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To: RavenCrazy who wrote (10937)	6/1/1999 8:36:00 PM
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To: RavenCrazy who wrote (10937)	6/1/1999 8:38:00 PM
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Milosevic 'accepts' G8 terms for peace By Christopher Lockwood, Diplomatic Editor International meeting on Kosovo set for Bonn Tuesday [31 May '99] - Russia Today Yeltsin says won't start nuclear war over Kosovo [31 May '99] - Russia Today Press conference: Jamie Shea, Nato spokesman and Colonel Konrad Freytag, Shape [31 May '99] - Nato Situation in Kosovo - US State Department Press briefings - United Nations Foreign & Commonwealth Office Allies deny killing 20 in attack on sanatorium Boris Johnson: Belgrade family turns stoic face to shrapnel Troops and police clash in Montenegro Clinton rallies America behind Nato SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC raised new hopes of a diplomatic solution to the Kosovo crisis yesterday by announcing his acceptance of the principles for ending the war drawn up by the G8 group of nations. Those terms, agreed by Russia and the main Nato allies on May 6, call for a withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo, the introduction of an international peacekeeping force and the administration of Kosovo under a UN mandate. Officials in Britain and the United States immediately cautioned that many details remained to be settled. In particular, Milosevic has not accepted that the agreed force should be Nato-led; or that all, rather than only some, of his troops should pull out. But the pace of diplomacy clearly accelerated over the weekend and there is just a chance that a breakthrough is imminent. Joschka Fischer, Germany's foreign minister, said yesterday the next few days would be "decisive". His French counterpart used the same phrase. Sergei Stepashin, Russia's prime minister, said he saw "real chances" of an end to the crisis. Meanwhile, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Moscow's special Balkans envoy, prepared to meet the American negotiator, Strobe Talbott, in Bonn later today, then return to Belgrade tomorrow. Mr Chernomyrdin, a mediator between Nato and Milosevic, is now shuttling between the two sides ever more rapidly. Just as likely as a breakthrough, though, is a collapse. Senior officials say diplomacy does not have much further to run. In the most positive official statement issued since the conflict began, Milosevic's office in Belgrade confirmed its acceptance of the G8 principles. A statement said: "In accordance with our consistent policy of peace and defence of freedoms, Yugoslavia has accepted the G8 principles and thinks a UN Security Council resolution, in accordance with the UN charter, should enable the transfer of the resolution of the crisis from the military to the political sphere." Robin Cook, the Foreign Secretary, said this amounted to a step forward, but said: "Milosevic has to move beyond principles to real substance if he's to prove that he is serious." That is the difficulty. So far, the indications from Belgrade, as reported by Russian sources, are not encouraging. Though Milosevic appears to have accepted that Nato troops may deploy in Kosovo, he continues to insist that the countries conducting the air war - Britain, the United States, France and Germany - be excluded. That has been ruled out by every leading Nato member and unless Milosevic relents, no deal will be possible. The European Union agreed in principle last night to send an envoy to Belgrade for talks with Milosevic. telegraph.co.uk