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Canada, France, Gabon, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russian
Federation, Slovenia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and United States of America:
The Security Council.
Bearing in mind the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United
Nations, including the primary responsibility of the Security Council
for the maintenance of international peace and security,
Recalling its resolution 1160 (1998) of 31 March 1998, 1199 (1998)
of 23 September 1998, 1203 (1998) of 24 October 1998 and 1239 (1999)
of 14 May 1999.
Regretting that there has not been full compliance with the requirements
of these resolutions.
Determined to resolve the grave humanitarian situation in Kosovo, Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia, and to provide for the safe and free return
of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes,
Condemning all acts of violence against the Kosovo population as well
as all terrorist acts by any party,
Recalling the statement made by the Secretary-General on 9 April, 1999,
expressing concern at the humanitarian tragedy taking place in Kosovo,
Reaffirming the right of all refugees and displaced persons to return
to their homes in safety,
Recalling the jurisdiction and the mandate of the International Tribunal
for the Former Yugoslavia,
Welcoming the general principles on a political solution to the Kosovo
crisis adopted on 6 May 1999 (S/1999/516, annex 1 to this resolution)
and welcoming also the acceptance by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
of the principles set forth in points 1 to 9 of the paper presented
in Belgrade on 2 June 1999 (S/1999/649, annex 2 to this resolution),
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's agreement to that paper.
Reaffirming commitment of all member States to the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the
other States of the region, as set out in the Helsinki Final Act and
annex 2,
Reaffirming the call in previous resolutions for substantial autonomy
and meaningful self-administration for Kosovo,
Determining that the situation in the region continued to constitute
a threat to international peace and security,
Determined to ensure the safety and security of international personnel
and the implementation by all concerned of their responsibilities under
the present resolution, and acting for these purposes under Chapter
VII of the charter of the United Nations,
1. Decides that a political solution to the Kosovo crisis shall be
based on the general principles in annex 1 and as further elaborated
in the principles and other required elements in annex 2;
2. Welcome the acceptance by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of
the principles and other required elements referred to in paragraph
1 above, and demands the full cooperation of the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia in their rapid implementation;
3. Demands in particular that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
put an immediate and verifiable end to violence and repression in
Kosovo, and begin and complete verifiable phased withdrawal from Kosovo
of all military, police and paramilitary forces according to a rapid
timetable, with which the deployment of the international security
presence in Kosovo will be synchronized;
4. Confirms that after the withdrawal an agreed number of Yugoslav
and Serb military and police personnel will be permitted to return
to Kosovo to perform the functions in accordance with annex 2;
5. Decides on the deployment in Kosovo, under United Nations auspices,
of international civil and security presences, with appropriate equipment
and personnel as required, and welcomes the agreement of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia to such presences;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to appoint, in consultation with
the security Council, a special representative to control the implementation
of the international civil presence and further requests the Secretary-General
to instruct his Special Representative to coordinate closely with
the international security presence to ensure that both presences
operate towards the same goals and in a mutually supportive manner;
7. Authorizes Member States and relevant international organizations
to establish the international security presence in Kosovo as set
out in point 4 of annex 2 with all necessary means to fulfil its responsibilities
under paragraph 9 below;
8. Affirms the need for the rapid early deployment of effective international
civil and security presences to Kosovo, and demands that the parties
cooperate fully in their deployment;
9. Decides that the responsibilities of the international security
presence to be deployed and acting in Kosovo will include:
(a) Deterring renewed hostilities, maintaining and where necessary
enforcing a ceasefire, and ensuring the withdrawal and preventing
the return into Kosovo of Federal and Republic military, police
and paramilitary forces, except as provided in point 6 of annex
2;
(b) Demilitarizing the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and other armed
Kosovo Albanian groups as required in paragraph 15 below;
(c) Establishing a secure environment in which refugees and displaced
persons can return home in safety, the international civil presence
can operate, a transitional administration can be established, and
humanitarian aid can be delivered;
(d) Ensuring public safety and order until the international civil
presence can take responsibility for this task;
(e) Supervising demining until the international civil presence
can, as appropriate, take over responsibility for this task;
(f) Supporting, as appropriate, and coordinating closely with the
work of the International civil presence;
(g) Conducting border monitoring duties as required;
(h) Ensuring the protection and freedom of movement of itself,
the international civil presence, and other international organizations;
