YUGOSLAVIA: THE MASSACRE OF 14 KOSOVO SERB FARMERS HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BY THE NEW U.N. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PROVINCE

Record ID: 983865

  • Title: YUGOSLAVIA: THE MASSACRE OF 14 KOSOVO SERB FARMERS HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BY THE NEW U.N. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PROVINCE
  • Date: 24th July 1999
  • Summary: PRISTINA, KOSOVO, YUGOSLAVIA (JULY 24, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. MCU/SV MEDIA GATHERED FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (2 SHOTS) 0.10 2. SV KFOR COMMNADER GENERAL MIKE JACKSON, U.N. TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATOR BERNARD KOUCHNER AND KLA GENERAL AGIM CEKU ARRIVE TO BRIEF MEDIA/SOLDIERS LOOKING (2 SHOTS) 0.19 3. MCU (English) U.N. TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR KOSOV, BERNARD KOUCHNER "I am horrified by the murders last night. Not only beacuase 14 peopple were massacred; 14 defenceless farmers peacefully harvesting hay but because it had been making real progress in recent days; significant steps towards stability and democracy in Kosovo" 0.51 4. CU CAMERAMAN 0.55 5. MCU (English) KFOR COMMANDER GENERAL MIKE JACKSON: "We saw last night a cowardly act of cruel and brutal murder. Perpetrated against citizens doing the most innocent of pass times, hay making on a summer's evening. It is particularly tragic, as Dr. Kouchner has said, that it's happened as we were all beginning to feel that progress was being made on return of peace to Kosovo. Last night's killngs increase my determination and that of my soldiers to bring peace and stability to Kosovo" 1.36 6. SV PRESS CONFERENCE 1.41 7. MCU (Albanian with English translation): KLA GENERAL AGIM CEKU: I would like to say that we in the KLA strongly condemn the case of last night. We still don't know who carried out the killings but we know that those who did the act have to links with the UCK (KLA) and itend to harm the KLA 2.30 8. CU OF MEDIA 2.35 9. MCU (English) KFOR COMMANDER GENERAL MIKE JACKSON (on KLA disarming): General Ceku asked me for a further 48 hours between the original commission meeting and our meeting this morning. General Ceku has given me his personal assurances over the disarming issue. There ar still small amounts of munitions to be recovred but the bulk of the process has been going on. We think it's manily an accounting problem" 3.28 10. SV OF BRIEFING 3.34 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: PRISTINA, KOSOVO, YUGOSLAVIA
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  • Country: Yugoslavia
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