SARAJEVO. Dec 31: The Muslim-led Bosnian government today signed an agreement for a four month cessation of hostilities in Bosnia. the Untied Nations said reports Reuter

The Bosnian Serbs, the other main warring faction, were expected to sign the agreement later today in their headquarters at Pale, near Sanutwo

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voy Yasushi Akashi said "we finally managed to agree on a comprehensive cessation of hostilities.” j

He added: “I am proceeding with General Rose (the UN ■ military commander th Bosnia) to Pale to hove them Ithe Bosnian Serbs) sign an Menu cal agreement ' ■ The tour-month ceasefire, which arose from a peace mission to Bosnia earlier in Derrmber bv former 1'S

President Jimmy Carter 'la in tended tojmve the way to a negotiated settlement of Bosnia's 33-month war

Akashi and his military commander for Bosnia. Lt Gen Sir Michael Rose. visited the Bosnian presidency foe talks with gmernment officials and transmitted new Meas to the Bosnian Seth headquarters «Hlage of Psle

The proposal Not the four mouth truer was par’ of a larger package Including pus Mbit resumption of peace ne grHIathwia

Rose s furious shuttle rllplonvu V of the UM few days rrOrctral the United Nations apparent determination not to the Id momentum for peace slip after Carter* vMat

Yhc two sides wmald agree Ur stop fighting until May l it»W6 frontlines would he Irturn and some troops with drawn

The. Bosnian government was insisting that before it signs an c«tended broader truce fighting in Bihar rima* stop It also ranted wording the calls tor al least a partial deniilllaruatkMi of .Sarajevo

According to the Carter brokered package, ncgotia lions siSouid be based on an in trrnaiional peace plan drafted by the United Males Ru»«u. France Germany and Britain