Serbs Offer Terms for a Cease-Fire Carter to Relay Proposal to Bosnian Leader

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Bosnian Serbs told former President Jimmy Carter on Monday that they would lay down their arms and talk peace - but only on their terms - if the Bosnian government agreed to an immediate cease-fire.

Carter said he would present the offer to Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic in nearby Sarajevo today in the hope of reviving stalled efforts to end the armed clash, Europe's worst since World War II.

Carter was scheduled to leave Sarajevo later today for Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, where he was to meet with President Slobodan Milosevic.

Monday's proposal by rebel Bosnian Serbs for a four-month cease-fire and a resumption of negotiations would, in …