be very important ones as we move through this situation.

The implementation force will go in at a time that it is safe for it to do so. I believe that we can expect the forces seeking peace here will be stronger and that President Milosevic will, with the determination that he has shown and the authority that he had for this agreement, the commitment they have made to cooperate with the IFOR forces, that that situation will be resolved. But I must say, it will be something that we need to watch very carefully as we go through the very difficult implementation period ahead.

QUESTION: Do you feel comfortable sending IFOR troops into Bosnia if the views of the Bosnian parliament and -- sorry, the Bosnian Serb parliament and the Bosnian Serb people are identical to views that some of the delegates have been quoted here?

Are you comfortable that the Bosnian Serb public is (inaudible) agreement invalid?  

SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: We'll not send IFOR troops or American troops into the region until it's safe to do so. That will be a core aspect of it. We expect the cooperation of the people of Bosnia, but we'll be determining that before we send American or NATO troops into the area.

Thank you very much.

AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE: We have a very limited amount of time.We'll take additionat questions.

QUESTION (Inaudible) new constitution. Could you explain how -- how do you explain  that any democracy, especially if you have a constitution (inaudible).

ASSISTANT SECRETARY HOLBROOKE: It's up to the Bosnians to decide that procedure. If they wanted it, they would have put it in.

QUESTION :In other words, they did not ask--

ASSISTANT SECRETARY HOLBROOKE: Roy, there were two kinds of aspects of these documents.The ones that we, in a sense -- the Contact Group -- were facilitating agreements. We didn't have a direct personal input, and that's one of them. Any constitution they want to work out is fine as long it's democratic, and this one is. That was a huge achievement.

And, secondly, documents which involved the United States national interests and those of our Contact Group colleagues. That included, above all, the military annexes, but also things  like the right of refugees to return because that's of immense importance to our European  friends who have borne the brunt of the refugee issue. But this issue was not -- they worked it  out.

QUESTION (Inaudible) mentions Karadzic and Mladic indicted for war crimes.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY HOLBROOKE: I don't think their future is very bright.

QUESTION What steps will the international community take, namely, IFOR, in bringing   them to justice if (inaudible) --

ASSISTANT SECRETARY HOLBROOKE: The documents clearly spell out the obligation from the War Crimes Tribunal. John Shattuck is here with me, and I'd like him to comment. John, why don't you come up here.

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