN Security Council adopted Resolution on Yugoslavia 727 supporting the proposal of UN Secretary General to send to Yugoslavia 50 officers that would monitor cease-fire and make initial preparations for possible arrival of some 10,000 "blue helmets".

Assembly of Serbian People in Bosnia - Herzegovina declared in Sarajevo the Republic of Serbian People in Bosnia - Herzegovina as the federal unit of Yugoslavia.

10 January - The Conference on Yugoslavia, initiated at The Hague, was continued in Brussels.

EC Ministerial Council abolished economic sanctions against Montenegro due to "contribution to creation of necessary conditions for continuation of the Conference on Yugoslavia".

11 January - Arbitration Commission of the Conference on Yugoslavia issued several separate opinions. In the opinion No 2 it was said that the Serbian population in Bosnia- Herzegovina and Croatia was entitled to enjoy all rights recognized to minorities and ethnic groups by international law and the provisions of the Draft Convention of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia of 4 November 1991; that those republics have an obligation to ensure to members of these minorities and these ethnics groups all human rights and fundamental freedoms recognized by international law, including, in case of need, the right to national determination. In the opinion No 3 it was said that external borders of SFRY would have to be recognized in all cases; demarcation lines between Croatia and Serbia or Serbia and Bosnia- Herzegovina or possibly between other neighbouring States will be possible to change only by free and mutual agreement; if nothing happen to the contrary, the former borders assume the character of borders protected by international law. Commission issued separate opinions (No. 4-7) on fulfillment of conditions for recognition of individual Yugoslav republics, in which it concluded that Slovenia and Macedonia fulfill the requirements; the Committee concluded that Croatia would also meet the necessary criteria for recognition provided it adjusted its Constitutional Law with the provisions of the Draft Convention of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia; statement that population of Bosnia-Herzegovina would be willing to have BH constituted as a sovereign and independent state cannot be taken as quite justified until confirmed on a referendum.

15 January - Despite the opinion of the Arbitration Commission of the Conference on Yugoslavia of 11. January, EC announced that its member states have decided to "begin the process of recognition of Slovenia and Croatia" (not of Macedonia due to opposition by Greece). On the same day these two republics have been recognized by Austria, Belgium, Great Britain and Vatican, and subsequently by all other EC members. A series of recognitions of Slovenia and Croatia - by some 50 countries - followed in the next several days.

FEBRUARY

31 January-2 February - After three day continuous session, SFRY Presidency adopted Vance Peace Plan, in spite of opposition by Milan Babic, President of the Republic of Srpska Krajina. Mile Paspalj, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Krajina voted (instead of Babic) for adoption of Cyrus Vance Peace Plan.

6 February - Franjo Tudjman, President of the Republic of Croatia, sent a letter to Cyrus Vance, personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, in which he reported that Croatia fully and unconditionally accepted the Vance Peace Plan. He confirmed the same i n a letter dated 11 February.

9 February - At the session of the Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Krajina in Glina, attended by 87 delegates, Vance Peace Plan was adopted by majority vote.

10 February - At the session of the part of Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Krajina in Knin, attended by delegates who support Milan Babic,President of the Republic, decision was made to call a referendum in Krajina on Vance Peace Plan.

11 February - In his letter to the United Nations, Borisav Jovic, President of the State Committee for Cooperation with the UN, officially reported that "nothing stands in the way to arrival of blue helmets".

12 February - Highest representatives of Serbia and Montenegro adopted in Titograd the Elements of Organization and Functioning of Yugoslavia as the Common State, which was intended to ensure the continuity of Yugoslavia. This document left open the possibility for other republics which so wish to join this common state.

14 February - The International Conference on Bosnia- Herzegovina started in Sarajevo under the auspices of the EC, chaired by Portuguese diplomat Jose Coutilhero.

16 February - Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Krajina, at its session in Glina, released Milan Babic from the office of the President of the Republic and requested resignation of the Government of Krajina.

20 February - "Rump" Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Krajina at its session in Knin voted against decisions of the Assembly in Glina, which resolved Milan Babic and the Government of Krajina from their respective offices. Thus double rule started to exist in Krajina.

21 February - UN Security Council adopted Resolution on Yugoslavia 743 by which it was established a United National Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Yugoslavia. The force is to be send to Yugoslavia in accordance with the recommendation of the UN Secretary General and the request of the Yugoslav Government for initial period of 12 months. This plan provided for sending of special peace forces totalling 14,500 persons. The UN peace keeping plan and its implementation, it was said, is in no way intended to prejudge the terms of political settlement in Yugoslavia.

26 February - UN Security Council appointed Indian general Satish Nambiar as UNPROFOR commander and Cedric Tornbery as head of the civilian affairs of the peace operation in Yugoslavia.

The Assembly of the Republic of Srpska Krajina convened in Borovo Selo and adopted an amendment to the Constitution which stipulates that the territory of the Republic consists of three Serbian regions; new Government was elected as well, and Goran Hadzic was elected the President of the Republic.

February 29-

MARCH

March 1 - Referendum on independence held in Bosnia- Herzegovina. Population of Serbian nationality largely refused to participate in the referendum, pointing that the idea of an independent Bosnia- Herzegovina was unacceptable to them. 63,04% of the electorate cast their votes in the referendum, of which 62,68% opted for sovereign and independent Bosnia- Herzegovina. Tension that dominated during the referendum culminated when a Serb Nikola Gardovic who attended his son's wedding was killed in front of the church in Bascarsija in Sarajevo. Within few hours barricades were put up all over the city guarded by armed civilians - Serbian on one side, and Moslem on the other. Owing to agreement in the Presidency of the Republic, establishment of mixed national police patrols in cooperation with YPA, and appeals by PDA and SDP leaders Alija Izetbegovic and Radovan Karadzic, an extremely explosive situation was temporarily calmed down during the night of 3 March.

Referendum held in Montenegro with 66,04% response of voters, of which 95,94% cast their votes for option providing that Montenegro as a sovereign state enters into the common state of Yugoslavia. Moslems, Albanians and some opposition parties boycotted the referendum.

3 March - Meeting of representatives of governments of Serbia and Macedonia held in Skoplje in order to negotiate unsettled political and economic issues between these two republics.

8 March - The commander of UNPROFOR for Yugoslavia, Indian general Satish Nambiar, and director of the civil part of operation Sadrik Tornberi arrived to Belgrade.

9 March - The plenary session of the Conference on Yugoslavia held in Brussels, chaired by Lord Carrington and attended by Cyrus Vance. Participants of the meeting were five Presidents of Yugoslav republics and Serbian Foreign Minister Vladislav Jovanovic (instead of the absent President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic, who was slightly injured in a car accident). Agreement was reached on continuous work of three conference groups - for institutional issues, for rights of minorities, and for economic issues.

17 March - Agreement between Slovenia and Macedonia on the establishment of diplomatic relations at the level of embassies signed in Skoplje.

The fifth round of negotiations on Bosnia- Herzegovina ended in Sarajevo after two- day's session. Leaders of three national parties - PDA, SDP and CDU - signed a Declaration on principles of new constitutional order for Bosnia- Herzegovina (known as the Coutilhero Plan). According to this document BH would remain within the present borders as a single state with three constituent units based on the national principle.

22 March - At the session of CSCE Ministerial Council Slovenia and Croatia were admitted to full- fledged membership of CSCE.

23 March - The fourth (follow- up) meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe started in Helsinki. As scheduled, during subsequent 14 weeks it should determine a platform on further development of the CSCE process. New states from Eastern Europe and the former USSR, as well as Slovenia and Croatia, participated for the first time in the capacity of full- fledged members.

26 March - YPA formally left the territory of the Republic of Macedonia by signing a document on transfer of facilities and equipment.

27 March - The Assembly of Serbian People in Bosnia- Herzegovina promulgated in Sarajevo the Constitution of the Serbian Republic of BH.

Initiative and Coordinating Committee for the establishment of the Serbian National Assembly founded in Zagreb.

In Sarajevo 399 Moslem intellectuals signed a Declaration on the future of BH in which they stress territorial integrity and indivisibility of this republic as main principles.

29 March - Convention of Serbian intellectuals from BH and those originating from BH finished its work after two days in Sarajevo. The participants adopted a Declaration underlining indivisibility of interests of Serbs wherever they lived.

30- 31 March - The sixth round of negotiations on Bosnia- Herzegovina held in Brussels. Representatives of all three national parties - PDA, SDP and CDU - proposed separate "corrections" in already adopted Declaration of principles of new constitutional order of BH of 17 March (the Coutilhero Plan). General principles of that document were nevertheless confirmed. It was agreed to set up a working group to define the territories of the communities within Bosnia- Herzegovina. The maps of the constituent units should be based on national, economic and geographic principles, but also on historic, religious, cultural, educational, and transport and communication criteria.

APRIL

1 April - The llth plenary session of the Conference on Yugoslavia held in Brussels. Discussion focussed on possibilities for renewal of economic relations between the former Yugoslav republics and questions of succession.

6 April - In Luxembourg, Ministerial Council of the EC adopted a Declaration on Yugoslavia in which they state that the Community and its members decided to recognize the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina within the present borders. The Community also decided in principle to abolish economic sanctions against the Republic of Serbia, i.e. "to expand to the Republic of Serbia the benefit of positive measures" provided to other republics on 2 December 1991 and 10 January 1992.

Armed clashes broke out in Sarajevo and other places throughout Bosnia- Herzegovina, in which 14 persons were killed and more than 100 wounded. A large group of Sarajevo citizens demonstrated against stirring of national conflicts, occupied the BH Assembly building and demanded the formation of the national salvation government. At its extraordinary session held without attendance of Serbian deputies the BH Presidency issued an order on cease-fire in Sarajevo and introduction of state of emergency.

"Rump" Presidency of SFRY met in Belgrade to assess the political and security situation in the country prompted by dramatic deterioration of the situation in Bosnia- Herzegovina. The Presidency expressed serious concern over future development of events in this republic. The present situation in BH, they said, is the direct consequence of the policy aimed at braking up Yugoslavia and of the EC decision on international recognition of Bosnia- Herzegovina, which ignited ethnic clashes there. The Presidency stressed again that the solution to the future of BH was only possible by peaceful means, through agreement of all its three constitutive nations.

7 April - The Assembly of Serbian People in Bosnia- Herzegovina declared in Banjaluka the independence of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina, "which may enter into association with other entities in Yugoslavia". The Assembly "acknowledged the information" that Biljana Plavsic and Nikola Koljevic resigned from the position of members of the BH Presidency.

US President George Bush signed a decree on recognition of independence of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia within the present ("administrative") boundaries of these former Yugoslav republics.

8 April - BH Presidency (without Serbian members) declared the state of impending war threat in the Republic and assumed the competences of the Assembly of BH.

11- 12 April - The new round of negotiations on BH held in Sarajevo under chairmanship of Jose Cuttilero, where representatives of three national parties agreed on conditions for cease-fire . General agreement also achieved on determination of future constituent units of BH. In spite of agreement, armed conflicts in BH escalated.

14 April - In its communication on situation in Bosnia- Herzegovina US State Department condemned YPA of military interference in internal matters of Bosnia- Herzegovina "the independent state with internationally recognized borders", named leadership of Serbia as the main culprit for conflicts in BH and warned that measures of economic and political isolation of Serbia would be undertaken.

