SITUATION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

The European Parliament,

A.shocked at the violence against the independent Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and deploring the terrible loss of life and suffering in the republic,

B.recalling its previous resolutions on the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, most recently that of 12 March 1991Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 12,

C.having regard to the reports by Amnesty International, Helsinki Watch and the CRHI, which speak of hundreds of civilians being held in camps in Serbia, Vojvodina and Croatia,

1.Calls for an immediate halt to fighting in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina;

2.Condemns the role of the armed forces from outside the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and calls for all such units to be withdrawn from the republic; is deeply disturbed also by the role of other paramilitary forces in the republic and calls for all the local armed forces to accept forthwith the command of the lawful government of Bosnia-Herzegovina;

3.Notes the intention of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro to create a new state of Yugoslavia; considers that this republic can only be recognized by the Member States if the 'Guidelines for recognition' remain entirely in force, in particular those relating to minority rights and the disavowal of territorial claims against other republics, and if it fully restores the autonomy of Kosovo and Vojvodina; believes that the rights and duties of the successor states to the former Yugoslavia should be determined by mutual agreement between those states in accordance with international law;

4.Bitterly deplores the death of the EC peace monitor, Mr Borée, and extends its deepest sympathy to his family;

5.Expresses its deep concern about the situation of all peace-keeping troops in the former Yugoslavia and calls on the authorities responsible to do all in their power to ensure the safety of the EC observers and other peace-keeping troops;

6.Expresses its solidarity with the grass-roots forces in the various republics who are opposed to the war and are seeking to preserve or reopen the channels of dialogue and inter-ethnic solidarity;

7.Approves the decision on the part of the CSCE to exclude the Yugoslav delegation from all decisions adopted regarding Bosnia-Herzegovina until 30 June 1992;

8.Endorses the decisions of the Council with regard to recall of the Community's ambassadors and observers;

9.Calls on EPC and the UN to act immediately in response to the appeal for aid by the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina;

10.Calls on the Council to take, or cause to be taken by the UN Security Council, all effective measures - including an oil embargo - to terminate the aggression;

11.Calls on the UN Security Council to oversee the demobilization of former federal troops present in Bosnia-Herzegovina or other territories of what was Yugoslavia and to demand the immediate release of all prisoners of war;

12.Calls for persons violating human rights and the law of war to be brought to justice;

13.Underlines that any solution in Bosnia-Herzegovina should take proper account of the interests of all of its citizens and considers unacceptable any support from the outside for attempts to divide the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina;

14.Notes the catastrophic situation facing refugees and displaced persons as a consequence of the conflict and calls on the Community and the governments of the Member States to provide assistance for these individuals and to draw up emergency action plans to tackle any further mass exodus of refugees;

15.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, EPC, the UN, the CSCE, the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the governments of the other republics of the former Yugoslavia and the leaders of the Yugoslav National Army (JNA).