and constructive and at times decisive role in the diplomatic footwork that is essential for a conference of this type. Due credit should be given to First Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanov. It was the commitment of Russia to the process that such a high-ranking representative of the Russian Government has spent these three weeks in Dayton, Ohio.

QUESTION (Inaudible)

DEPUTY MINISTER IVANOV: We think that in Dayton the peace process is starting for some period, and during this period we will have some meetings and among those meetings, there will be a meeting in Moscow. This is the agreement among the parties. When and what will be the mandate of that meeting we shall discuss in the future.

QUESTION (Inaudible)

DEPUTY MINISTER IVANOV: I am speaking in the name of Russia. We have doubts, but  I cannot speak about the doubts of other participants of this meeting -- of these talks.

QUESTION Mr.Ivanov (inaudible).

DEPUTY MINISTER IVANOV: Our position is that with the signing of the peace agreement, the sanctions have to be lifted -- all sanctions, because after the peace agreement,
all parties have to start from the same position in the application of that peace agreement.

About the-lifting of the arms embargo, we have our doubts, and now we are discussing them in the Security Council of the United Nations.

QUESTION :What's the difference?

DEPUTY MINISTER IVANOV: Because the most important thing is that if we are speaking about peace, we have to guarantee peace; and the lifting of our embargo can create a situation which may create problems for the implementation of that peace agreement.

QUESTION :What about--

DEPUTY MINISTER IVANOV: But we have to find a formula -- exact formula to avoid this situation.

QUESTION :(Inaudible)  

DEPUTY MINISTER IVANOV: I think that if we are speaking about -- you have Annex I- B where we are trying to have the balance among the parties with their armaments, but we have to find that formula to reach this thing. That's why one of the meetings that will be in Bonn to speak about the military measures --

AUDIENCE: Arms control --

DEPUTY MINISTER IVANOV: Arms control measures.

QUESTION: (Inaudible)

MR. BILDT: You haven't been able to read all the different annexes, but there's an Annex called I-B, which is concerned with arms control measures in the region, and that's something that is very important from, I think, everyone, but particularly from the European perspective.

We don't it as logical to have peace and arms race. We want to have peace and arms control,

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