B4-0423, 0425, 0426 and 0428/94

Resolution on the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The European Parliament

-having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 17 November 1994 on the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina,

A.whereas the United States have decided unilaterally to withdraw from the operation to enforce the arms embargo on Bosnia-Herzegovina, a gesture that shows the seriousness of the present situation and represents a turning point in the conflict,

B.having regard to the meeting of the WEU Council of Ministers that took place on 14 November 1994,

C.having regard to the decisions by the United Nations Security Council and NATO on the establishment and monitoring of the embargo against the states of the former Yugoslavia,

D.recalling the dangers faced by UNPROFOR (the UN protection force) and fearing that those dangers will increase,

E.referring to the Charter of the United Nations where the right of self-defence of the Member States is defined,

F.having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Bosnia Herzegovina and on the situation of deserters from former Yugoslavia and the acuteness of this problem in certain Member States and future Member States,

1.Takes the view that, despite all the disappointments over the ineffectiveness of the United Nations, the decisions of the Security Council and the General Assembly must be respected;

2.Calls on the Western countries - principally the European Union and the United States - to find common solutions to the various conflicts on the territory of former Yugoslavia in order to save the lives of the Bosnian population;

3.Insists that measures be taken in order to avoid UNPROFOR troops being unnecessarily imperilled;

4.Insists that the Council urge the Western European Union to start an intensive dialogue in the framework of NATO with the US government concerning the new situation;

5.Urges the European Union and its Member States to make a supreme effort to achieve agreement within the Atlantic Alliance on how to defeat aggression against Bosnia-Herzegovina and ensure respect for the principles of the UN Charter and the Paris Charter for a New Europe;

6.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the USA and the secretaries general of the CSCE, NATO, the WEU and the UN.