16 April - At the follow- up meeting of the CSCE in Helsinki participating delegations of member states (except Yugoslavia) adopted the Declaration on Yugoslavia in which extreme concern is being expressed over continued use of force in the Yugoslav crisis. Neighbouring states of Bosnia- Herzegovina are invited to restrain from any act of interference. They requested withdrawal of all military and paramilitary formations currently in Bosnia- Herzegovina. They condemned violation of independence, territorial integrity and human rights by Serbian irregular forces and Yugoslav People's Army and urged the government of Serbia to stop supporting such actions. The Declaration further invites leaders of Serbia and Yugoslav People's Army immediately to demonstrate they respect for the independence, borders and territorial integrity and legitimate Government of the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina, to cooperate fully with other sides and support peace efforts of the UN and EC, show readiness to engage in a constructive dialogue at the Conference on Yugoslavia on the rights and protection of members of ethnic minorities in Serbia. The Government of Serbia was warned that further participation in CSCE requires its full respect of all obligations of CSCE.

17 April - At the session of the National Assembly of Serbia Serbian Foreign Minister Vladislav Jovanovic stated that CSCE Declaration on Yugoslavia "is not an ultimatum but merely a statement" and that the Government of Serbia will soon take a stand and communicate it to the Assembly. Minister Jovanovic pointed out that "we have no intention of questioning the territorial integrity of Bosnia- Herzegovina, condemn violence in BH, and respect any nation's right to self- determination, but independence (of BH) should be recognized at the end of the Conference".

18 April - Government of the Republic of Serbia issued a "sharp demarche to the US Administration" because of "onesided, unobjective and biased policy pursued recently by the US in connection with the Yugoslav crisis, and particularly in connection with the crisis in BH and situation in Kosovo and Metohija". Furthermore, the US Administration is requested to "adjust its policy to facts and truth, respect the dignity of the Serbian nation and its legitimate interests in the Yugoslav crisis", and "in the interest of further good relations and positive solution to the overall Yugoslav crisis stop the current unprincipled campaign against Serbia".

22 April - Chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia Lord Carrington warned Presidents Tudjman and Milosevic that Croatia and Serbia would face strict international sanctions if they continued to interfere in internal matters of Bosnia- Herzegovina. President of the EC Council Joao de Pinheiro stated on the British television that "Serbia is not the only culprit for situation in BH."

23 April - National Assembly of Serbia confirmed the Draft Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the supreme legal act of the future common state of Serbia and Montenegro. Of a total of 250 MPs 185 voted - 153 for the proposal, 29 against, while three withheld their vote. The Assembly of Montenegro also confirmed the Draft Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 90 out of 125 deputies voted - 87 for the proposal, one against and two abstained.

24 April - Government of Serbia issued a Communication in which it presented positions on CSCE Declaration on Yugoslavia of April 16. Among other things, the Government stated that it shared deep concern with CSCE because of intensification of violence and conflicts in Bosnia- Herzegovina, that it bitterly learned that the Republic of Serbia had been condemned by CSCE for aggression on Bosnia- Herzegovina which it never committed, categorically stressed that no formations of Serbia were involved on BH territory and pointed out that the Republic of Serbia even prohibited by law the establishment of paramilitary formations, that it had no territorial aspirations toward any Yugoslav republic and hence toward Bosnia- Herzegovina. The National Assembly of Serbia agreed with positions expressed in the Communication and adopted a separate Appeal to parliaments of CSCE member countries, in which their representatives were invited to come at the scene and learn first hand the real truth and responsibilities for the present situation in Bosnia- Herzegovina.

25 April - Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia passed relevant laws granting Macedonia monetary independence; Yugoslav dinar has been replaced by Macedonian denar.

26 April - Meeting between SFRY Presidency Vice- President Branko Kostic, lutenant general Blagoje Adzic and BH Presidency President Alija Izetbegovic held in Skoplje. It was agreed that competent organs of YPA and the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina should meet as soon as possible to review the status of YPA in BH and possibilities of its transformation.

27 April - Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, common state of Serbia and Montenegro, promulgated in the Federal Assembly. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was declared a soveregn federal state based on the equality of all its citizens and republics. At the joint session of delegates of SFRY Assembly and deputies of Serbian and Montenegrin assemblies a Declaration of People's Representatives of Serbia and Montenegro has been adopted, which presented general principles of the new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

28 April - Conference on Bosnia- Herzegovina continued in Lisbon after a day's postponement. The Conference was attended by representatives of three national communities from this republic; President of the Presidency Alija Izetbegovic came a day later than scheduled.

MAY

2- 3 May - Because of deteriorated situation in BH, the Conference on Bosnia- Herzegovina in Lisbon was interrupted on request of Alija Izetbegovic. On returning to Sarajevo Izetbegovic was detained by YPA in the barracks in Lukavica, as response to blockade and attack on the headquarters of the Second Army District in Sarajevo. With mediation of UNPROFOR and EC emissaries, Alija Izetbegovic and general Milutin Kukanjac agreed on safe withdrawal of men and equipment from the headquarters building. After Alija Izetbegovic left for the Presidency building, a convoy of withdrawing YPA vehicles on their way to Lukavica barracks was attacked by BH territorial defense units, who killed several officers, soldiers and civilians. Armed conflicts in Sarajevo, Mostar, and other parts of Bosnia- Herzegovina intensified.

4 May - The Presidency of SFRY adopted a decision to the effect that the Yugoslav People' Army should evacuate from Bosnia- Herzegovina and all citizens of FR Yugoslavia serving in YPA in Bosnia- Herzegovina should return to the territory of FR Yugoslavia within 15 days, i.e. by May 19. Citizens of Bosnia- Herzegovina serving the Army should remain on the territory of BH.

BH Presidency (without Serbian representatives) named Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, YPA and Serbian paramilitary formations as aggressors to Bosnia- Herzegovina. The Presidency decided to seek foreign military help.

5 May - In Sarajevo representatives of the BH Presidency (Fikret Abdic and Stjepan Kljujic), YPA (general Milan Aksentijevic) and European Community (Lord Carrington's envoy Colm Doyle) signed a peace treaty, which provides for cease of conflicts throughout Bosnia- Herzegovina, deblocking of barracks and the Sarajevo Airport and takeover of dead, wounded and captives.

6 May - Representatives of the Serbian and Croatian communities in Bosnia- Herzegovina Radovan Karadzic and Mate Boban met in Graz and agreed on truce under the EC control. They also agreed in principle on ethnic division of Bosnia- Herzegovina and territorial divisions between the two nations, stressing that they agreed that all conflicting issues should be resolved by peaceful means.

8 May - The Presidency of SFRY accepted the resignation of general Blagoje Adzic, Chief of Staff of the Yugoslav Armed Forces and acting federal Defense Secretary. It appointed lieutenant general Zivota Panic as Chief of Staff, released from office the commander of the Second Army District, lieutenant general Milutin Kukanjac, and decided on retirement of 38 generals and admirals.

The Assembly of the Republic of Croatia adopted at abbreviated procedure the Bill on Constitutional Law on Changes and Amendments to the Constitutional Law on Human Rights and Freedoms and on Rights of Ethnic and National Minorities in the Republic of Croatia, which stipulated the establishment of two (Serbian) autonomous districts - Knin and Glina - with 11 municipalities in which Serbs make up over half of the population. The Bill was adopted with 210 votes for and 14 against. During discussion of the Bill many deputies pointed out that they would accept the so- called "Minorities Law" only because of the pressure of international community.

May 11 - Ministerial Council of the European Community at its session in Brussels adopted a Declaration on Bosnia- Herzegovina, in which it repeatedly stresses that political solution in this republic may only be based on principles established during talks between representatives of Serbs, Croats and Moslems under auspices of the peace conference. Although all sides, each one in its own way, has contributed to continuous deterioration of security situation in BH, the greatest blame is, it was said in Declaration, on the YPA and authorities in Belgrade, which control the Army and support directly or indirectly the irregular Serb forces. The EC demanded complete withdrawal of the YPA from BH, the commitment of Belgrade to respect the integrity of the borders of all republics, to observe the rights of minorities, including Vojvodina and Kosovo, to work on concluding an agreement on the special status of Kosovo, whereby respect for the territorial integrity of Croatia would be ensured, to cooperate in solving the questions of State succession. European Community and its members decided to recall their ambassadors in Belgrade to consultations, to demand suspension of the Yugoslav delegation from decision- making in CSCE for the time being, committed themselves to work, if the situation did not change, on ever greater isolation of Yugoslav delegations in international fora and to examine the modalities of possible economic sanctions. The EC and its members invited the Government of Bosnia- Herzegovina to fully cooperate in withdrawal of YPA, and invited the Government of Croatia to do all within their competence in order to prevent the invasion by military and paramilitary formations, as well as arms smuggling into Bosnia- Herzegovina.

12 May - After a week's negotiation and attempts to find compromise, the Committee of CSCE Senior Officials at the meeting in Helsinki adopted a new Declaration on Bosnia- Herzegovina. Stating that authorities in Belgrade and YPA have clearly, grossly and persistently violated the CSCE principles and commitments and that the greatest responsibility for the escalation of bloodshed and destruction lies with them, the Committee decided that appropriate action on issues relating to this crisis will be taken by June 30, in the absent of the consent of the Yugoslav delegation. The Committee will decide on June 29, in the light of information provided by the European Community about the situation on the ground and about the progress at the EC Peace Conference, whether to extend the application of this decision. Committee requested again from all involved sides to restrain from use of force and to observe the cease-fire agreement consistently and immediately. The Declaration underscores the strongest support to tireless efforts toward peaceful solutions of this crisis situation through peace process initiated by the EC and supported by the UN, in particular efforts within the Conference on Yugoslavia and Lisbon talks on the future system in Bosnia- Herzegovina.

13 May - UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali submitted to the Security Council the report on the Yugoslav crisis, based on data presented by Undersecretary Marrack Goulding after he completed his mission. The report mentions that the situation in BH is "tragic, dangerous, full of violence and confusing", and that at this stage of conflict no conditions exist for UN peace operation in this republic.

15 May - UN Security Council adopted Resolution on Yugoslavia 752 which requests from all sides and all involved in BH to stop fighting without delay, that all forms of external interference in BH be immediately suspended, that neighbours of Bosnia- Herzegovina undertake urgent action in order to end any interference and to observe territorial integrity of BH, that YPA units on the territory of BH withdraw or place under command of the BH Government, and other disband and disarm, and weapons be placed under efficient international control, that all irregular forces in BH be disbanded and disarmed, that conditions be ensured for unobstructed delivery of humanitarian aid.

18 May - Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev arrived to Belgrade, where he met with Vice- President of the Yugoslav Presidency Branko Kostic. The plan of his visit included trips to Podgorica, Skoplje, Sarajevo, Zagreb and Ljubljana and talks with Presidents of all six former Yugoslav republics.

19 May - Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev talked in Belgrade with President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic, and in Podgorica with Momir Bulatovic, President of the Presidency of Montenegro. During talks he made an indication of possible Russia's peace initiative for the solution of the Yugoslav crisis. Minister Kozyrev interrupted his visit to other former Yugoslav republics "due to internal reasons".