10. Authorizes the Secretary-General, with the assistance of relevant
international organizations, to establish an international civil presence
in Kosovo in order to provide an interim administration for Kosovo
under which the people of Kosovo can enjoy substantial autonomy within
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and which will provide transitional
administration while establishing and overseeing the development of
provisional democratic self-governing institutions to ensure conditions
for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo;
11. Decides that the main responsibilities of the international civil
presence will include:
(a) Promoting the establishment, pending a final settlement, of
substantial autonomy and self-government in Kosovo, taking full
account of annex 2 and of the Rambouillet accords (S/1999/648);
b) Performing basic civilian administrative functions where and
as long as required;
(c) Organizing and overseeing the development of provisional institutions
for democratic and autonomous self-government pending a political
settlement, including the holding of elections;
(d) Transferring, as these institutions are established, its administrative
responsibilities while overseeing and supporting the consolidation
of Kosovo's local provisional institutions and other peace-building
activities;
(e) Facilitating a political process designed to determine Kosovo
a future status, taking into account the Rambouillet accords (S/1999/648);
(f) In a final stage, overseeing the transfer of authority from
Kosovo's provisional institutions to institutions established under
a political settlement;
(g) Supporting the reconstruction of key infrastructure and other
economic reconstruction;
(h) Supporting, in coordination with international humanitarian
organizations, humanitarian and disaster relief aid;
(i) Maintaining civil law and order, including establishing local
police forces and meanwhile through the deployment or international
police personnel to serve in Kosovo;
(j) Protecting and promoting human rights;
(k) Assuring the safe and unimpeded return of all refugees and
displaced persons to their homes in Kosovo;
12. Emphasizes the need for coordinated humanitarian relief operations,
and for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to allow unimpeded access
to Kosovo by humanitarian aid organizations and to cooperate with
such organizations so as to ensure the fast and effective delivery
of international aid;
13. Encourages all member States and international organizations
to contribute to economic and social reconstruction as well as to
the safe return of refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizes
in this context the importance of convening an international donors,
conference, particularly for the purpose set out in paragraph 11 (g)
above, at the earliest possible date;
14. Demands full cooperation by all concerned, including the international
security presence, with the International Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia;
15. Demands that the KLA and other armed Kosovo Albanian groups end
immediately all offensive actions and comply with the requirements
for demilitarization as laid down by the head of the international
security presence in consultation with the Special Representative
of the Secretary-General;
16. Decides, that the prohibitions imposed by paragraph 6 of resolution
1160 (1998) shall not apply to arms and related materiel for the use
of the international civil and security presences;
17. Welcomes the work in hand in the European Union and other international
organizations to develop a comprehensive approach to the economic
development and stabilization of the region affected by the Kosovo
critics, including the implementation of a Stability Pact for South
Eastern Europe with broad international participation in order to
further the promotion of democracy, economic prosperity, stability
and regional cooperation;
18. Demands that all States in the region cooperate fully in the
implementation of all aspects of this resolution;
19. Decides that the international civil and security presences are
established for an initial period of 12 months, to continue thereafter
unless the Security Council decides otherwise;
20. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council at regular
intervals on the implementation Of this resolution, including reports
from the leaderships of the international civil and security presences,
the first reports to be submitted within 30 days of the adoption of
this resolution;
21. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
Annex I
Statement by the Chairman on the conclusion vision of the meeting of
the G-8 Foreign Ministers held at the Petersburg Centre on 6 May 1999
The G-8 Foreign Ministers adopted the following general principles
on the political solution to the Kosovo crisis;
-- Immediate and verifiable end of violence and repression in Kosovo;
-- Withdrawal from Kosovo of military, police and paramilitary forces;
-- Deployment in Kosovo of effective international civil and security
presences, endorsed and adopted by the United Nations, capable of
guaranteeing the achievement of the common objectives;
-- Establishment of an interim administration for Kosovo to be decided
by the Security Council of the United Nations to ensure conditions
for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants in Kosovo
-- The safe and free return of all refugees and displaced persons
and unimpeded access to Kosovo by humanitarian aid organizations;
-- A political process towards the establishment of an interim political
framework agreement providing for a substantial self-government for
Kosovo, taking full account of the Rambouillet accords and the principles
of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the other countries of the region, and the demilitarization
of the KLA;
-- Comprehensive approach to the economic development and stabilization
of the crisis region.
