European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes world dec backs Deal with serbs to lift sanctions for land Luxembourg a the european Community on monday endorsed a gradual suspension of sanctions against Serbia if Belgrade pushes Bosnia serbs into giving More land Back to Bosnia s Muslim led plan must be approved by the . Security Council but already has the conditional backing of the United states dec sources said. The dec foreign ministers called Bosnia s warring sides the United states and Russia to a meeting in Geneva next monday to seek guarantees that Aid convoys will not be attacked by local warlords. The obstruction of humanitarian Aid has deepened the suffering of people across Bosnia and Herzegovina As the War among muslims serbs and croats enters it second full Winter. The idea of easing . Sanctions against serbian dominated Yugoslavia was first raised by France and Germany at a nov. 8 meeting of dec foreign minister sin Brussels Belgium. The sanctions in place since May 1992, have Bat to Rcd an Economy already reeling from supporting wan in former yugoslav republics and Yugoslavia repeat edly has sought to have them lifted. Under the French German plan a suspension of sanctions would be designed to encourage bosnian serbs to yield More land to Bosnia s Muslim led government. The suspension of sanctions on goods and service with no military application is being studied sources said. As examples they cited easing a ban on All Money transfers to Serbia and cutting the red tape the Bel Grade government faces when it wants to buy medicines final lifting of the sanctions would hinge on a peace plan settling ethnic disputes across All of the for Mer Yugoslavia said British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd. Fighting also continues at a much lower level i Croatia. We cannot at the moment lift sanctions Hur said. But if the serbs and the croats were to make the necessary territorial concessions to the muslims in bos Nia some sort of lifting of sanctions might be a serbian Muslim standoff Over Small chunks of Landin Eastern Bosnia doomed an International peace plan two months ago. If serbs agree to return that 3 to 4percent of bosnian land to the Muslim led government the dec would endorse suspension of some said the americans hesitant until now about lifting sanctions against Serbia would favor the suspension it produced peace Deal in Bosnia. Together with the United states we have an under standing that this is the right approach " said Pieter Kooymans the dutch foreign said the United states also supports a meet ing in Geneva to seek guarantees for the unhindered passage of Relief convoys. On thursday leaders of Bosnia s warring faction signed an agreement to that effect. But previous accords have been renegade militia leaders violate that Accord the dec will endorse the use of . Force to keep Ai routes into Bosnia open the trading bloc s 12 foreign ministers warned. Centrists fare poorly in italian voting Rome a fed up with corruption in main Stream politics voters turned to candidates of the left and right As Well As the autonomy minded Northern league in Muy ofal elections exit polls and projections showed. The Christian democrats and the socialists who have governed Italy for 45 years were shut out in six major cities sunday showing that voters had lost Faith in both centrist parties ahead of National elections Likely next year. In one of the most closely watched races Alyssandra Mussolini granddaughter of world War ii dictator do Nito Mussolini and a prominent no fascist herself made it to a Runoff in the Naples mayor s race. More than 11 million italians one Quarter of the electorate were eligible to vote in sunday s races. Up for election were governments in 428 cities three provinces and the Region of Trentino Alto adige in northeastern Italy. Turnout was reported heavy despite Snow and rain up and Down the major tests were in Rome Venice Genoa Trieste Palermo and Naples. To win a candidate must receive at least half the votes cast. If no candidate docs the top two vote getters enter a dec. 5 Runoff. Mussolini garnered 30.8 percent of the vote enough to Force a Runoff with her leftist rival Antonio Sassolino who led with 40.6 percent according to a projection. In Palermo Leoluca Orlando outspoken Leader of the network an anti mafia leftist party won overwhelmingly capturing three quarters of the vote. People read Small ads. You just did you can now advertise your products events and serviced to 150,000 daily readers at incredibly Low rates. This and for example can Cost you an Little As $51.72. For info Call Germany civilian 06155-60124? or Dan 348-8247. 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