Yugoslav People's Army began its evacuation from the territories of Bosnia- Herzegovina.

20 May - A new Declaration on Yugoslavia adopted at the meeting of the Committee of Senior CSCE Officials in Helsinki. Committee express its concern for the further deterioration of situation in the former SFR Yugoslavia. It demanded from all sides in conflict to ensure opening of the Sarajevo airport for delivery of humanitarian aid, support efforts of the international community for solution of the heavy refugee problem, decided to send to Yugoslavia two special missions which would examine the military situation in Kosovo and establish whether claims that conditions have not been created for free and fair elections for the Assembly of FR Yugoslavia are justified.

As a "response to protracted Serbian aggression to BH" the US State Department ordered "removal of the license to Serbian national airlines JAT for flights to and from the United States".

21 May - In the communication issued after the session of the Presidency of Yugoslavia it was said that the Presidency judges the situation in FR Yugoslavia is rather stable, that all measures have been taken on the border toward Bosnia- Herzegovina to prevent crossing in either way of any paramilitary formations, that the Yugoslav Army is not present on the territory of BH and that consequently Presidency of Yugoslavia has no longer any competence to decide on any military operation on the territory of BH. The Presidency therefore points to full responsibility of three parties in conflict in BH for violation of cease-fire , sharply condemns all unacceptable acts of warring parties in BH and appeals to them to immediately allow delivery of humanitarian aid to all war afflicted persons.

22 May - At the plenary session of the UN General Assembly Slovenia, Bosnia- Herzegovina and Croatia have been admitted by acclamation to the membership of the United Nations.

UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali stated that he decided to set up a special coordinating body for Yugoslavia, whose members would be UN Undersecretary Marrack Goulding, Ian Eliason and Vladimir Petrovski, with a task of monitoring, analyzing and assessing the situation on the Yugoslav territory and suggesting appropriate measures.

24 May - "Multiparty parliamentary and presidential elections", deemed illegal by the Serbian authorities, were held in Kosovo and Metohija. According to information of the "republican electoral board" out of 821,588 registered voters 721,534, almost exclusively of Albanian nationality, turned up at the polls. Ibrahim Rugova was elected "President of the Republic of Kosovo" by 95 per cent of votes. Democratic Alliance of Kosovo (Albanian political party) in the first round of elections won 78% of votes and all the seats in the "republican parliament".

25 May - The Presidency of Yugoslavia discussed the text of the UN Security Council Resolution 752 of 15 May, as well as the UN Secretary General's report on Yugoslavia and demarche of the Chairman of the Security Council of 21 May. The Presidency notes that there are attempts without any justification to shift responsibility for ethnic war in BH to FR Yugoslavia, it declares that FR Yugoslavia will do its best to cooperate and participate in activities and decisions of the United Nations, that it is ready to engage in efforts of the UN and international humanitarian organizations in BH, appeals to all sides to allow deblocking of the Sarajevo airport, openly calls all warring parties to immediately stop shelling Sarajevo, Mostar and destroying other cities, distances itself from all unacceptable acts committed by certain military formations in BH, including the formations of Serbian people.

The Federal Executive Council appealed to all parties in conflict in BH to allow free and safe passage to vehicles with humanitarian aid and expressed its belief that the problem of state organization of Bosnia- Herzegovina should be resolved in a peaceful and democratic way.

26 May - The Presidency and the Government of Yugoslavia sent a letter to the UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali, which presented positions of these two organs on issues raised by Security Council Resolution 752. The letter gave a full account of general stands of FR Yugoslavia toward the present crisis, what Yugoslavia did so far to overcome conflicts in BH and what it intended to do in connection with requirements set by UN documents. It was expressed readiness for full cooperation with the UN, in particular in carrying out decisions of the Security Council and underlined that FR Yugoslavia is fully attached to goals and principles of the UN Charter and CSCE and to peaceful solution of the Yugoslav crisis within the framework of the Conference on Yugoslavia and the Conference on Bosnia- Herzegovina.

27 May - In downtown Sarajevo, in Vase Miskina Street a line of people waiting to buy bread was hit by shellfire. 16 were killed and more than 140 wounded. It was not proved who was responsible for this incident.

Negotiations of three national delegations on the future constitutional order of BH, which started on May 21, were interrupted in Lisbon. Portuguese ambassador Jose Coutilhero, chairman of the Conference on Bosnia- Herzegovina, stopped the talks at request of the Moslem delegation.

30 May - UN Security Council adopted Resolution on Yugoslavia 757 which imposed sanctions on FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). Acting in line with Chapter VII of the UN Charter, Security Council, it was written in the Resolution, condemns the failure of the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), including there the Yugoslav People's Army, to undertake efficient measures in order to fulfill the requirements of Resolution 752 (1992); demands that all elements of the Croatian army still present in Bosnia- Herzegovina act in conformity with paragraph 4 of Resolution 752 (1992) without any further delay; decides that all states will adopt the bellow mentioned measures, which will be applied until the Security Council decides that authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), including the Yugoslav People's Army undertook efficient measures in order to meet the requirements of Resolution 752 (1992). UN Security Council decided that all states should accept the following measures: prevent the import into their territories of all commodities and services originating in FR Yugoslavia; prevent any activities by their citizens or in their territories which would promote the export or transit of any commodities or products originating in FR Yugoslavia; prevent the sale or supply of any commodities or products whether or not originating in their territories, except supplies intended strictly for medical purposes and foodstuffs; all states should not make available to the authorities in FR Yugoslavia or to any commercial, industrial or public institution any fund or any other financial or economic resources; deny permission to any aircraft to take off from, land in or overfly their territory if it has taken off from the territory of FR Yugoslavia; reduce the level of the staff at diplomatic mission and consular posts in FR Yugoslavia. Other measures also include ban or reduced activity with FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in scientific and technical, cultural and sports cooperation. For the Resolution 757, proposed by Belgium, France, Hungary, Morocco, Great Britain and the USA, voted 13 members of the Security Council, while two (China and Zimbabwe) abstained.

The Presidency of Yugoslavia sent an urgent cable to UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali, which represents an answer to the UN Security Council Resolution 757. The Presidency, among other things, states in the cable that they with great concern and deep disappointment assessed the UN Security Council Resolution 757 introducing sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, i.e. Serbia and Montenegro. The Presidency indicate that the country which did all to prevent and stop these conflicts and to find a political and peaceful way for solution of these problems, is being unjustly punished. The way Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is being accused and punished, the message continues, cannot contribute to stop the clashes in Bosnia- Herzegovina, because they were neither caused nor encouraged by FR Yugoslavia. Instead of proposed sanctions, which we believe are unjust and unprecedented, the true contribution to solution of the crisis and help to the FR Yugoslavia would be immediate calling of an international conference on Yugoslavia, with participation of permanent Security Council members, representative of the UN Secretary General, chairmen of the EC and CSCE and all Yugoslav parties involved. The object of the conference should be the establishment of stable guarantees for execution of the final agreement on comprehensive solution of the crisis, including the currently most difficult one in Bosnia- Herzegovina. Along with this urgent message, the Presidency sent the UN Secretary General a concrete proposal for the agenda of the conference on Yugoslavia.

UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali submitted to the Security Council the Report on his investigation of possibilities to carry out decisions contained in Resolution 752 on Yugoslavia and what international assistance could be ensured in connection with paragraph 4 of that Resolution. This report is dated 30 May 1992, and was made public three days later, after the UN Security Council adopted the Resolution 575. In this Report the Secretary General gives brief background on the events in Bosnia- Herzegovina starting from 26 April 1992 and on the basis of the mentioned facts points, among other things, to the following: It is obvious that the problem of deblockade and safe withdrawal of remaining YPA soldiers from their barracks in Bosnia- Herzegovina is in connection with other problems that caused the continuation of conflict in that republic...UNPROFOR had some indication that YPA leaders in Belgrade are ready to leave most of their arms behind, but the leadership of the army of "Serbian Republic Bosnia- Herzegovina" is not willing to allow this. Uncertainty over who has control over Serbian forces in Bosnia- Herzegovina complicated the situation even more, and that there are doubts as to the ability of authorities in Belgrade to influence general Mladic (commander of Serbian forces in BH). UNPROFOR obtained reliable reports that members of the Croatian army, in uniforms, act within and as the part of military formations in Bosnia- Herzegovina, and that information currently available to us in New York suggest that (elements of the Croatian army) failed to withdraw. The Report mentions that international assistance could play the role in the realization of each of three possible solutions mentioned in Resolution 752 for YPA units and elements of the Croatian army which are presently in Bosnia- Herzegovina. Insurance of such assistance, however, would imply conclusion of necessary agreements, and their observance by all sides, in particular commanders of mentioned units and elements. At the end of Report Secretary General adds: "Today's decision of the Security Council on introduction of sanctions against FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) leads to a new situation. It still seems uncertain what consequences it will have on issues discussed in this report. However, one should hope that this expression of determination of the international community to stop fighting in Bosnia- Herzegovina will ease the way toward necessary agreements through negotiation."

31 May - Elections held in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, i.e. Serbia and Montenegro, for the Federal Assembly, provincial and local government bodies. Some of influential opposition parties did not participate in the elections. Out of 7,277,471 registered voters on the whole territory of FR Yugoslavia 4,080,465 or 56,06% cast their ballot. In Serbia voted 3,834,567 out of 6,848,247 or 55,79% of the electorate, in Montenegro voted 245,898 out of 429,224 or 56.74%. In Serbia the Socialist Party of Serbia won most votes - 43.44% of those who participated in the elections in Serbia, and a total of 73 seats in the Chamber of Citizens of the Federal Assembly, followed by Serbian Radical Party - 30.44% of votes and 33 seats. In Montenegro the Democratic Party of Socialists received most votes - 69,13% voted in Montenegro, and 19 seat.

JUNE

1 June - In his message to UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali Branko Kostic, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia, stated that the UN Security Council had imposed severe sanctions against Yugoslavia based on the false accusations that it had committed aggression against BH. In order to get real picture of the situation Kostic proposed UN to send observers to Yugoslavia.

2 June - At its meeting in Luxembourg the Ministerial Council of the EC adopted a set of measures ensuring that the EC could implement a total trade embargo and suspension of air traffic with FR Yugoslavia. The member countries were to decide on the modalities for implementation of other sanctions (credits, freezing of accounts and financial transactions, reduction of diplomat staff).

The Presidency of FR Yugoslavia made four demands to the Serb leadership in BH requiring that 1. in accordance with the obligation it had taken and declared in public it should invite representatives of the UNPROFOR to take control of the Sarajevo airport; 2. prevent any bombardment of Sarajevo and other towns from the territories controlled by the Serbs; 3. invite observers of the UNPROFOR to supervise the cease-fire they had proposed themselves, and 4. ensure a free passage for humanitarian shipments on the territories under the Serb control.

4 June - At the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Oslo Ministers of Foreign Affairs made a decision on the use of forces of this treaty in peace keeping actions in Europe. The Council also adopted a separate resolution on "the crisis on the territory of the former Yugoslavia" providing for a possibility of taking a military action in this area only if requested by the CSCE.

