Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that troops involved in such a situation are always exposed to danger. No one can promise you absolute safety for everyone in Bosnia at the moment.
As the Minister of Foreign Affairs was saying, our decision had immediate results, in that the plan for a demilitarized zone around Sarajevo appears to be succeeding.
As far as Canadian troops are concerned, the withdrawal process has already started in Srebrenica. A number of Dutch soldiers have already arrived to relieve Canadian soldiers who are scheduled to leave this Bosnian hot spot by the end of the month.