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Serb Plan Scorned By Russia

Russia has rejected Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's peace plan because it would undermine other efforts to resolve the crisis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigory Karasin said Friday.


Karadzic on Wednesday announced a six-point plan that includes an end to restrictions on UN peacekeepers and a unilateral ceasefire in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. He also asked former President Jimmy Carter to visit Bosnia to restart flagging peace talks.


Karasin told Interfax that Moscow was disappointed by the proposal.


He said Karadzic's proposed steps were "actions that are still aimed at undermining efforts by the Contact Group, and an attempt at separatist deals on the part of Bosnian Serb leaders, who continue to reject the international peace plan.''


Karasin said any contacts with Karadzic would be productive only within the context of efforts by the five-nation Contact Group -- the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany -- and dialogue with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.


"We were disappointed by the idea proposed by Karadzic,'' Karasin said.




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