5 June - Men and equipment moved out from the barrack "Marsal Tito" in Sarajevo while no incident occurred on that occasion. The last soldiers who were citizens of FR Yugoslavia left the territory of BH.

8 June - The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 758 accepting the agreement of all parties in BH on reopening the Sarajevo airport for humanitarian purposes which should exclusively be within the competence of the UN and with the assistance of the UNPROFOR.

9 June - The Supreme State Council of Croatia headed by President Tudjman, "assuming the need of the Croatian people to pay tribute to all victims", proposed as "a gesture of national and ideological reconciliation" to bury in Jasenovac the remains of the killed Ustashi and Domobrans together with the victims of Ustashi terror of Independent State of Croatia, Serbs, Jews, Gypsies and Croats.

11 June - At the session in Strasbourg the European Parliament adopted the Resolution on Yugoslavia stating that Yugoslavia as a federation consisted of 6 republics "ceased to exist" and the new Serbian- Montenigrin federation could not claim to be its only successor. International recognition of some republics depended on fulfillment of the conditions provided for in the Declaration on Criteria for Recognition of New States adopted by the EC Council of Ministers on 16 December 1991. The borders between the newly created states could be altered only by agreement between the concerned parties. The European Parliament severely condemned "the ethnic homogenization" achieved by means of threats and forced migrations. It was stated that the Yugoslav National Army was no longer legally based and therefore it should be disbanded under the UN control and all other armed groups and militias should be brought under control of legitimate authorities.

15 June - Deputies of the Federal Assembly voted by ballot and elected Dobrica Cosic the first President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In the Chamber of Citizens 126 deputies voted for, 7 against and 1 abstained while in the Chamber of Republics 28 deputies voted for and 6 against.

Presidents Tudjman and Izetbegovic signed a joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations between Croatia and Bosnia- Herzegovina. The two Presidents of the former Yugoslav republics discussed the creation of joint defense alliance of Croatia and BH "for struggle against the Serbs".

18 June - The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 760 lifting a ban on the imports of foodstuff and humanitarian products.

With the agreement of both parties the Belgrade- Zagreb motorway was opened for the needs of the UNPROFOR.

19 June - At the session of the Ministerial Council of the West European Union, which took place in Petersburg near Bonn, foundations were laid for formation of armed forces whose task would be to take military interventions in Europe. The Ministerial Council adopted the Declaration in which it was said that "military units of WEU member countries will be engaged for the following purposes: humanitarian tasks, rescue actions, peace keeping and combat operations for management of crisis, including measures for peace making.

20 June - The Presidency of BH proclaimed the state of war, ordered a general mobilization and compulsory work for all public enterprises 24 hours a day. It explained that it had made such decision for the aggression against Bosnia- Herzegovina committed by the Yugoslav National Army, Serbia, Montenegro and extremists from the Serbian Democratic Party. The Presidency neither approved nor verified the political and military alliance between BH and Croatia which Alija Izetbegovic had made with Croatian President Franjo Tudjman.

21 June - The Croatian armed forces undertook the offensive and occupied a part of the territory in Krajina in the zones protected by the UN.

25 June - Chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia, Lord Carrington, had in Strasbourg separate talks with Presidents of the former Yugoslav republics Slobodan Milosevic, Franjo Tudjman, and instead of Alija Izetbegovic Haris Silajdzic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of BH, participated in the talks. During those talks also were present ambassadors Cutillero, De Bosse and Vainands. President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic said that Serbia and Yugoslavia were by no means involved in the armed conflicts in BH and the recognition of BH should result from the agreement to be reached at the Conference on Yugoslavia by three constitutive nations in that republic.

The President of the UN Security Council for June Belgian Ambassador Paul Notredam sent a severe warning to Croatia for the attack of the Croatian army on Knin and Drnis.

26 June - President of the Serb Republic of BH Radovan Karadzic stated that the leadership of that republic had order cessation of all artillery fire on Sarajevo, withdrawal of all anti- aircraft weapons from the zone around the airport and that safe and free passage for humanitarian shipments through all territories under control of the Army of RS should be ensured and guaranteed.

27 June - The summit of heads of states or governments of the European Community was finished in Lisbon. On that occasion the Declaration on Yugoslavia was also adopted. The urgency of opening the Sarajevo airport was pointed out as well as establishment of humanitarian air bridge. It was assessed that all warring parties bore a part of responsibility for the present situation but the Serbian leadership and Yugoslav National Army were most to blame. Leaders of the EC member countries supported the idea on temporary suspension of the Yugoslav delegation in the CSCE until a final decision was made on succession or continuity of the former Yugoslavia. Macedonia would be recognized when it changed its name. It was also expected that the Serbian leadership would stop the reprisals in Kosovo and establish a serious dialogue with the representatives of Albanians from that province.

After the Lisbon summit of the EC had been finished French President Francois Mitterand, escorted by the member of the French government, Bernard Coushner, suddenly arrived to Sarajevo. The purpose of his visit was the attempt to hasten the shipment of humanitarian relief to civilians in Sarajevo.

28 June - In front of the Federal Assembly building in Belgrade the St. Vitus' Day (Vidovdan) convention commenced. It was organized by the opposition grouping DEPOS (Democratic Movement of Serbia) and it took for eight days running. Participants in the convention demanded resignation of President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic, disbandment of the National Assembly and formation of a government of national salvation.

29 June - At the meeting of high officials of the CSCE in Helsinki Yugoslav Ambassador Vladimir Pavicevic said that due to the unprincipled pressure Yugoslavia itself had decided not take part in the CSCE summit scheduled for 9 July.

The Serb armed forces left the Sarajevo airport Butmir and gave it over to the UNPROFOR which brought it under its control. In this way they enabled shipments of humanitarian relief to civilians in Sarajevo.

A part of the US Mediterranean (Sixth) Fleet - one cruise, one destroyer and four amphibians with 2,200 marines - sailed into the Adriatic Sea. This resulted from the decision of the USA to take an active role on the invitation of the UN in case they decided that a military intervention should be taken in BH.

30 June - The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 762 requiring that the government of Croatia should withdraw its army to the positions they had taken before the offensive on 21 June 1992 and cease all hostile military activities in the zones protected by the UN or areas in their vicinity. The units of the Yugoslav National Army that were left over, the Serb forces of territorial defense in Croatia and others concerned were required to strictly observe the commitments they had taken in accordance with the UN Peace Plan. Establishment of a joint commission was suggested which would resolve all issues at dispute in the so- called pink zones. It was reaffirmed that implementation of the UN Peace Plan had not for its purpose to prejudice conditions for a political settlement.

The first aircraft carrying humanitarian assistance (French "Hercules") arrived from Split to the Sarajevo airport Butmir.

At its session in Budapest the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe decided that Yugoslavia should be waived the status of a special guest it had gained in 1989 and adopted the resolution condemning all parts for killing and injuring of civilians in BH.

JULY

3 July - At its session in Grude the Presidency of Croatian community of Herzeg- Bosnia adopted a set of decisions establishing formally "Croatian state" in BH with its own flag (the Croatian tricolour with chess- board in the middle) and armed forces. On the same day the Presidency of BH made a decision on establishment of a single republic army, and on that occasion Minister of Defense Jerko Doko said that the Croatian Council of Defense would be dissolved as a formation and merged into the Bosnian- Herzegovinian army.

4 July - The Arbitrary Commission of the EC (the so- called Badenter Commission) published three opinions on the questions put in the letter of 18 May 1992 forwarded by Lord Carrington, Chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia. In the Opinion No. 8 the Commission considered "that the process of dissolution of SFRY has come to the end and it should be recognized that SFRY does not exist any longer". In the Opinion No. 9 the Commission considered "that states successors of SFRY should come to terms and by making agreement settle all issues related to succession". In the opinion No. 10 it was said that "FRY (Serbia and Montenegro) appears as a new state which could not be considered the exclusive successor of SFRY" and that "its possible recognition on the part of member countries would depend on fulfillment of terms provided by general international law as well by the declaration and directives of 16 December 1991".

8 July - At the meeting of the Committee of High Officials of the CSCE a decision was made that Yugoslavia should not be removed from the list of member countries, but that it should be applied the rule of "empty chair" till 14 October. It meant that within a period of hundred days representatives of Yugoslavia would not take part in the summit or any following meeting of the CSCE. The Committee made itself liable to hold a meeting not later than 13 October at which it would make a final decision on the status of Yugoslavia. It depended on how Yugoslavia would accept the cooperation with the CSCE missions. The Yugoslav Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that this decision was opposite to the principles of the Conference European Cooperation and Security.

At its summit in Munich Seven Most Industrialized Countries of the World (Group of 7) adopted the Statement on Yugoslavia appealing to Serbia, and to Croatia also, to respect the territorial integrity of BH. The main responsibility for the Yugoslav crisis lied with the Serbian leadership and Yugoslav Army. The idea on holding a conference on Yugoslavia was supported. It was required that all warring parties in BH should resume their negotiations and that they should not jeopardize humanitarian efforts. In case these efforts gave no results a convictions was expressed that the UN Security Council would consider all other measures, "not excluding military means too".

The UNPROFOR took on responsibility over all zones protected by the UN in Croatia.

9- 10 July - The CSCE summit took place in Helsinki. The Yugoslav delegation did not take part in the conference. President of FR Yugoslavia Dobrica Cosic forwarded a message stating that Yugoslavia as a founder of the CSCE and UN would keep on being devoted to the principles of these organizations. The Declaration on the Yugoslav Crisis was adopted accusing Serbia and Montenegro for being most responsible for the violence and aggression in BH. It was pointed out that the Declaration was not directed against the peoples in Serbia and Montenegro which also suffered for the policies of their leaders and hope was expressed that they would soon have an opportunity to freely elect their governments. The summit confirmed the decision of the Committee of High Officials of the CSCE on suspending the participation of Yugoslavia in the Helsinki summit and work of the CSCE.

Representatives of the West European Union and NATO made a decision in Helsinki on sending war ships, aircraft and helicopters of the Western allies towards the Adriatic and territorial waters of the former and present Yugoslavia. The aim of this operation was to ensure safe shipments of humanitarian assistance by air and land to civilians in Sarajevo. In Rome commander of the UNPROFOR in BH General Louis McCanzie warned that the use of foreign military force could jeopardize his mission.

11 July - The military blockade of the Yugoslav part of the Adriatic commenced: the Italian frigate and corvette had been the first to take control from the international waters of the access of freighters to the port of Bar and the following days a large number of destroyers, helicopter carriers and other war ships joined them. Since Italy chaired the West European Union from 1 July it was assigned the role of coordinator of the joint military operation taken by West European and NATO forces in the Adriatic.

12 July - Concerning the Declaration on the Crisis in Yugoslavia adopted at the CSCE summit the Yugoslav Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying, among other things, that by one- sided and unjust accusations against FRY an attempt was made to cover up responsibility of some CSCE member countries, and authorities of BH, for violation of constitutional equality of the three constitutive nations in this republic.

