    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [June 9, 1999]
    [Page 909]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Military Technical Agreement on Kosovo
    June 9, 1999

        The agreement reached today by NATO and Serbian military officials
    is another important step toward achieving our objectives in Kosovo. It
    lays out the details to meet the essential conditions for peace: the
    rapid, orderly withdrawal of all Serb forces from Kosovo and the
    deployment of an international security force, with NATO at its core,
    which means a unified NATO chain of command, so that Kosovars can return
    home safely. We and our Allies will watch carefully to see whether the
    Serb forces are peacefully leaving Kosovo in accordance with the agreed
    timetable. We have made clear to the leaders of the Kosovo Liberation
    Army that we expect them not to hinder the Serb withdrawal.

    Note: The statement referred to the Military Technical Agreement Between
    the International Security Force (KFOR) and the Governments of the
    Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia.