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9 June 1999 · 1999

The Kumanovo Military Technical Agreement

On 9 June 1999 NATO/KFOR and the governments of the FRY and Serbia signed the Military Technical Agreement, setting out the phased, verifiable withdrawal of all FRY forces from Kosovo within 11 days.
Evidence status: Documented. Supported by contemporaneous documents, institutional reports or independent studies that corroborate one another.The 1998–1999 warDiplomacy

It was signed by Lt Gen Mike Jackson (KFOR), Col Gen Svetozar Marjanović (VJ) and Lt Gen Obrad Stevanović (Serbian MUP). The text names no place; Kumanovo is confirmed by the UK Defence Secretary in Parliament on 10 June. Earlier, on 3 June, the Serbian Assembly and the federal government had accepted the peace principles presented by Ahtisaari and Chernomyrdin [1] [2] [3].

Sources

  1. [1]NATO/KFOR dhe qeveritë e RFJ-së e të Serbisë (qarkulluar si dokument i OKB-së S/1999/682). Military Technical Agreement between the International Security Force (KFOR) and the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia. 1999-06-09. S/1999/682. https://docs.un.org/en/S/1999/682. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. [2]UK Parliament (Hansard). House of Commons debate, 10 June 1999: Defence in the World. 1999-06-10. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1999/jun/10/defence-in-the-world. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. [3]Yugoslavia: Belgrade Approves International Peace Plan. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 1999-06-03. https://www.rferl.org/a/1091466.html. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  4. [4]UN Peacemaker (kopje e dokumentit). Peace plan for Kosovo presented by Martti Ahtisaari and Viktor Chernomyrdin, 3 June 1999. 1999-06-03. https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/default/files/document/files/2024/05/ahtisaari-chernomyrdin20peace20plan20for20kosovo.pdf. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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