Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
According to reports, the withdrawal of Canadian peacekeepers from Srebrenica has been held up because of the reluctance of Bosnian Serbs to let them leave. On January 13, the Minister of National Defence promised that Canadian peacekeepers would be relieved within thirty days, a deadline that has since passed. For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs informed us on February 16 and 21 that their replacement was imminent.
Can the minister confirm to us whether the withdrawal of Canadian peacekeepers from Srebrenica has been held up by the refusal of Bosnian Serbs to allow Dutch soldiers to relieve the Canadian contingent?