Annex 2
Agreement should be reached on the following principles to move towards
a resolution of the Kosovo crisis:
1. An immediate and verifiable end of violence and repression in
Kosovo.
2. Verifiable withdrawal from Kosovo of all military, police and
paramilitary forces according to a rapid timetable,
3. Deployment in Kosovo under United Nations auspices of effective
international civil and security presence, acting as may be decided
under Chapter VII of the Charter, capable of guaranteeing the achievement
of common objectives.
4. The international security presence with substantial North Atlantic
Treaty Organization participation must be deployed under unified command
and control and authorized to establish a safe environment for all
people in Kosovo and to facilitate the safe return to their homes
of all displaced persons and refugees.
5. Establishment of an interim administration for Kosovo as a part
of the international civil presence under which the people of Kosovo
can enjoy substantial autonomy within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
to be decided by the Security Council of the United Nations. The interim
administration to provide transitional administration while establishing
and overseeing the development of provisional democratic self-governing
institutions to ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for
all inhabitants in Kosovo.
6. After withdrawal, an agreed number of Yugoslav and Serbian personnel
will be permitted to return to perform the following funcations:
-- Liaison with the international civil mission and the international
security presence;
-- Marking/clearing minefields;
-- Maintaining a presence at Serb patrimonial sites;
-- Maintaining a presence at key border crossings.
7. Safe and free return of all refugees and displaced persons under
the supervision of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees and unimpeded access to Kosovo by humanitarian aid organizations.
8. A political process towards the establishment of an interim political
framework agreement providing for substantial self-government for
Kosovo, taking full account of the Rambouillet accords and the principles
of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the other countries of the region, and the demilitarization
of UCK. Negotiations between the parties for a settlement should not
delay or disrupt the establishment of democratic self-governing institutions.
9. A comprehensive approach to the economic development and stabilization
of the crisis region. This will include the implementation of a stability
pact for South-Eastern Europe with broad international participation
in order to further promotion of democracy, economic prosperity, stability
and regional cooperation
10. Suspension of military activity will require acceptance of the
principles set forth above in addition to agreement to other, previously
identified, required elements, which are specified in the footnote
below. A military-technical agreement will then be rapidly concluded
that would, among other things, specify additional modalities, including
the roles and functions of Yugoslav/Serb personnel in Kosovo:
Withdrawal
-- Procedures for withdrawals, including the phased, detailed schedule
and delineation of a buffer area in Serbia beyond which forces will
be withdrawn;
Returning personnel
-- Equipment associated with returning personnel;
-- Terms of reference for their functional responsibilities;
-- Timetable for their return;
-- Delineation of their geographical areas of operation;
-- Rules governing their relationship to the international security
presence and the international civil mission.
Other required elements:
-- A rapid and precise timetable for withdrawals, meaning, e.g.,
seven days to complete withdrawal and air defence weapons withdrawn
outside 25 kilometre mutual safety zone within 48 hours;
-- Return of personnel for the four functions specified above will
be under the supervision of the international security presence and
will be limited to a small agreed number (hundreds, not thousands);
-- Suspension of military activity will occur after the beginning
of verifiable withdrawals;
-- The discussion and achievement of a military-technical agreement
shall not extend the previously determined time for completion of
withdrawals.
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