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United Nations peace mediator Thorvald Stoltenberg held talks on Monday with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade, discussing the situation in former Yugoslavia and the extension of a UN peacekeepers' mandate in Croatia. Milosevic urged the Croatian government and leaders of the breakaway Serb Krajina region to continue negotiations
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The US has effectively taken over the initiative in Croatia, reversing the tide of European-led policy that has dominated the region for months. In a groundbreaking agreement, Croatian President Franjo Tudjman agreed to allow the United Nations peacekeeping forces to remain in his country, paving the way for a reconstituted
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United Nations officials are discussing the formation of a new UN force in Croatia, totaling 5,000 to 6,000 troops, to replace the current 12,000 UN peacekeeping troops whose term will expire on March 31. The new force, consisting of 500 border monitors, will be responsible for monitoring
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Croatian President Franjo Tudjman has announced that his country will permit UN peacekeeping troops to stay beyond March 31, when the UN mandate expires, on an interim basis. This decision comes as the US proposes to revamp the UN mission, scaling back the number of soldiers from 15,000 to
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Senior Administration officials have announced that a reduced contingent of United Nations peacekeepers will remain in Croatia, following intense diplomacy between the US, Europe, and Croatia. President Franjo Tudjman had threatened to have the 12,000 troops leave after their mandate expired on March 31, sparking concerns about a potential
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U.S. Marines, along with Italian, French, British, and Malaysian forces, descended upon the Somali capital of Mogadishu for the second time in two years, this time to protect the last remnant of UN peacekeepers retreating from a failed mission. The amphibious landing, devoid of high drama, marked the beginning
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Fierce fighting between rival Somali militias erupted just outside the Mogadishu airport gates, with both sides exchanging mortar and automatic-weapons fire as United Nations peacekeepers prepared to withdraw. The clashes, which began in the early afternoon, continued sporadically into the evening, wounding a Somali policeman and killing at least one
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President Clinton's envoy to the United Nations, Madeleine Albright, met with British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to discuss widening opposition to relaxing economic sanctions against Iraq. The meeting took place ahead of a scheduled mid-March review of the sanctions, which were imposed in August 1990 following Iraq'
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President Clinton has decided to send his ambassador to the United Nations, Madeleine Albright, to build wide support against any premature lifting of economic sanctions against Iraq. Albright will visit several capitals of countries on the 15-nation Security Council, including London, Muscat, Prague, and Rome, to consult with leaders regarding
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The House of Representatives has approved a bill that would cut US payments for UN peacekeeping efforts and give Congress a greater say in committing troops abroad. The bill, which was part of the Republicans' Contract With America, was approved by a vote of 241 to 181, with 223
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A United Nations peacekeeping operation has commenced in refugee camps in eastern Zaire, where over one million Rwandan refugees have settled, amidst reports of violence and intimidation by former militia members and soldiers. Led by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, the operation involves 1,500 Zairian
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LONDON - Warships from several nations have headed toward Somalia's coast to prepare for the evacuation of U.N. peacekeeping troops and civilian staff, diplomats said. The evacuation, expected to involve at least 18 ships from the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Malaysia, and Pakistan, has been a
