Under the plan, Bosnia was divided into two entities, Serb and Muslim-Croat. Elizabeth Farnsworth talks to two former diplomats about the significance of the vote following an ITN report on how it will be conducted. With nationwide elections scheduled next month in Bosnia, U.S. diplomats are working overtime to remove the most glaring obstacles to a successful vote. Assistant Secretary of State John Kornblum, who replaced diplomat Richard Holbrooke, visited Bosnia last week. The continued influence of war criminals in the political life of Bosnia has threatened the success of the Dayton Accord and peace in the region.
Weapons are in storage sites and troops are demobilizing.
Radovan Karadzic, leader of the Bosnian Serbs and an accused war criminal wanted by the United Nations war crimes tribunal, turned leadership over to his vice president, Biljana Plavsic. Five years ago Boutros Boutros-Ghali took the helm at the UN, telling critics he wouldn't seek a second term. This week he reversed that decision, leading Clinton officials to say publicly they'll veto his nomination. The Next Step Six months into the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, the political efforts to rebuild that shattered nation continues. ElizabethFarnsworth discusses whether elections will be able to occur ontime.