    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 21 (Monday, May 29, 1995)]
    [Page 905]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Airstrikes in Bosnia

    May 25, 1995

        I welcome the decision of the U.N. and NATO to launch airstrikes
    today against a Bosnian-Serb ammunition site following the violence of
    the past several days in and around Sarajevo. This action was taken in
    response to Bosnian-Serb defiance of yesterday's UNPROFOR demand for the
    return of heavy weapons to designated weapons collection points in
    accord with existing agreements.
        This action should help NATO and the U.N. sustain their ability to
    ease suffering in the region. I hope that today's airstrikes will
    convince the Bosnian-Serb leadership to end their violations of the
    exclusion zone and comply with their other agreements with the U.N.
        I appreciate the courage and dedication of the U.N. forces on the
    ground in the former Yugoslavia, and trust that this evidence of U.N.
    and NATO determination will serve to enhance the ability of these forces
    to remain and perform their missions.