14 July - The Federal Assembly elected the first government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. At the proposal of President of FRY Dobrica Cosic Serbian- American businessman Milan Panic (63) was elected the Prime Minister. In the House of Republics 35 out of 39 present deputies voted for election of Panic, while in the House of Citizens 99 deputies voted for and 33 were against. After the election Prime Minister Panic presented his four basic programme principles: ending of the war and achievement of lasting peace, creation of conditions for establishment of a free multinational and multi- party society, establishment of democratic principles of right of free speech and free press, and revival of the economy.

17 July - Leaders of the three warring parties in BH Radovan Karadzic, Haris Silajdzic and Mate Boban signed in London the agreement on cease-fire throughout the territory of BH that should come into effect on 19 July at 18.00.

20 July - At the headquarters of the UN in New York Prime Minister Milan Panic had talks with UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali and his special envoy Cyrus Vance. These talks were the first in the Prime Minister's ten day diplomatic tour of the USA, Great Britain, Spain, Switzerland and Hungary.

21 July - The Committee for Sanctions of the UN Security Council decided that Yugoslav sportsmen might participate in the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona only in individual sports.

In Zagreb Presidents Tudjman and Izetbegovic signed the agreement on friendship. It was accepted that the basis of the future state system of BH should be "the principle of full equality of the three constitutive nations" while "the constitutional and political system would be based on constitutive units"; it was said that "the armed forces of the Croatian Council of Defense is a part of single armed forces of the Republic of BH" and that it would have its representatives in the joint command of the armed forces of BH.

25 July - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain officially stated that this country would organize an international conference on Yugoslavia in the second half of August.

AUGUST

2 August - The presidential and parliamentary elections took place in Croatia. Franjo Tudjman was re- elected President of the Republic wining 56,2 % of votes; the other candidates won the following percentage of votes: Drazen Budisa 22%, Savka Dabcevic- Kucar 6%, and Dobrosav Paraga 5%. At the elections for the Assembly the Croatian Democratic Union won majority of seats with 42,6 per cent of votes; the Croatian Social- Liberal Party won 17,7%, the Croatian Peoples's Party 6,9%, the Croatian Party of Right 6,4% and the Party of Democratic Changes (former communists) won 5,8% of votes.

3 August - In his letter to the UN Security Council President of the incomplete Presidency of BH Alija Izetbegovic required lifting of the arms embargo for this republic. At the same time he proclaimed general mobilization.

5 August - Russia recognized the Republic of Macedonia.

6 August - President of the USA George Bush announced establishment of diplomatic relations with Slovenia, Croatia and BH and required that the CSCE should send its observer missions to Vojvodina, Sandzak and Macedonia. The Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs adopted the resolution requiring that the President of the USA should ask for an extraordinary session of the UN Security Council with the aim of making decision authorizing the UN to take "all necessary measures including the use of armed force" that would ensure shipment of humanitarian assistance and stop the attacks on the population in BH.

8 August - Federal Prime Minister of Yugoslavia Milan Panic met in Budapest with Prime Minister of Croatia Franjo Greguric. That meeting was initiated and organized by the International Committee of Red Cross. The two prime ministers signed the agreement on the exchange of prisoners of war.

10 August - At the extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament in Brussels dedicated to the former Yugoslavia, the Declaration was adopted requiring opening of all prisoner- of- war camps in BH for representatives of the Red Cross, free passage for shipments of humanitarian assistance and giving shelter to refugees. In order to achieve those goals the use of force was also required. Members of the European Parliament concluded that decision on a military intervention was not only their right but their duty too.

11 August - In spite of the warnings of Pentagon with 72 votes for and 22 against the American Senate supported the initiative of President George Bush that by taking "all necessary means" the international community should commit itself through the UN in resolving of the Yugoslav crisis and war in BH. This also implied military engagement with the aim of ensuring shipments of humanitarian assistance to the endangered population.

12 August - At the extraordinary session of the Committee for Protection of Human Rights in Geneva the representative of the USA proposed that the UN should consider the possibility of setting up an international tribunal for prosecution of war crimes committed in Yugoslavia and Iraq.

The Assembly of the Serb Republic of BH made a decision in Banjaluka on the change of name of this republic. The new name was the Republic of Srpska and it entailed no geographic or other determinants. The Assembly also adopted an annex to the Declaration on State and Political System of the New State, saying that it was the state of the Serbian people where also lived citizens of other nationalities enjoying the equal rights. The state symbols were the anthem "God of Justice", red- blue- white flag and Nemanjic coat of arms - two- head white eagle.

13 August - With 12 votes for and 3 abstentions (China, India and Zimbabve) the UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 770 pointing to the imperative need for urgent negotiations that would be directed toward achieving a political settlement in BH with the aim of ensuring this country to live in peace and security within its borders. The Resolution reaffirmed the need for respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina. The Security Council invited all states to take all necessary measures with the aim of helping the UN and other humanitarian organizations in shipment of humanitarian assistance to Sarajevo and elsewhere in BH. The Security Council required that representatives of the International Committee of Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations should be allowed a free access to all prisoner- of- war camps, jails and detention centres.

The same day the Security Council (unanimously) adopted the Resolution No. 771 severely condemning any violation of international humanitarian law including "ethnic cleansing". States and humanitarian organizations were invited to provide the Security Council with all available information on violations of humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

At its session in Prague the Committee of High Officials of the CSCE adopted the report of the mission on the situation in Kosovo, Sandzak and Vojvodina. It was proposed that a permanent mission should be sent to Kosovo while missions for Sandzak and Vojvodina should be casual.

The Executive Committee of the Reform Democratic Party of Vojvodina adopted the Declaration on Vojvodina as an autonomous province within the Republic of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia, joining them by free will of its citizens on a voluntary basis. As provided for under this document the autonomy implied decentralization of power, division of competences and independent management of affairs directly involving the province. In accordance with this document a constitutional enactment would be passed with the purpose of laying down its internal arrangement and defining its position within the Republic of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia that could be changed only with agreement of the authorities of Vojvodina and its citizens.

14 August - On the initiative of Chairman of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia Lord Carrington, the 13th plenary session of the Conference took place in Brussels, but it lasted only one hour. The session had been preceded by separate talks between Lord Carrington and the following leaders of the four former Yugoslav republics: Milan Kucan, Franjo Tudjman, Alija Izetbegovic and Kiro Gligorov. Presidents Slobodan Milosevic and Momir Bulatovic had not arrived explaining it by the fact that FR Yugoslavia existed as a federal state. Although he had not been invited Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia Milan Panic arrived to Brussels and had talks with Lord Carrington and special envoy of the UN Secretary General Cyrus Vance. Prime Minister Panic did not take part in the plenary session since the four republic leaders opposed to it. The next day President of the Republic of Srpska Radovan Karadzic and President of Herzeg- Bosnia Mate Boban met and reached agreement on cease-fire at all battle lines between the Serbs and Croats. They also discussed all issues at dispute concerning the territorial settlement as well the proposal of new confederal agreement on the arrangement of Bosnian- Herzegovinian states of three constitutive nations.

In accordance with the agreement of 28 and 29 July signed by the representatives of FR Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia the Federal Government of Yugoslavia made a decision on repatriation of prisoners from Croatia who had taken part in the armed conflicts. The decision was implemented the same day near Jelenovo (former Sarvas) in the presence of representatives of the UNPROFOR.

16 August - After visiting several prisoner- of- war camps near Banjaluka and Sarajevo French Minister for Social and Humanitarian Affairs Bernard Coushner said that "in Bosnia there are no camps of death of the Nazi type".

The Assembly of the Muslim National Council took place in Novi Pazar and it was chaired by Sulejman Ugljanin, leader of the Party of Democratic Action (PDA) for Sandzak. The Assembly adopted the Declaration to be a platform for negotiations on the status of Muslims and territories oh Sandzak. The following two alternatives were elaborated for settlement of the Sandzak issue: 1. in case Serbia and Montenegro, each for itself, applied for international recognition Sandzak would request to enjoy a special status while the principle of inviolability of borders should be respected; 2. if these two republics applied for recognition as a single state in that case Sandzak would request to become a single sovereign territory.

17 August - The Permanent Committee of High Representatives of the EC considered in Brussels measures that should be taken for tightening control of the embargo on commodity imports to Yugoslavia since, as reported by the EC commission, it had constantly been violated. It also forwarded a request to the UN to exercise such control on the Danube and Adriatic.

18 August - The USA established diplomatic relations with Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia- Herzegovina.

20 August - The Conference on Yugoslavia was scheduled for 25 and 26 August in London. Invitations were sent to the representatives of 12 EC member countries, five permanent members of the UN Security Council, representatives of Japan and Canada (in order to assemble "the Group of 7" too), Czechoslovakia, being the chair of the CSCE, Sweden, as its successor, Switzerland as a host of many humanitarian organizations, Senegal as a representative of the Conference of Islamic Countries, Turkey and Indonesia as future coordinators of the Non- Alighed Movement, representatives of the neighbours of the former Yugoslavia as well as representatives of all six former Yugoslav republics. The status of the representatives of FRY, President of the Federal Republic Dobrica Cosic and Prime Minister of the Federal Government Milan Panic remained unclear since Lord Carrington invited them personally and not as official representatives of Yugoslavia. With the aim of making consultations for the London Conference Dobrica Cosic invited representatives of all parliamentary parties from Serbia and Montenegro to have talks with them. It was concluded that a single Yugoslav delegation should attend the Conference and be headed by President of FR Yugoslavia Dobrica Cosic.

21 August - On the occasion of the forthcoming London International Conference on Yugoslavia the debate on the international position of FR Yugoslavia took place in the Federal Assembly at the joint session of both Houses. The session commenced with the introductory address of Prime Minister Panic who submitted a report on a month work of his government. He pointed out that the Government had fulfilled 11 conditions which were in accordance with the demands made in the Resolutions No. 752 and 757 of the UN Security Council and presented the actions which had been taken in internal affairs. After the debate six conclusions were adopted as a platform for approach of the Yugoslav delegation at the London conference. The basis of this approach was the Constitutional Declaration of FR Yugoslavia.

22 August - The British newspapers "Independent" published an article of its correspondent from New York on confidential reports of the UNPROFOR from Sarajevo saying that the several most horrible massacres, including the death of 16 civilians standing in a queue for bread in Vase Miskina Street, had been committed by the Muslims in order to win the public opinion over for a military intervention in BH.

25 August - Lord Carrington, Chairman of the EC Peace Conference on Yugoslavia said that he was going to withdraw from the post.

26- 27 August - The International Conference on Yugoslavia took place in London. The Conference was participated by representatives of more than thirty countries and organizations, Presidents of Croatia, Slovenia, BH and Macedonia and the delegation from FR Yugoslavia: President Dobrica Cosic, Prime Minister Milan Panic, President of the Republic of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic and President of the Presidency of Montenegro Momir Bulatovica. The Conference adopted 12 principles, the Action Programme and Special Decisions. The Permanent Committee was set up for whose Co- Chairmen were appointed Cyrus Vance, representing the UN, and Lord David Owen, representing the EC. There were also set up six working groups for settlement of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia and the secretariat. The seat of the bodies which had been set up would be Geneva. Special Decisions on BH were adopted by a separate document requiring cessation of fire and any hostilities as soon as possible, establishment of international control over the heavy weapons and bringing under control of all paramilitary units of all warring parties and ban for all flights of military aircraft in the airspace of BH. The Proposal on the Statement of Serbia accusing it for aggression against BH was not adopted as an official document of the Conference since the delegation of FR Yugoslavia decisively opposed to it.

