VARIOUS: REACTIONS TO KOSOVO PEACE DEAL.

Record ID: 980367

  • Title: VARIOUS: REACTIONS TO KOSOVO PEACE DEAL.
  • Date: 4th June 1999
  • Summary: PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO (JUNE 4, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LV: CITY ROOFTOPS 0.05 2. GV: STREET SCENE 0.10 3. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croatian) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: "This should have happened a month ago, it should have happened two months ago so there would not have been so many deaths, so much destruction, but better late than never". 0.31 4. GV/CU: NEWSPAPER STANDS WITH YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC ON FRONT PAGE 0.39 5. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croatian) UNIDENTIFIED MAN "Everything they are planning is progress compared to the evil deaths that have rocked this country for the last three months". 0.52 6. MV: MAN READING NEWSPAPER 0.57 7. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croatian) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: 'I think it's never too late when it comes to war - it could have happened earlier but it's never too late...it's good for Montenegrin and Yugoslavian people'. 1.10 8. GV: STREET SCENE 1.17 MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JUNE 4, 1999) (RTR - NO ACCESS CIS) 9. GV/MV: MEETING BETWEEN RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, BORIS YELTSIN AND HIS DEFENCE MINISTER, IGOR SERGEYEV (2 SHOTS) 1.30 10. MCU: SERGEYEV ADDRESSING THE MEDIA AFTER MEETING 1.52 11. SCU: CAMERAMEN TAKING PICTURES 1.54 12. CU: SOUNDBITE (Russian) IGOR SERGEYEV: "The question of peacekeeping forces in Kosovo is not solved yet, whether Russia would send peace-keepers or not. Military headquarters, the defence ministry work day and night to find a solution that will suit Russia." 2.11 13. MCU: JOURNALISTS 2.14 KUKES, ALBANIA (JUNE 4, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 14. GV/MV: KLA SOLDIERS CARRYING WREATHS AT FUNERAL FOR DEAD SOLDIER (2 SHOTS) 2.35 15. GV: COFFIN BEING BROUGHT OUT OF VAN 2.56 16. CU: SOUNDBITE (Albaninan) KLA SPOKESMAN KADRA KRYEZIU: "We have heard this information (about Milosevic accepting peace terms) but we think Milosevic has signed many peace agreements and he doesn't respect them - for him to respect them he needs to be forced. We are not troubled or pleased with this agreement. On the morning that the military police and the paramilitaries retreat from Kosovo, the KLA is not needed there as the KLA but it will be a regular army in the same way western countries have got their armies. 3.49 17. GV: COFFINS BEING CARRIED TO BURIAL GROUND 4.12 18. GV/MCU: SOLDIERS STANDING TO ATTENTION (2 SHOTS) 4.19 19. GV/MV: GRAVE BEING DUG (2 SHOTS) 4.27 20. MCU: MOURNERS WATCHING 4.34 21. SV: SOLDIERS FIRING SALUTE 4.40 22. GV: FAMILY MOURNING 4.46 MORINA BORDER CROSSING, ALBANIA (JUNE 4, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 23. GV/LV: TRAIL OF ONE HUNDRED MEN WHO HAD BEEN KEPT AS PRISONERS, WALKING DOWN ROAD AS THEY CROSS BORDER AT MORINA (3 SHOTS) 5.04 24. CU/PAN: SOUNDBITE (Albanian) MALE REFUGEE WITH BLOOD ON FACE, TALKING ABOUT HOW HE WAS BEATEN 5.22 25. GV/CU: EMPTY BORDER POST (2 SHOTS) 5.30 26. LV/ZOOM IN/PAN: VERNICE, A VILLAGE TWO KMS OVER KOSOVO BORDER THAT HAS BEEN BOMBED BY NATO AND WAS BEING USED BY THE SERBS AS HIDEOUT (3 SHOTS) 5.56 STANKOVEC, MACEDONIA (JUNE 4, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 27. LV/GV: REFUGEES IN STANKOVEC II CAAMP (3 SHOTS) 6.11 28. LV: REFUGEES QUEUEING TO BUY FOOD FROM PRIVATE TRUCK INSIDE THE CAMP 6.18 29. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNHCR SPOKESPERSON PAULA GUEDINI SAYING: "What we're the most worried about is refugees flooding across. We know that many areas on the border are heavily mined - that's a great concern to us. In addition, we know that the infrastructure will be greatly damaged, possibly more damaged than we've seen in the region since the conflict began in Bosnia in 1990." 