YUGOSLAVIA/USA/CHINA: YUGOLSAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC MEETS FORMER U.N. ENVOY YASUSHI AKASHI/NATO DISMISSES AS INADEQUATE THE PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF YUGOSLAV FORCES FROM KOSOVO/RUSSIA'S ENVOY VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN ARRIVES IN CHINA

Record ID: 990679

  • Title: YUGOSLAVIA/USA/CHINA: YUGOLSAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC MEETS FORMER U.N. ENVOY YASUSHI AKASHI/NATO DISMISSES AS INADEQUATE THE PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OF YUGOSLAV FORCES FROM KOSOVO/RUSSIA'S ENVOY VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN ARRIVES IN CHINA
  • Date: 10th May 1999
  • Summary: BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA (MAY 10, 1999) (RTS - NO ACCESS YUGOSLAVIA) 1. SV YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC, YUGOSLAV FOREIGN MINISTER ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC MEETING FORMER U.N. ENVOY YASUSHI AKASHI AND SKAKING HANDS 0.18 BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA (MAY 10, 1999) (REUTERS) 2. LAS CAR 0.22 3. MCU (English) AKASHI SAYING: "We did not discuss specific size of the mission but he sited the previous OSCE verification mission whose size was about 1500 and I think he was thinking something close to that (what about weapons), he felt heavy arms were not needed because security it under control of his people and he felt the security and police of Yugoslavia should be kept at the level of before the bombing started." 1.22 NEWS BULLETIN (MAY 10, 1999) (RTS - NO ACCESS YUGOSLAVIA) 4. NEWS PRESENTERS AT START OF NEWS BULLETIN/ (SOUNDBITE) (Serbo-Croat) PRESENTER READING STATEMENT FROM YUGOSLAV HIGH COMMAND SAYING: "As the military operations against the so-called KLA are over the High Command of the Yugoslav Army ordered the withdrawal of military and police forces. This decision comes into effect from yesterday (Sunday) from 10 pm (local time). At the same time, when the agreement is reached with the United Nations for sending a peace mission to Kosovo and all outside threats stop against Yugoslavian territorial integrity it will be possible to reduce military and police forces to a peace time level, the level before (NATO) aggression." 1.43 WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 10, 1999) (U.S. POOL) 5. SV U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT WALKS IN 1.48 6. MCU (English) ALBRIGHT SAYING: "Well first of all I have just heard a report that he was going to withdraw half his forces from Kosovo, if there ever was a definition of a half measure this is it. In addition to that report, which we don't know anything about at this moment, let me restate the fact that we have said he must accept the five conditions laid out by NATO which are that there be an end to the violence, that all his forces must come out, military, paramilitary and the special police, that the refugees be allowed back in, that there be an international military presence and that the autonomy and political future of the Kosovo people is something that is accepted and the discussions on that begin and there must be demonstrable verifiable withdrawal of forces before we would consider any kind of suspension. 3.09 BEIJING, CHINA (MAY 9, 1999) (REUTERS) 7. LV/SV RUSSIA'S BALKAN ENVOY VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN COMING DOWN PLANE (2 SHOTS) 3.22 8. CU CAR WITH FLAGS 3.24 9. SV CHERNOMYRDIN ENTERS CAR 3.33 10. SLV CHERNOMYRDIN'S CAR DRIVES OFF 3.42 UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, KOSOVO, YUGOSLAVIA (RECENT) (RTS - NO ACCESS YUGOSLAVIA) 11. SV/MCU YUGOSLAV COMMANERS SITTING ROUND TABLE (3 SHOTS) 3.53 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA; WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES/ BEIJING, CHINA
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  • Country: Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia USA United States China
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