European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a the stars and stripes world monday january 11,1993 Geneva apr International me dilators and leaders from former Yugoslavia resumed talks sunday on ending War in Bosnia and Herzegovina billed As the last Chance for peace. But the Leader of Bosnia s serbs Radovan Karadzic ruled out a Quick Solu Tion and renewed his demand Tor a separate state within Bosnia. The mediators have already rejected that proposing instead a single state with 10 autonomous provinces. An agreement is possible a Only if the conference does not strive for a Quick and final solution Quot Karadzic said on Bel Grade television before heading to Geneva. / / a Quot a if the conference wants to finish everything tomorrow it May collapse Quot he said. If the serbs refuse to Budge on this Issue the conference will fail leading to an upsurge in fighting and possible Western military intervention. Bosnia a Muslim president Alija Izet Begovic retreated from a Boycott threat made less than 24 hours before and met with mediators Cyrus Vance and lord David Owen in Geneva their spokesman Fred Eckhard said. Leaders of the country a serbs and croats were to meet ize Begovic for face to face talks at 2 30 ., after fog at Geneva Airport delayed the talks for several hours Eckhard said. Power broker Reg serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was expected to join the talks today. Vance the United nations mediator and Owen the european Community envoy Are chairing the meeting. Yugoslav president Dobrica Cosic and croatian president Franjo Tadjman seen As having influence Over the bosnian leaders were also due to take part. The mediators met Tadjman separately before the scheduled full talks. Ize Begovic indicated saturday that his government had suspended participation in the talks in protest at the slaying of his Deputy Premier by a serbian gunman in the capita Sarajevo. Vance and Owen then said they intended to restart the talks even if the bosnian government pulled out. Bosnian vice Premier Hakija Turajlic was shot and lulled Friday by a serb while in route to Sarajevo from the Airport in a . Armoured vehicle. Montenegrin return to polls Belgrade Yugoslavia apr montenegrin voted sunday in a presidential Runoff that could determine whether the tiny yugoslav Republic stays in its Union with Serbia the Choice was Between current president Momir Bulatovic who has indicated he May reconsider his Alliance with Serbia and Branko Kostic a staunch serbian ally. Kostic a former yugoslav communist president and supporter of Serbia a hard line Leader Slobodan Milosevic has accused moderate Bulatovic of a working on a quiet secession Quot from is generally believed that secession of Montenegro would Start another civil War in the Balkans since about 10 percent of the republics 600,000 inhabitants who declare themselves serbs and thousands More Milosevic supporters would certainly rebel. There Are about 400,000 eligible voters in Montenegro and pre election polls made Bulatovic the Clear favorite. First official results were expected tuesday. Bulatovich a democratic party of socialists overwhelmingly won parliamentary elections dec. 20. Bulatovic won 42.9 percent of the presidential vote in that election and Kostic 23.7 percent. A simple majority is needed in the second round. Polls opened at 7 . And were to close at 8 It Serbia and Montenegro Are the Only republics remaining in Yugoslavia after Slovenia Croatia Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzeg Owna seceded from the old federation. Many montenegrin Are now increasingly wary of remaining in the serbian led Yugoslavia saying they Are unfairly carrying the Burden of International sanctions imposed on the country for fomenting the bloody yugoslav civil War. V a Zorn making tracks a a russian father pulls the sleds or his children along a Snow fell in the russian capital where temperatures Snow covered path sunday morning with Moscow s have stayed below freezing for weeks. See Page 13 for Novod Vichy Convent forming a wintry backdrop. New More on the weather. A june 3 wedding Tokyo up a preparations Are under Way to hold the wedding of Crown Prince Haruhito and Masako Owaldo on june 3, a news report said sunday. The Imperial household Agency plans to name the Date officially after the Imperial household Council formally approves the engagement of the 32-year-old Prince to Owaldo a diplomats daughter educated at Harvard University in Cambridge mass. News of the Royal engagement broke wednesday and although statements by government ministers acknowledge the engagement As a fact it Bas not yet been confirmed through Normal official channels. Emperor Akihito and Empress i Chiiko Are expected to postpone to later in the year a scheduled visit to eur. Ropchan nations that was to have taken place in Early june. The Kyodo news service quoted sources As saying that the government had unofficially begun to Pardon convicted lawbreakers As part of a tradition to Mark the Princess coming marriage to the 29-year-Otd commoner. Japan has a tradition of granting pardons to Mark important state occasions and events in the Imperial household. The amnesty will restore rights lost or suspended because of conviction and granted according to Law the sources said. Some critics however have noted that those most Likely to Benefit from the a political amnesty Quot Are violators of the electoral Law for crimes such As error suspected in India crash papers say new Delhi India a a cockpit voice recorder could indicate As Early As today whether a foreign Pilot ignored an order not to land before his plane crashed at a foggy Airport and All 163 people aboard leaped out of the burning w Reckage. On sunday the nations newspapers were filled with stories about the incredible escape passengers and Crew made from the jetliner minutes before fires spread and engulfed the plane saturday. Only six were hospitalized with injuries. Some news reports say the uzbek Pilot a hired to replace striking pilots of state owned Indian airlines a did no to understand the order because he does no to. Speak others say he landed because he was too tired after a Long delayed Domestic flight to Fly to another Airport. And others blame Pilot error and say the plane crashed because it landed off course and rammed into lights at the beginning of the runway. Navin Kohli 34, a Public relations officer recalled How he helped open an emergency exit minutes after the plane flipped Over and he cot out of the seat Belt holding him upside Dow n. A there was a loud bump when the plane touched the ground Quot he said by Telephone from his Home in new Delhi Quot i did no to realize anything was wrong. Then there was a series of bumps jarring sounds and crashes. 1 saw myself Tilting and going up. A that Point i realized i was in the Middle of a crash. I knew i was dying. It was terrifying. I was helpless Quot when the plane overturned spun around in a Circle and All the lights went out people began to scream Kohli said. But they stopped in a few minutes opened their seat belts and began to crawl through aisles lit by Small fires burning outside. A Kohli and another Man pushed open an emergency exit and stepped out of the plane. He was amazed How easy that was a because the plane was upside Down the door Wasny to far from the ground so it was like stepping out of my House. Within three or four minutes everyone had gotten a the Federal directorate aviation appointed an inspector to investigate the cause of the crash and he immediately received the cockpit voice recorder. The russian built Tu-154 jetliner leased from uzbek airlines crashed at Indira Gandhi International Airport before Dawn. Indian airlines has been leasing six of the russian made Tu-i54s since hundreds of its pilots went on strike a month ago to demand higher wages and better benefits. After saturdays crash the government ordered the other five Tu-154s grounded. Like Many other passengers Kohli sharply criticized the airline and the Airport for taking so Long to reach the scene. Even when fire engines did arrive he said they obtain any running water until the whole plane had burned