6.39 30. GV/MV: FLOOR LOADED ONTO TRUCK FROM WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME WAREHOUSE (3 SHOTS) 6.59 31. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SPOKESPERSON ABBY SPRING SAYING: "It's a major logistical operation because, of course, the biggest fear is that you will not be able to get food to all the people fast enough to make it a safe and healthy trip for them. So we're preparing by creating mobile warehouses - we're planning on opening seven offices in Kosovo so we can move food to people quickly. 7.15 32. MV: AID WORKERS UNLOADING BOXES OF FRESH VEGETABLES INSIDE CAMP (2 SHOTS) 7.27 BELGRADE, SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA (JUNE 4, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 34. GV: NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS IN BELGRADE 7.31 35. MCU: SOUNDBITE (Serbian) ZORAN ZIVKOVIC, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPEAKING SAYING: " First of all, this is a positive move, because bombing over our people and country willstop. Our second interpretation is that it is very unfortunate that this decision, came this late. 8.22 36. MCU: CAMERAWOMAN 8.26 37. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbian) ZIVKOVIC SPEAKING SAYING: " When I say that we will ask for the elections, I don't mean that it should happen seven days from today. Elections will depend also on the status of Kosovo, because Kosovo is part of Serbia. So, we need elections, both in Yugoslavia and Kosovo. 8.51 38. CU/GV: NEWS CONFERENCE (2 SHOTS) 9.00 39. GV/MV: BELGRADE STREET SCENES (3 SHOTS) 9.12 40. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbian) WOMAN: "I am coming back from work. There was no electricity for three days, so I haven't heard anything." 9.20 41. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbian) OLD MAN " It is good that this was signed. Slobodan Milosevic is the only man that can save us." 9.30 42. CU: SOUNDBITE (Serbian) YOUNG MAN: "I assumed that we will accept all this." 9.36 43. MV/GV: BELGRADE STREETS (5 SHOTS) 9.55 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (JUNE 4, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 44. SV: JAMIE SHEA, NATO SPOKESMAN WALKS UP TO PODIUM AND GREETS THE AUDIENCE 10.01 45. MCU: SOUNDBITE: "As you all know yesterday was an important day, for peace in Yugoslavia for stability in Europe and for justice in Kosovo. Yesterday President Milosevic and the Yugoslav parliament accepted the essential conditions of the international community after ten years of repression and fifteen months of constant fighting the people of Kosovo can finally hope for a better future, a future where they can live securely in their homes, go about their lives in freedom/ QUESTION FROM JOURNALIST/ We have made it clear that what we want to see is the beginning of a clear total withdrawal of the Serb forces. The modalities of that will be determined by the military commanders of NATO tomorrow at this meeting - that is the whole purpose of the meeting to pin all this down to get the detail on the paper the fine print is more important in this business than the principles as we have learned in dealing with Milosevic in the past. We will then have an effective verification system which will mean that certain units will have to withdraw by certain routes at certain times so this will make it much easier to make sure that it is in fact happening. Sacher will be reporting on this to the Secretary General, if and when it takes place and when the secretary general is assured that we are seeing a total pullout of Serb forces he can then make an appropriate recommendation to the NATO council which will ultimately decide this matter." (3 SHOTS) 12.02 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO; MOSCOW, RUSSIA; KUKES, ALBANIA; SKOPJE, MACEDONIA; BELGRADE, SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA; BRUSSELS,
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