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SEPTEMBER

4 September - In the Assembly of FR Yugoslavia a group of deputies from the Serbian Radical Party and Socialist Party of Serbia initiated a debate on casting of vote of non- confidence to Federal Prime Minister Milan Panic and his government. It was said that Prime Minister Panic stretched his authority what was not in accordance with the Constitution and that he had acted at the London conference in such way which was not in comformity with the positions taken by the Federal Parliament. President of FR Yugoslavia sent a letter to the Deputy Clubs of the Federal Parliament warning that "casting a vote of non- confidence to the Federal government and Prime Minister Milan Panic would seriously jeopardize the results which were achieved in London and bring back distrust of peaceful and democratic policy of FRY". After several day debate conclusions were adopted appraising the activities of the delegation of FR Yugoslavia at the London conference as successful and casting a vote of confidence to the Federal government.

In his interview to Budapest "Nepszabadszag" President of the Democratic Union of Hungarians from Vojvodina Andras Agoston said that unlike the Albanians from Kosovo the Hungarians from Vojvodina did not wish to secede from Serbia. "Within the present state borders we wish to achieve the rights which we have been entitled to in accordance with the conclusions adopted at the London conference".

1 September - President of the Republic of Srpska Radovan Karadzic and deputy commander of the UNPROFOR headquarters Colonel Davu reached agreement in Pale on establishment of control over the Serbian artillery at eleven positions in and around Sarajevo. The agreement applied to concentration and control of 82 mm mortar batteries.

3 September - A constitutive meeting of the Permanent Committee of the UN and EC for Yugoslavia took place in Geneva. Apart from the two Co- Chairmen (Vance and Owen) it was also participated by three representatives of the EC and CSCE each, representatives of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and one representative of the Organization of Islamic Conference, two representatives of neighbouring countries and Lord Carrington. In this way the London Conference on Yugoslavia turned into a permanent forum.

4 September - The Ministry of Information of the Republic of Srpska stated that 1,300 mujahedins from Arab countries had joined the Muslim forces as well as 1,500 Muslims which had been recruited in Germany.

6 September - The tenth summit of non- aligned countries was finished in Jakarta. It adopted a final document on political and economic problems of the world. This document also included the section on Bosnia condemning the Serbs for "disgusting policy of ethnic cleansing". The Yugoslav delegation headed by Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladislav Jovanovic strongly opposed to this and it had to make a tremendous effort to maintain its membership since the Muslim countries demanded that it should be expelled from the Movement.

7 September - By setting up groups for confidence and security building up and division of heritage (succession) the work of the permanent Conference on Yugoslavia started in Geneva.

Lybian leader Mohamer Gadaffi proposed that Bosnia- Herzegovina should get united with Serbia and Montenegro for the sake of protecting the historical rights of the Muslims as well as preserving Yugoslavia.

The constitutive session of the Assembly of Croatia took place at which the election of 137 deputies was verified. Stjepan Mesic was elected the Speaker, and Vice Speakers were Dr. Zarko Domljan, Katarina Fucek and Milan Djukuc, leader of the Serb National Party.

9 September - By applying "the written procedure" the Council of Ministers of the EC adopted the decision on tightening the control of trade embargo imposed against FR Yugoslavia.

10 September - Minister of Foreign Affairs of FR Yugoslavia Vladislav Jovanovic resigned. In a letter forwarded to Federal Prime Minister Milan Panic he said that he could no longer be a member of the government which followed the policy opposite to the interests of Serbia and the Serb people. The next day Prime Minister Panic appointed Ilija Djukic, who until recently had been the Yugoslav ambassador to China.

The Croatian authorities said that they had kept arms and ammunition at the Zagreb airport Pleso that had been found in an Iran airplane which transported humanitarian assistance to Bosnia.

11 September - During the meeting of Co- Chairmen of the Conference on the Former Yugoslavia Curys Vance and Lord Owen with President of FRY Dobrica Cosic and Prime Minister Milan Panic in Belgrade the Joint Statement was signed on resolving issues at dispute in the former Yugoslavia by peaceful means. The deadline was fixed for collection of heavy weapons in BH, the opening of the Belgrade- Zagreb motorway was planned to be done soon, the agreement was reached on military experts and foreign observers that should be posted on the borders of BH in order to prevent shipment of military assistance to the warring parties, and finally a general agreement was reached on Prevlaka which should be demilitarized and placed under the UN control until a final solution was found. Vance and Owen also met with Slobodan Milosevic and discussed the issues concerning the follow- up of the London conference.

12 September - The Serb artillery was concentrated at 11 positions around Sarajevo and placed under control of the UNPROFOR.

At the consultative meeting in Hatfield (Great Britain) ministers of foreign affairs of the EC member countries proposed that Yugoslavia should be expelled from the UN and supported the proposal of the UN on the ban of military flights in the airspace of BH. They also decided to require establishment of an international tribunal for war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia. They gave up the idea of introducing new sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro since Lord Owen informed them that "the Bosnian Serbs partly fulfilled their promise to place their heavy weapons under control of the UN by 12 September".

14 September - The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 776 approving the decision on increasing the number of the UNPROFOR members in Bosnia- Herzegovina as well as extending their mandate, including protection of convoys with prisoners of war which had been set free. The member countries were requested to offer financial and other kinds of assistance at the national level with the aim of fulfilling the tasks which had been assigned.

The Union of the Serb People in Croatia was founded in Zagreb and its members would be "all persons belonging to the Serb people who live in Croatia and also the Serbs in diaspora coming from Croatia". Branislav Arsenijevic was elected President of the Union.

16 September - The American State Department set forth its position that the USA would use all its power and influence to get Yugoslavia expelled from the UN. Regarding such and similar threats Yugoslav Prime Minister Milan Panic said on his return from China and after an hour meeting at the Moscow airport with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kozyrev, that he would propose to the Government of FRY that Yugoslavia should apply for membership in the UN.

17 September - The Government of the Republic of Serbia issued a notification pointing out that the statement of the Federal Prime Minister Milan Panic on application for membership in the UN "is legally neither a decision nor binding for FRY". It was further said that with such application "we would participate in destruction of our own state" and that "renunciation from international continuity would bring FRY into a state of institutional isolation".

19 September - The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 777 saying that "the state previously known as SFR Yugoslavia has ceased to exist". Then it was said that "the request of FRY (Serbia and Montenegro) to automatically continue the membership of the SFRY in the UN has not been generally accepted" and therefore "the General Assembly is recommended to make a decision that FRY (Serbia and Montenegro) should apply for membership in the UN and not participate in the work of the General Assembly".

21 September - At the 47th session of the UN General Assembly the Yugoslav delegation forwarded a letter- appeal to all members of the world organization which was signed by Prime Minister Milan Panic. It was asked that the decision on denying Yugoslavia to participate in the work of the General Assembly should be postponed until it had finally been recognized.

The delegation of the Bosnian Muslims submitted in Geneva a proposal on decentralization of BH. According to that proposal BH would be "a democratic, secular and decentralized state with equal rights for all nations" and "a single state with decentralized power of its constitutive regions which would not have the character of states".

22 September - Prime Minister Milan Panic met in New York with all ministers of foreign affairs and ambassadors of five permanent members of the Security Council. On that occasion he presented in 14 items what principal actions his government had taken as a response to the claims established to Yugoslavia by the world organization by the Resolution No. 770. A request was submitted to the Security Council to lift from the list of economic sanctions the embargo on fuel imports that should be used for heating of hospitals, kindergartens and schools.

The USA submitted a claim to the UN Secretary General for establishment of a commission for war crimes committed in Yugoslavia. Also as an annex to the claim was submitted a detailed report which was in accordance with the paragraph 5 of the Resolution No. 771 requiring that states should notify on violations of humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia. In this report the leaderships of Serbia and the Yugoslav Army as well as the Serb armed forces in Krajinas and BH were accused for a number of most serious crimes which had been committed during the 15 month war in the former Yugoslavia. Some, but not so severe accusations were also brought against the Croatian and Muslim parts.

After the debate on the effects of the Resolution No. 777 of the Security Council both Houses of the Federal Assembly decided at their session to send a letter to the UN General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice should give its opinion on the continuity of FRY.

23 September - With 127 votes for, 6 against and 26 abstentions the UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution No. 777 of the Security Council suspending FR Yugoslavia from the General Assembly until the status of one of the founders of the UN was resolved. Before the voting Milan Panic, Prime Minister of the Yugoslav Government made a speech in the General Assembly. He pleaded for withdrawal of all foreign troops from BH accusing the world organization for applying "double standards" in resolving the Yugoslav crisis. He supported this with an example that the UN had not reacted although forty thousand of Croat soldiers fought in BH. Then speaking of the continuity and recognition of new states on the territory of the former SFRY he presented the position of his government on recognition of the status of their once republic borders and finally formally applied for membership of FR Yugoslavia in the UN.

In the headquarters of the United Nations in New York Presidents Franjo Tudjman and Alija Izetebegovic signed an annex to the pact between Croatia and BH made in July 1992 on joint defense of their borders. As provided by the annex "a joint committee should be set up for coordination of defense efforts until the aggression is stopped" as well as that a joint request should be submitted to the Security Council for lifting of the arms embargo in BH. In his letter to the President of the Security Council Jose Ayala Lazo of 29 September Yugoslav Prime Minister Milan Panic characterized as an attempt to make legal the presence of the Croat army in BH.

After their talks in Geneva Patriarch Pavle, head of the Serb Orthodox Church, and Cardinal Kuharic, head of the Croat Catholic Church, sent a joint message to the warring parties in the former Yugoslavia but also to the international community, appealing to them to immediately cease all hostilities. Reis- ul- ulema Jakup Selimoski, head of the Muslim religious community, was not able to come to he meeting which had been arranged.

26 September - In his interview to the Paris weekly "Pouint" ex- chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia Lord Peter Carrington said that Europe had not realized at proper time that Yugoslavia had disappeared and it had prematurely recognized Croatia and Slovenia, and then Bosnia- Herzegovina.

28 September - Co- Chairmen of the Conference on Yugoslavia Cyrus Vance and David Owen talked in Belgrade with President of FRY Dobrica Cosic and on that occasion it was agreed that Cosic- Tudjman talks should begin on unsettled state issues between FR Yugoslavia and Croatia. A separate agreement was reached on the details concerning Prevlaka what was in accordance with the joint statement issued on 11 September. The two Co- Chairmen also met with Slobodan Milosevic and talked about the problems in Kosovo.

