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France like Britain and all the members of the Security Council profoundly hopes that the Council reaches a solution by the end of the week that will satisfy U.S. concerns while fully respecting the statute of the International Criminal Court.
With regard to UNMIBH, if we cannot reach a satisfactory agreement on the International Criminal Court between now and the weekend we should extend its mandate one more time, until December 31, in accordance with the draft resolution presented by Bulgaria. To meet U.S. concerns, we could add a paragraph to the text, as the secretary-general is suggesting, stating that the jurisdiction of the ICTY takes precedence over that of the International Criminal Court.
If the U.S. couldn't accept such a solution, France would fully support a draft resolution already submitted by Britain allowing for an orderly withdrawal of UNMIBH and the takeover of its duties November 1 by the European Union police mission. The Security Council is duty bound to think first of the people of Bosnia who are slowly putting behind them a terrible tragedy and who are entitled to the solidarity of the international community.