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The Balkans: Key Documents

The Balkans: Key Documents
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/balkans/documents.htm

President Clinton's Victory Address
Full text of the speech given by President Clinton concerning the victory in Kosovo.

Military Technical Agreement for Kosovo
Full text of the agreement between the International Security Force ("KFOR") and the governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia.

U.N. Resolution Draft on Kosovo
Text of the U.N. resolution draft on Kosovo, agreed upon in Cologne, Germany, by the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations and Russia.

Kosovo Peace Plan
Text of the Kosovo peace plan approved by the Serb parliament.

Kosovo War Crimes Indictment
Text of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal's indictment of Slobodan Milosevic and four others for alleged atrocities committed in Kosovo.

G-8 Statement on Kosovo
Text of the statement agreed by the foreign ministers of the G-8 group — the United States, Germany, France, Britain, Russia, Canada, Italy and Japan — at their meeting in Germany.

NATO's Points on Kosovo
The 17-point statement on Kosovo, issued by the heads of state and government attending the 50th anniversary NATO summit.

Excerpts: Clinton Pleads for Support - March 1999
President Clinton pleaded with the public to embrace his decision to send U.S. pilots on a risky mission in Kosovo.

The Rambouillet Accords - February 1999
Highlights of the peace plan designed to stop the civil war in Kosovo. The proposal pushed representatives of the Yugoslav government and ethnic Albanians from Kosovo to the negotiating table for talks in Rambouillet, France.

The Kosovo Pact - October 1998
U.S. officials described the elements of the agreement reached with Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1199 - September 23, 1998
Adopted by the Security Council , the resolution demanded that all parties, cease hostilities and maintain a cease-fire in Kosovo.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1160 - March 31, 1998
Adopted by the Security Council , the resolution called for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to immediately take steps to achieve a political solution to the issue of Kosovo through dialogue. It also called upon the Kosovar Albanian leadership to condemn all terrorist action.

Bosnia - Dayton Peace Agreement
A summary of the 1995 agreement between the Muslim-Croat federation and the Bosnian Serbs is available from the State Department Web site on Bosnia.

UN Security Council Resolution 1239

Agreement for Russian Participation
The Russian Federation agrees to participate in KFOR. This commitment is referred to as the “Helsinki Agreement”.

Full text of statements and speeches on the peace plan and the end of NATO bombing from President Clinton
Full text of statements and speeches on the peace plan and the end of NATO bombing from Lt. Gen. Michael Jackson
Full text of statements and speeches on the peace plan and the end of NATO bombing from Slobodan Milosevic
Full text of statements and speeches on the peace plan and the end of NATO bombing from Yugoslav Army Gen. Svetozar Marjanovic.

The Kosovo Conflict:
Consequences for the Environment & Human Settlements

The document is downloadable in Portable Document Format in English (PDF), French (PDF), Serbian (PDF) and Albanian (PDF).

Maps included in the final report

• The Balkan Region and the Danube Basin (PDF)
• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (PDF)
• Major Natural Features, Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Yugoslavia (PDF)
• Targeted Sites with potential negative environmental impacts (PDF)
• Sites visited by the BTF in Yugoslavia (PDF)
• Detailed Map of Novi Sad with BTF sampling sites (PDF)
• Detailed Map of Pancevo with BTF sampling sites (PDF)
• Remote Sensing Assessment of Major Impacts at Baric, FRY (PDF)
• Remote Sensing Assessment of Major Impacts Visible in Eastern Part of Novi Sad, FRY (PDF)
• Remote Sensing Assessment of Major Impacts at Pancevo, FRY (PDF)
• BTF Technical Assessment Mission Pictures