§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the discovery by implementation forces of weapons in the neighbourhood of Sarajevo; what evidence has been found of complicity662W between the Bosnian Government and Iranians detained at the site of the discovery; and if the matter is being referred to the war crimes tribunal. [16294]
§ Mr. SoamesOn 15 February, IFOR raided a building near Fojnica in central Bosnia and seized weapons, ammunition, explosives and bomb-making equipment. Eleven people were arrested at the scene, including three Iranians. IFOR is continuing its investigation into the discovery, which is believed to constitute a violation of the peace agreement that prohibits the presence of foreign forces in Bosnia. The matter does not fall within the mandate of the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.