VARIOUS: MIXED INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS TO YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC'S BACK DOWN OVER KOSOVO STANCE

Record ID: 989828

  • Title: VARIOUS: MIXED INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS TO YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC'S BACK DOWN OVER KOSOVO STANCE
  • Date: 13th October 1998
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 13, 1998) (US POOL) 1. SCU SANDY BERGER, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, SAYING "HE (PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC) HAS PLEDGED FIRST TO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1199, IMPLEMENTING A CEASEFIRE, WITHDRAWING FORCES DEPLOYED IN KOSOVO AND RETURNING THE REST TO GARRISON, COMPLETE ACCESS FOR HUMANITARIAN WORKERS TO DEAL WITH THE DISPLACED PERSONS AND OTHERS SUFFERING IN KOSOVO AND COOPERATION WITH THE UN TRIBUNAL TO INVESTIGATE WAR CRIMES IN KOSOVO. THOSE ARE ALL THE ELEMENTS OF 1199. MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS THE PRESIDENT INDICATED WE CERTAINLY DON'T ACCEPT THIS, SIMPLY BASED UPON PROMISES, IS THE QUITE INTRUSIVE VERIFICATION SYSTEM THAT PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC HAS AGREED TO. (ENGLISH) 0.59 LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 13, 1998) (SKY - NO ACCESS UK/CNN/EURONEWS) 2. SLV EXTERIOR OF NUMBER 10 DOWNING STREET 1.08 3. SCU TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, SAYING "IT'S CERTAINLY WELCOME THAT WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS. IF PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC HAS ACTUALLY ACCEPTED THAT THERE HAS TO BE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND, THAT HE CANNOT CARRY ON COMMITTING THESE ATROCITIES AGAINST THE KOSOVAN PEOPLE, THEN THAT IS A WELCOME STEP FORWARD BUT IT HAS ONLY BEEN ACHIEVED BECAUSE WE HAVE STOOD FIRM, BECAUSE WE HAVE SAID THAT WE WILL USE FORCE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE UN RESOLUTIONS AND HIS COMMITMENT IS NOT YET ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT COMMITMENT DELIVERED SO THAT THREAT OF FORCE HAS TO REMAIN AND WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN KOSOVO IS AVERTED" (ENGLISH) 1.53 MOSCOW, RUSSIA (OCTOBER 13, 1998) (RTV) 4. SLV PRESS CONFERENCE / SCU JOURNALISTS (2 SHOTS) 1.59 5. SCU VLADIMR RAKHMANIN, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, SAYING "WE WELCOME THE ATTEMPTS AND THE EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS A POLITICAL SOLUTION OF THE KOSOVAN ISSUE. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT AND THE ONLY POSSIBLE WAY TO FIND A LONG-STANDING SOLUTION." (ENGLISH) 2.19 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 13, 1998) (RTV) 6. SLV UNIDENTIFIED BUILDING 2.23 7. SCU KOSOVO MINISTER OF INFORMATION (IN EXILE) XHAFER SHATRY SPEAKING ABOUT AGREEMENT, SAYING I THINK THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THE WAR IS AIRSTRIKES AGAINST SERBIAN FORCES BECAUSE WITHOUT DESTROYING THE WAR MACHINE OF MILOSEVIC THERE WILL NEVER BE PEACE IN THE BALKANS. FIRST IT WAS SLOVENIA, THEN BOSNIA, NOW KOSOVO THEN MACEDONIA AND MONTENEGRO.(FRENCH) 2.47 AVIANO, NORTHERN ITALY (OCTOBER 13, 1998) (RTV) 8. GV PLANES ON EXERCISE TAKING OFF AND LANDING (5 SHOTS) 3.15 GJADER AIRBASE (FILE) (REUTERS FILE) 9. GV DRONE SPY PLANE - LANDING ON RUNWAY WITH CAMERA LENS OBVIOUS UNDER NOSE 3.18 10. MV US PERSONNEL WATCHING 3.21 11. GV DRONE SPY PLANE - LANDING ON RUNWAY WITH CAMERA LENS OBVIOUS UNDER NOSE 3.26 12. SLV RADAR EQUIPMENT 3.29 13. LV DRONE SPY PLANE TAXIING 3.34 14. SCU/SLV DRONE SPY PLANE IN HANGAR (2 SHOTS) 3.42 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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