30 September - Under the auspices and in the presence of Co- Chairmen of the Conference on Yugoslavia Cyrus Vance and David Owen President of FR Yugoslavia Dobrica Cosic and President of Croatia Franjo Tudjman met in Geneva. After nine hour negotiations they signed the joint Declaration, 1. confirming the obligations that had been taken at the London Conference on inviolability of the existing borders, except the alterations which could be made only by peaceful means; 2. reaching agreement to take more decisive actions in cooperation with the UN peace keeping forces in enabling repatriation of displaced persons to their homes; 3. reaching agreement that the Army of Yugoslavia should leave Prevlaka till 20 October what was in accordance with the Vance plan and security of the area should be ensured by its demilitarization and placing of observers there; 4. reaching agreement on establishment of mixed inter- state committees for all open issue; 5. committing themselves to making maximum efforts with the aim of achieving a just and peaceful settlement of the crisis in BH; 6. condemning all actions concerning "the ethnic cleansing"; 7. welcoming the arrival of international observers to the airports in the two countries; 8. agreeing to meet again on 20 October.

UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali submitted a report to the Security Council on implementation of the decisions of this body through the UNPROFOR at the critical points in Yugoslavia. In his report he pointed out that all warring parties were responsible for irregular situation in all sectors.

Representatives of the UNPROFOR prevented repatriation of around 10.000 refugees, Croats and Hungarians, to their villages in Baranja and Slavonia. They explained it by the fact that there were mine fields and no appropriate conditions were created for their living there.

OCTOBER

2 October - President of the USA George Bush submitted a proposal to the UN Security Council (in seven items) for adoption of a new resolution baning all flights in the airspace of BH except those to be approved by the UN; it was announced that the USA would be more engaged, which also included its military involvement, in all actions of offering assistance and protection of humanitarian convoys for Bosnia, and "in taking measures to intensify the effects of the sanctions imposed against Serbia" and "in securing the presence of foreign observers in Kosovo".

At the American request to ban flights in BH under the threat of use of combat aircraft Radovan Karadzic proposed that "the Serbs themselves should cease their flights in the airspace of BH" provided that the Muslim part stopped their offensive actions". After that commander of the Air Force and Antiaircraft Defense of the Republic of Srpska Major- General Zivomir Ninkovic said that flights ban was the same as a capitulation and that "no one, and even President Karadzic, has the right to sign the capitulation of the country".

3 October - At the headquarters of the International Red Cross in Geneva the warring parties in BH committed themselves to "unilaterally and unconditionally" set free by the end of October all civilian and military prisoners of war who had not violated the rules of humanity. On that occasion the warring parties admitted that there were 52 prisoner- of- war camps in BH, of which 24 were Serb, 19 Muslim and 9 Croat ones.

5 October - At its session in Luxembourg the Council of Ministers of the EC adopted a new Declaration on Yugoslavia saying that "the EC and its members insist on an urgent action of the for implementation of agreements which had been reached at the London Conference, including establishment of no- fly zone in BH, as well as subsequent agreements such as the one on demilitarization of Prevlaka". Recognizing that there were "more and more numerous evidence on crimes, including mass killings and ethnic cleansing, which have mostly been committed by the Serb groups" ministers supported the idea of "establishment of a mechanism for data collection" and "evidence analysis" so that "the persons who have committed mass killings and other grave breaches of international humanitarian law" could be individually responsible.

6 October - The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 779 hailing the joint Declaration signed by FRY and Croatia on 30 September. It also adopted the report of the UN Secretary General of 28 September on the difficulties the UNPROFOR faced in the protected areas in Croatia, particularly for the presence of paramilitary formations. Adopting this resolution the Security Council authorized the UNPROFOR to take responsibility for supervising the implementation of agreement on the complete withdrawal of the Yugoslav National Army from Croatia, demilitarization of Prevlaka and removal of heavy weapons from the neighbouring areas.

The same day the UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 780 on setting up an unbiased international commission of experts which would investigate the war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia. The Security Council again expressed its concern for violation of international humanitarian law in Yugoslavia, and BH in particular, primarily for the information on "mass killings and continual ethnic cleansing". Therefore the Security Council 1. confirmed paragraph 5 of its Resolution No. 771 inviting states and competent organizations to collect information supported by documentary evidence on violation of humanitarian law in the territory of the former Yugoslavia; 2. asked the Secretary General to "set up an unbiased commission of experts that would be in charge for studying and analyzing the information...with the aim of communicating its conclusions to the UN Secretary General" who would submit reports on that. Dutch Professor Eric Kalshoven was appointed President of this commission.

7 October - The House of Representatives of the American Congress gave its approval for adoption of the Law depriving FR Yugoslavia of the status of most favoured nation in trade with the USA.

8 October - With the agreement of all three ethnic communities in BH Executive Secretary of the UNICEF James Grant proclaimed publicly that the first week in November would be "the Week of Tranquillity" so that assistance could be freely delivered to the endangered people before winter.

9 October - The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 781 on the ban of military flights in the airspace of Bosnia- Herzegovina. The ban did not include the flights of the UN protection forces (UNPROFOR) or those within support to the UN operations, including humanitarian assistance. the UNPROFOR was ordered to control respect of that ban including placement of observers, where necessary, at the airports on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

12 October - The first meeting of the Committee for bilateral negotiations between the Republic of Croatia and FR Yugoslavia held in Zagreb. Five commissions established: for traffic, finances, succession, ownership and property issues and for refugees. Members of the Yugoslav part of the Committee attending the meeting included Oskar Kovac, vice- President of the Federal Government, and Miodrag Lekic, vice- President of the Montenegrin Government. Nebojsa Maljkovic, vice- President of the Serbian Government did not leave for Zagreb. The Government of Serbia issued a communication on this occasion, explaining that "in the conditions when persecution and harassment of the Serbian people by Croatian authorities continues, while Croatia is avoiding to fulfill the obligation of withdrawing all military forces from Bosnia- Herzegovina, which is happening without adequate reaction by the UN Security Council, as well as because of unacceptable reduction of the rights of the Serbian people only to the problems of refugees, the Government of Serbia cannot participate in the talks". Responding to this communication, the Federal Government made it known that "the Republic of Serbia was not invited to participate in these talks" and that "as previously, the Government of FRY does not intend to trade with vital interests of the Serbian people in the territories currently under the UN protection".

Peaceful demonstrations held in almost all towns in Kosovo- Metohija, at the invitation of the Organizing Committee for Protests, backed by all Albanian political parties. The protesters presented six demands: immediate opening of schools for Albanian pupils, students and teachers, abolishment of emergency and forced measures in student dormitories, recovery of financial resources, cessation of repression and accountability for all who participated in the destruction of educational system in Kosovo. The next day strong police forces in Pristina prevented new attempt of Albanians to gather in large numbers.

The Assembly of Montenegro promulgated the new Constitution. Cetinje was proclaimed the capital of Montenegro, while administrative capital remained in Montenegro.

In the interest of cooperation with the UN Security Council, the FRY Government set up a task force which would engage in compiling evidence on crimes committed in the territory of ex- Yugoslavia.

13 October - Within the Geneva Conference on Yugoslavia, the delegation of Republika Srpska led by Radovan Karadzic, and Co- Chairmen of the Conference Owen and Vance reached an agreement on moving of Serbian aviation from the airports in Banjaluka to Yugoslav airports, where UNPROFOR monitors would be deployed. The agreement was endorsed by the federal Prime Minister Milan Panic.

14 October - Two- day talks on the problems of education in Albanian language ended in Pristina. Participating in the talks were representatives of the Government of FR Yugoslavia, led by Ivan Ivic, federal minister of education, representatives of Albanians, representatives of the special group for Kosovo of the Geneva Conference, led by the Ambassador Gerd Arens. Representatives of the CSCE Mission attended the meeting. The base for the talks was the paper "Proposed Measures for Solution of the Problems in Education and Culture of the Albanian Minority" in 14 points, prepared by the FRY Ministry for Education and Culture. The proposals, among other things, included conditions for regular start of instruction in Albanian language in primary schools in Kosovo and preparation of specific segments of curricula referring to the national culture and history of Albanians and Albanian minority in Kosovo, recognition of the past two years to secondary- school students and investigation of possibility to allow the students to finish their studies in accordance with the law that was in force when they enrolled at the universities. Participants agreed to hold the next meeting in Belgrade.

15 October - Federal Prime Minister Milan Panic visited Kosovo. After talks with representatives of Serbs and Montenegrins, he met with the leader of the Kosovo Albanians Ibrahim Rugova. They agreed on the establishment of joint task forces that would deal with legislation, education and provision of information in Albanian language. There was no discussion about the status of Kosovo. Reporters did not attend since the meeting had working character.

16 October - At the joint session of both chambers of the Assembly of FR Yugoslavia on international position of FRY and security situation in the country, the keynote addresses were submitted by Dobrica Cosic, President of FR Yugoslavia, Ilija Djukic, minister for foreign affairs, and Zivota Panic, chief of staff of the Yugoslav Army. In the discussion many deputies - members of the Serbian Radical Party and Socialist Party of Serbia - criticized the policy of the Prime Minister Milan Panic and raised the question of confidence in the Federal Government. Deputies of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro supported the Federal Government, assessing that its policy of peace and negotiation is the only way out of the crisis. Debate on confidence in the Federal Government was postponed, because President Cosic and Prime Minister Panic had to leave the session early due to urgent official commitments.

US President George Bush signed the law which deprives FR Yugoslavia of the status of the most favored nation "because of support to Serb armed forces in Bosnia- Herzegovina".

18 October - Decision on withdrawal from Prevlaka was practically implemented, since most members of the Yugoslav Army withdrew from this peninsula, except from Kupica where a water tank and theodolite station are situated.

19 October - Talks held in Geneva between the FRY delegation, led by President Dobrica Cosic, and delegation of Bosnia- Herzegovina, led by Alija Izetbegovic. They issued a joint statement in which the two Presidents confirmed their dedication to the obligations undertaken at the London conference, particularly on inviolability of the existing borders, except changes by agreement. They also stressed the need to make every effort to stop hostilities in Bosnia- Herzegovina and unblock Sarajevo. Delegations agreed that it was necessary that "all parties in conflict place all armed units in the territory of Bosnia- Herzegovina under efficient command and control and to eliminate armed gangs, paramilitary forces, and criminal and mercenary elements irrespective of where they come from" and expressed "firm commitment to prosecute in conformity with relevant legal provisions all perpetrators of criminal offenses committed during the armed conflict", including the practice of "ethnic cleansing".

20 October - Dobrica Cosic, President of FR Yugoslavia, and Franjo Tudjman, President of Croatia, signed in Geneva the second Declaration on the establishment of cooperation between FR Yugoslavia and Republic of Croatia. They stated that almost all provisions of the first Declaration, signed on 30 September 1992, are being implemented. The second Declaration stipulates the opening of representative offices of FR Yugoslavia in Zagreb and Croatia in Belgrade, opening of roads, railways and telecommunications, settlement of issues referring to personal property, pensions and other problems relevant for economic well- being of people, research of issues referring to dual citizenship.

All facilities within the Prevlaka barracks placed under the UNPROFOR supervision.

Fierce conflict between the Muslim and HVO forces near Vitez in Bosnia- Herzegovina.

22 October - The US Government submitted to the UN Secretariat the second report on war crimes, torture and destruction in the territory of ex- Yugoslavia, compiled after the eyewitness statements and testimonies. All but one of 30 described grave cases are attributed to the Serbian armed forces in Bosnia- Herzegovina. United Nations also received a request by Tadeusz Mazowiecki, special envoy of the UN Secretary General, for a team of experts to be sent by the UN to investigate the allegations on the existence of mass graves in Vukovar.

