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13 October 1998 · 1998

The Holbrooke–Milošević agreement

On 13 October 1998 the North Atlantic Council authorised activation orders for NATO air strikes. Holbrooke and Milošević agreed a framework for complying with Resolution 1199, with an OSCE verification mission and NATO air surveillance.
Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.The 1998–1999 warDiplomacy

The ICTY Chamber noted that “there was no written record” of the agreement itself; its terms were carried out through follow-up agreements of 15 and 16 October 1998 (NATO–FRY and OSCE–FRY), which Resolution 1203 endorsed [1] [2] [3].

Sources

  1. [1]Tribunali Penal Ndërkombëtar për ish-Jugosllavinë (ICTY). Prosecutor v. Milutinović et al., Judgement, Volume 1 of 4. 2009-02-26. IT-05-87-T. https://www.icty.org/x/cases/milutinovic/tjug/en/jud090226-e1of4.pdf. Accessed 2026-09-16. — paras 329–335
  2. [2]NATO. Kosovo Air Campaign (March–June 1999): Operation Allied Force. 2024-10-21. https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/operations-and-missions/kosovo-air-campaign-march-june-1999. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. [3]Këshilli i Sigurimit i OKB-së. Security Council Resolution 1203 (1998). 1998-10-24. S/RES/1203 (1998). https://docs.un.org/en/S/RES/1203(1998). Accessed 2026-09-16.

Editorial status: Awaiting verificationDrafted from the cited sources; not yet fully reviewed by the editors.

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