five hundred, from throughout Bosnia, met in Sarajevo on 27 March. They set up a Serb Civic Council', with 33 members. One of the vice-Presidents is Nicolas Kovac, Bosnian ambassador to Paris.
According to one of the participants they 'amended' the accord signed in Washington, so the Serbs are presented as one of the three peoples making up the so-called 'Croat-Muslim' FedOn 6 February Bosnian Croats held a similar meeting in Sarajevo. 400 people opposed to the Croat nationalist policies of the Zagreb government met in the 'Croat Assembly of Bosnia-Hercegovina'.
They were mainly MPs elected to the Bosnian Parliament in 1990 and councillors from the centre and north of Bosnia, as well as some members of the Catholic church. This Appeal to the Citizens and Peoples of the Republic of Bosnia Hercegovina "BEING AWARE of the terrible consequences of aggression, war and genocide we are launching an appeal to all citizens, political organisations; cultural institutions, citizens associations, religious bodand peoples, despite our determination to not forget to identify and punish those responsible for war crimes and genocide.
The 'General Assembly for Trust will be the expression of our desire to live together - in peace and freedom - within Bosnia-Hercegovina, an internationally recognised sovereign state.
The 'General Assembly for Trust will be the expression of our wish to create a democratic Trust' reaffirms our view that Bosnia-Hercegovina represents for us a common and permanent task, which is the responsibility of everyone.
The Assembly would like to gather together the necessary proof and witnesses to ensure that the authors of crimes perpetrated on the soil of Bosnia-Hercegovina are punished."
Serb Civic Council, Sarajevo, 27 March
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