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BRUSSELS: NATO & UN PLAN JOINT ATTACK ON BIHAC "SAFE" AREA

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English/Nat The United Nations and NATO are drafting plans to deter Serb attacks on the Bihac "safe area," but the U-N's commander appeared to rule out any immediate use of allied airstrikes to defend the enclave. French Gen. Bernard Janvier, U-N commander for the former Yugoslavia, suggested in Brussels Friday that airstrikes were unlikely for the moment, because attacks on the Bihac pocket by the Bosnian Serbs and their allies had not yet reached the area around Bihac town itself. The U-N's military commander in the former Yugoslavia arrived at NATO headquarters in Brussels earlier Friday, to discuss his new powers to call in allied air strikes. French General Bernard Janvier's arrival comes two days after U-N Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali gave him authority to unleash NATO air power against the Bosnian Serbs. NATO had pushed Boutros-Ghali to delegate control over air strikes to U-N and allied military commanders, in an attempt to ensure air power is used more quickly and effectively. Janvier's visit is his second in 10 days to the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Accompanied by Kofi Annan, U-N Undersecretary General for peacekeeping, Janvier spent the day discussing plans to bomb Serbs targets if they threaten Gorazde - the last remaining U-N "safe area" in eastern Bosnia. The talks will also included plans to extend the tougher air strike policy to Bihac, a "safe area" in western Bosnia which is under sustained attack from the Bosnian Serbs and their allies. Just how NATO air attacks will be put into action, remains unclear although the policy is expected to be implemented in phases. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/92feb790e3492e3d9a70e51a1e0fd0ba Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork