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Claiborne Pell: “Yesterday, Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Moslem representatives reached an agreement which we all hope will lead to an end…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1994
Yesterday, Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Moslem representatives reached an agreement which we all hope will lead to an end to the bitter fighting between the Croat and Moslem people in Bosnia. As a unified front, the Bosnian Croats and Moslems stand a better chance of prompting the Bosnian Serbs into negotiations, which will not only bring an end to the fighting, but could yield a fair and just settlement to one of the world's most difficult foreign policy challenges. At the state level, the Croatian and Bosnian Governments also signed an agreement yesterday which could lead to the establishment of a confederation between the Republic of Croatia and the Bosnian Federation. That separate accord also sets out procedures regarding access to the sea for the Bosnian Federation, and transit through Bosnia for Croatian vehicles. I must say that there is a bit of irony surrounding the confederation agreement between Croatia and Bosnia.
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Claiborne Pell
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing a recent agreement between Bosnian Croats and Moslems aimed at ending conflict in Bosnia.

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