But several of the top officials dealing with the Bosnian situation said it would be difficult if not impossible to do anything quickly.

"This place just mirrors the Bosnian situation and the brew is explosive."

He also went to Moscow in 1994 for meetings with Russian officials on the Bosnian situation.

To the Editor: Missing among the many suggestions about what to do with the Bosnian situation is a United States initiative for a settlement.

The Bosnian situation is critical, the peace process remains stalled and opportunities for reaching agreement are receding.

In the past, Russian diplomats have been cooperative and well informed on the Bosnian situation.

A man has set fire to himself outside the Houses of Parliament in protest at the Bosnian situation.

I would just like to express once more three minor reservations, because if I remember rightly, we had the same debate about the Bosnian situation.

Mr. Yeltsin called for an international summit meeting to coordinate the international response to the Bosnian situation.

General Smith, 51, has followed the Bosnian situation closely in his current job as assistant chief of defense staff operations and security.