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the KLA and the Yugoslav government, but it was never formally agreed to or
signed” by the parties. 35
Aftermath, the escalation of the NATO bombardment and consequential
ethnic cleansing against Kosovo Albanians by Serbian forces changed the “political
dynamics on the ground” and ultimately called for the imposition of a solution by the
international community. 36 As a result, in early June the Serbian forces had to
withdraw from Kosovo, and the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1244 that
presented an interim administration of Kosovo by a combination of international
institutions, comprising the UN, EU, OSCE and NATO. 37
7.3 Implementation of UNSCR 1244 and Peace-building in Kosovo
After the end of NATO bombardment the “UN Security Council Resolution 1244,
adopted on 10 June, established a UN mandate to impose ‘substantial autonomy
and meaningful self-administration of Kosovo’ while respecting the ‘sovereignty
and integrity’ of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).” 38 This resolution only
acknowledged “the ‘general principles on a political solution’ adopted by the G-8
summit of Foreign Ministers on 6 May 1999, and the Belgrade Agreement of 2
June, which both in turn took the Rambouillet accords into account.” 39
However, “Article 11 paragraph (e) of the UN Security Council Resolution
1244, specifying that the international civilian presence will be ‘facilitating a
political process designed to determine Kosovo’s future status’ 40 was not referred
in the agreement Milosevic approved.” 41 On the contrary, the agreement that
35 David Chandler, Faking Democracy After Dayton, London: Pluto Press, Second Ed., 2000, p. 205.
36 Alexandros Yannis, ‘The Creation and Politics of International Protectorates in Balkans: Bridges
Over Troubled Waters’, p. 266.
37 Paul R. Williams, Michael P. Scharf, Peace with Justice? War Crimes and Accountability in the
Former Yugoslavia, p. 191.
38 David Chandler, Faking Democracy After Dayton, pp. 205-206.
39 .Ibid., p. 206.
40 UNSC Resolution 1244, 10 June 1999, http://www.un.org/Docs/scres/1999/99sc1244.htm.
41 Aleksandar Pavkovic, The Fragmentation of Yugoslavia Nationalism and War in the Balkans, p.
196.
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