Bosnian Croats Suspend All Talks

Bosnian Croats suspended all talks with Bosnia’s Muslim-led government Thursday, blaming a top government commander for the abduction of a Croat officer.

The move signaled trouble for the shaky Muslim-Croat federation coaxed into life by Washington last year and feted there Thursday, its first anniversary.

Maj. Gen. Vlado Santic, commander of a Croat unit fighting with Bosnian government forces in the northwestern enclave of Bihac, has been missing since Friday, and Croats hold Gen. Atif Dudakovic, a Muslim, responsible.

“We are putting on hold all talks and negotiations with the Muslim side until we get information on what happened,” said Ivan Bender, speaker of the self-styled Bosnian Croat parliament.