Other titles:UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION, YUGOSLAVIA [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: What happens after the cease-fire in Sarajevo? What have been the developments since heavy fighting came to a halt in the war weary city?
Description: Ceasefire in the New Year. Children are playing outside in the snow, some are tobogganing. Haunting reminders of the past remain; they are tobogganing beside the graves of those who have died during the war. Shots of Sarajevo in the snow, the damaged Holiday Inn, trams running, people on the street. In an interview, Yasushi Akashi, SRSG, explains that on the 23rd of December a comprehensive ceasefire was agreed between the three parties, and on the 31st of the same month a cessation of hostilities was confirmed. He comments that a ceasefire process needs structure, and that in this case structures like joint commissions and the separation of forces have been agreed.
Opening the Sarajevo Airport road crossing is one sign that peace is returning to the city. UNTV accompanies French General Gobillard and his troops to witness the opening of the road. Soon cars begin crossing in both directions. Interview with Captain Refik Beganović, Bosnian Liaison Officer, who says that the opening of the crossing is important because it has created the possibility of peace. In Dobrinja, trucks are waiting to cross from the Bosnian Government side. These drivers are excited, one calls it an “historical moment”. General Rose, Commander in Bosnia, says that the more life returns to normal, the more a return to war comes to seem impossible. Today a disagreement over whether commercial trucks can use the crossing has halted all traffic. Shots of truck drivers climbing out of their cabins.
In the central market of Sarajevo, people have mixed opinions about the durability of the current peace. One journalist explains that pessimists feel that the major reasons for which war was started have not yet been solved so people cannot believe that this ceasefire will be the start of a lasting peace. Akashi says that the process is very fragile and needs to be strengthened by continual nourishment and development.
Alternative Title:UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION, YUGOSLAVIA [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:English (Tape Code A)
Digitised:
Object_Number:UNT 572
Sound:Bosnian (Tape Code B)
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1990-2000
Production Date:1995-01 1995-01-20
Production Country: UN
Production Details: Foley, David (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: Bosnia & Sarajevo (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: English (Tape Code A)
Sound format: Bosnian (Tape Code B)
Soundtrack language: Croatian (Tape Code C)
Title language: Serbian (Tape D)
Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Running time: 9 mins 22 secs
