BOSNIAN CROATS REJECT TERMS FOR CITY RULE.Byline: Ivica Profaca Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. beefed up patrols around Mostar on Sunday and European leaders mulled mull 1 tr.v. mulled, mull·ing, mulls To heat and spice (wine, for example). [Origin unknown. pulling out of the divided city after Bosnian Croats refused to respect local election results unconditionally. The developments were another blow to international efforts to keep the Balkan peace, imperiling the Muslim-Croat federation that is to rule half of Bosnia and boding bod·ing n. An omen or foreboding, especially of evil. Noun 1. boding - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" ill for Sept. 14 national elections. It also came a day after the White House had announced an agreement on Mostar, the result of a meeting between President Clinton and Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, the Bosnian Croats' patron. ``We are greatly disappointed that the local Bosnia Croat leadership in Mostar rejected the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community compromise for establishing a Mostar city government,'' White House spokeswoman Kathy McKiernan said Sunday. McKiernan said the failure was particularly disturbing in light of the assurances by Tudjman, whose aides traveled from Washington to Bosnia to try to obtain Bosnian Croat cooperation. The European Union, which has administered Mostar for two years and tried to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. Muslims and Croats there, had threatened to leave if Bosnian Croats didn't accept June election results by midnight Saturday. Croats have boycotted the city council, complaining of voting irregularities after a Muslim-led coalition won a narrow majority. Late Sunday, Croatia's foreign minister, Mate Granic, told the Associated Press that Bosnian Croats proposed to abide by To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. See also: Abide the election results until the federation's constitutional court - which has yet to be formed - rules on their complaints. Bosnian Croat radio in Mostar reported that the Croats made their acceptance conditional on there being no more city council sessions between Thursday, when a Mostar mayor is to be elected, and any ruling from the constitutional court. Granic said the proposal was the result of telephone conversations between the Croatian leadership and U.S. and German mediators. ``We expect that this proposal will be accepted,'' Granic said. Consultations continued into the night. The EU was trying to discuss the proposal with Muslim officials, said Dragan Gasic, the EU spokesman in Mostar. He refused to elaborate. The EU chief in Mostar, Sir Martin Garrod, warned Sunday that the stalemate stale·mate n. 1. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock. 2. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move. tr.v. in Mostar could have ``very serious implications on the whole Dayton peace accord and the peace process in general.'' |
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