§ Mr. ElletsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has received about Croatian air force activity in the no-fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina in breach of UN resolution 781; what evidence exists that Croat flights are engaged in the smuggling of arms in breach of the international arms embargo; what representations have been made to the Government of Croatia on this subject; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe UN Secretary-General has issued regular reports to the Security Council giving details of violations of the no-fly zone established by resolution 781 of 9 October and 786 of 11 November. It is clear from these that, to varying degrees, all parties in Bosnia Herzegovina, including the Croats, have conducted flights outside the terms permitted in the resolutions, some of which may have been used to smuggle arms. The total of unauthorised flights to 14 January was 377. The United Kingdom and other members of the Security Council have made a démarche to the Croatian Government representative at the United Nations.
§ Mr. ElletsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the extent to which Bosnian-Serb aircraft have observed the provisions of UN Security Council resolution 781; and if he will support calls for enforcement of the no-fly zone.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe UN Secretary-General has issued regular reports to the Security Council giving details of violations of the no-fly zone established by resolutions284W 781 of 9 October and 786 of 11 November. It is clear from these that, to varying degrees, all parties in Bosnia Herzegovina, including the Bosnian Serbs, have conducted flights outside the terms permitted in the resolutions. The total of unauthorised flights to 14 January was 377. Members of the Security Council, including the United Kingdom, are currently considering a resolution on enforcement of the no-fly zone which will apply to all parties.