23 October - The Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council approved the request lodged by Montenegro for import of various goods necessary to the population in northern parts of the republic suffering from the consequences of natural disasters and suggested that Montenegro apply to the UN for the award of humanitarian aid. Re- establishment of the ferry connection between Bar and Bari was also approved.

24 October - Intention to symbolically mark the opening of the Belgrade- Zagreb highway, with the consent of the Yugoslav and Croatian governments, as well as UNPROFOR representatives, did not succeed. Coach and van convoy by which local and foreign reporters traveled from both capitals toward Okucani, where they were supposed to meet, came across barricades and armed militia members of the Republic of Srpska Krajina. Agreement on re- establishment of telephone connections between Belgrade and Zagreb also fell through.

25 October - The Central Committee of CDU for Bosnia- Herzegovina at its session in Posusje revoked Stjepan Kljujic, member of the collective BH Presidency and elected Miro Lasic instead. On this occasion, Mate Boban, President of Herceg- Bosnia sent an appeal to the Croatian President Tudjman, asking him to prevent the transport of mujahedeens through Croatia to Bosnia- Herzegovina.

26 October - FRY President Dobrica Cosic with associates in two- day visit to Italy. On the first day he met with the Italian minister for foreign affairs Emilio Colombo and President of the Republic Luigi Scalfaro. The next day he met with the President of the Italian Senate Giovanni Spadolini, while his special counselor Svetozar Stojanovic talked with undersecretary of the Vatican Ministry for Foreign Affairs Celli, who conveyed the message by Pope John Paul II that "Vatican wants dialogue and promotion of relations with FR Yugoslavia".

27 October - UNPROFOR warned that Croatian and Serbian sides increasingly frequently violate cease-fire in "pink zones" and that without disarmament and demilitarization the Vance Plan would be jeopardized.

28 October - Co- Chairmen of the Geneva Conference on Yugoslavia Cyrus Vance and David Owen talked in Belgrade with FRY President Dobrica Cosic and federal Prime Minister Milan Panic. Co- Chairmen Vance and Owen met separately with the chief of staff of the Yugoslav Army Zivota Panic and federal Prime Minister Milan Panic (Radovan Karadzic, President of Republika Srpska, attended both meetings). They agreed that airplanes of the Republika Srpska Army be stationed at the airport in Banjaluka, under the control of UN monitors. Cyrus Vance met separately with the President of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic and delivered him a copy of just released Proposal for Constitutional Arrangement for Bosnia- Herzegovina, authored by the Finish diplomat Marti Ahtisaari. According to this project, Bosnia- Herzegovina would be constituted as a decentralized state with 7- 10 regions, whose borders would be geographically coherent, with recognition of ethnic, historic, economic and communication factors. The central authorities would be in charge of foreign affairs, defense, foreign trade and citizenship. All other matters would be in the competence of local regions.

29 October - Co- Chairmen of the Conference on Yugoslavia David Owen and Cyrus Vance, together with Prime Minister Panic, visited Pristina, where they met with prominent Kosovo public and political figures - Serbs and Albanians. At the press conference Lord Owen stated that "Kosovo should have a special status or autonomy, but only within Serbia".

Tadeusz Mazowiecki, special envoy of the UN Secretary General, submitted a report to the UN Commission on violation of human rights in the former Yugoslavia. In the report he pointed out that human rights in Bosnia- Herzegovina were being increasingly violated at the time when parties in conflict promised at Geneva negotiations that they would stop this practice.

30 October - Assemblies of Republika Srpska and Republic of Srpska Krajina at the joint session in Prijedor adopted the Declaration on unification of these two republics. They also decided that this decision be shortly tested at the plebiscite in both republics, after which the elections for the common constitutional assembly should be scheduled.

31 October - Within the UNICEF campaign "A Week of Silence for Children" a convoy of trucks carrying milk, blankets and winter clothes, that left from Belgrade a day earlier, arrived at Sarajevo.

NOVEMBER

2- 3 November - At the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia deputies voted on confidence in the government of Prime Minister Milan Panic. At the Chamber of Citizens 93 out of 117 deputies voted for no confidence in the government, and 24 against this proposal; in the Chamber of Republics, 18 voted for the confidence, 17 against (one ballot was invalid). Since the proposal on no confidence to the government did not receive adequate support in both chambers of the Federal Assembly, the Federal Government continued its work.

16 November - The UN Security Council adopted resolution 787. Expressing deep concern about reports of continuing violations of the embargo imposed by its resolutions 713 (1991), 724 (1991) and 757 (1992) against FR Yugoslavia, the Security Council by this resolution extended the embargo against FR Yugoslavia, among other things by prohibiting the transshipment of a number of commodities and products through FRY (crude oil, petroleum products, coal, energy- related equipment, iron, steel, other metals, chemicals, rubber, tires, vehicles, aircraft and motors of all types) and by tightening the control of shipments of goods in inland, river and maritime transport, particularly on the Danube, to prevent further violation of the Security Council decisions.

22 November - Naval and air forces of the NATO and WEU started control of vessels in the international waters of the Adriatic Sea to prevent supplies of oil and other strategic materials to FR Yugoslavia.

23- 25 November - Three- day talks of the delegations of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Croatian Roman Catholic Church and Islamic religious community from Bosnia held in Zurich. At the close of their talks they sent an Appeal for peace in Bosnia- Herzegovina, signed by Patriarch Pavle, Archbishop Vinko Puljic, Reis ul Ulema Jakub Selimovski and Great Rabbi of the USA Arthur Schnyer

25 November - The Balkan Conference on Bosnia- Herzegovina held in Istanbul. Besides Turkey, the conference was attended by the representatives of the four former Yugoslav republics (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia- Herzegovina and Macedonia), Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria, Austria and Romania. FR Yugoslavia, Greece and Italy declined the invitation to the conference.

26 November - US State Department representative J. Sinder said in Washington that the USA strongly believes that the only way to resolve the crisis situation in Kosovo is to grant the people of Kosovo all the rights and full autonomy in the framework of the present borders. "We have publicized on several occasions our position on Kosovo. We recognize the autonomy, but not the independence of Kosovo", he said.

DECEMBER

3 December - Ministerial conference of 50 Islamic states ended in Jedda with the request that United Nations by 15 January 1993 undertake all measures to ensure cessation of war in Bosnia and "extermination of Muslims". Otherwise, they said, Islamic states would undertake their own financial and military measures to defend Muslims in Bosnia.

6 December - Presidential and parliamentary elections held in Slovenia. Milan Kucan was elected President of the Republic in the first round, after winning 63.92% of votes. At the parliamentary elections, Liberal- Democratic Party won 23.9% of votes, Christian Democrats 14.47%, joint list led by Social- Democratic Renewal (SDR) 13.72% and Slovenian National Party 10.44% of votes. Seventy six percent of registered voters went to the polls.

11 December - The UN Security Council adopted resolution 795 by which "considering the request by the Government in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" it approved the deployment in Macedonia of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) consisting of 700 soldiers, 35 military monitors and 26 members of civil police.

12 December - The Summit of the European Community in Edinburgh adopted the Declaration on Yugoslavia, requesting from the Security Council to urgently consider new measures, including military, which would ensure prevention of military aircraft flights over Bosnia- Herzegovina and safe passage of convoys with humanitarian aid. They also demanded the establishment of safe areas in Bosnia- Herzegovina to provide protection to the civilian population. The Declaration also stressed that "the present leadership of Serbia and Bosnian Serbs" bear the greatest responsibility for the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

17 December - The NATO Ministerial Council in Brussels adopted the Declaration on Yugoslavia, expressing concern over deteriorating situation in the former Yugoslavia. They stressed that NATO was ready to undertake appropriate measures, but only at the request of the UN Security Council.

18 December - The UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution on the situation in Bosnia- Herzegovina. If Serbia and Montenegro in the shortest period possible fail to fulfill all relevant Security Council resolutions, the Resolution among other things, calls for application of Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which inter alia stipulates the use of military force. The resolution was adopted with 102 votes for, while 57 delegations abstained from voting. The latter included, among others, all EC member states, Russia, China, Bulgaria, Romania, Sweden, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Canada. The USA was the only state among the permanent Security Council members that voted in favor of the resolution.

The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 798 in which it expressed consternation over the reports of massive, organized and systematic detention and rape of women, in particular Muslim women, in Bosnia- Herzegovina. The Security Council demanded immediate closing of all detention camps, particularly camps for women.

The Assembly of Republika Srpska at the session held in Pale adopted the Declaration on ending of the war. Through amendment to the Constitution the Presidency has been abolished, while the function of the President of Republic was established. Radovan Karadzic was elected the first President of Republika Srpska.

20 December - Federal, republican and provincial parliamentary and local elections, as well as elections for the Presidents of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, held in FR Yugoslavia. At the federal elections for the Chamber of Citizens, at which 70.7% of registered voters took part, the Socialist Party of Serbia won 47 seats, Serbian Radical Party 34, DEPOS 20, Democratic Party of Socialist (Montenegro) 17, Democratic Party of Serbia 5, Socialist Party of Montenegro 5, People's Party of Montenegro 4, Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Vojvodina 3, coalition of the Democratic and Reformist Party 2, and coalition of the Democratic Party, Reformist Party and Civil Alliance one seat. At the elections for the National Assembly of Serbia the Socialist Party won 101 seats, Serbian Radical Party 73, DEPOS 49, Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Vojvodina 9, Democratic Party 7, group of citizens (Zeljko Raznjatovic) 5, Peasants' Alliance of Serbia 3, coalition of the Democratic Party and Reformist Democratic Party of Vojvodina 2, and Democratic Reformist Party of Muslims one seat. At the elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic was elected in the first round, after winning 2,515,047 votes (56% of those who voted); the second ranked candidate Milan Panic won 1,516,693 votes (34.02%), Milan Paroski won 147,693 votes (3.31%), etc. At the elections for the National Assembly of Montenegro the Democratic Party of Socialists won 46 seats, People's Party 14, Liberal Alliance 13, Serbian Radical Party in Montenegro 8 and Social- Democratic Party 4 seats. At the elections for the President of the Republic of Montenegro none of the nine candidates won the necessary majority. The best ranked candidates were Momir Bulatovic, who won 127,271 votes, and Branko Kostic with 58,154 votes, which made them eligible for the second round of elections scheduled for 10 January 1993.

28 December - President of FR Yugoslavia Dobrica Cosic talked in Geneva with Boutros Boutros Ghali, Cyrus Vance and David Owen, Andrei Kozyrev and Franjo Tudjman. Presidents Cosic and Tudjman agreed that peace in Bosnia- Herzegovina can be established only with its constitutional arrangement as a confederation of the three peoples.

29 December - Deputies of both chambers of the Federal Assembly of FR Yugoslavia cast a vote of no confidence to the federal Prime Minister Milan Panic. In the Chamber of Citizens 95 deputies voted for no confidence, 12 withheld their vote. In the Chamber of Republics 30 deputies were in favour of no confidence, 5 were against, while one vote was invalid.