Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The truce in Bosnia officially expires today, May 1. Yesterday, the UN special envoy in the former Yugoslavia, Mr. Akashi, failed in an ultimate attempt to extend the truce, following the refusal of Bosnian Serb belligerents.
Can the Minister of Foreign Affairs tell us about the current situation in Bosnia with the expiration of the truce and does he agree that fighting could intensify in the next few days and jeopardize the safety of Canadian peacekeepers?