§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, as demanded by Senator Dole, Bosnian Government forces are to be armed and trained either by the NATO force, or by the US contingent in the NATO force, or by US forces in the area not under NATO command.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)Neither NATO nor any contingent in the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) will arm and train Bosnian Government forces. President Clinton has confirmed in writing to Congress that, in order to assure the impartiality of IFOR, providing arms and training to the Federation forces will not be done by either IFOR or US forces.