China rejects U.S. explanation of embassy bombing
Beijing remains unconvinced by Washington’s account of NATO’s mistaken strike on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. China demands a full explanation and prompt compensation for the deaths of three reporters and injuries to others, while resuming talks on ties and other issues.
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U.S
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NATO
Yugoslavia
Beijing
Tang Jiaxuan
Thomas Pickering
United States
Pickering
Foreign Ministry
Zhang Qiyue
Zhang
Yang Jiechi
Belgrade
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Clinton
Jiang Zemin
Susan Shirk
People’s Daily
Xinhua
U S soldiers act as police for Kosovars
U S troops in Kosovo assume de facto policing in southern towns between the Macedonian border and Pristina. Cavalry and Marines secure areas while villagers gift roses, amid frequent booby trap scares and tense encounters with Serbs and Kosovo Liberation Army guards.
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Los Angeles Times
Rosevac
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Kosovo
U.S. Army
Pristina
Clinton Wins Support for Yugoslavia Aid Moratorium
President Clinton gains backing from Chirac and other leaders for denying reconstruction aid to Belgrade while Milosevic stays in power. They align with a broader hold on Western rebuilding aid after NATO strikes, as security for the Cologne summit draws thousands of police and a public gathering.
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Slobodan Milosevic
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Tony Blair
Ger- Cieses
Germany
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Massimo D’alema
Milosevic
NATO
Cologne
Koelsch
U S and Russia make progress in Kosovo talks
In Helsinki U S and Russian officials report progress after a second day of talks on Kosovo peacekeeping. The sticking point remains Moscow’s insistence on its own sector to patrol. Negotiators, led by Cohen and Albright, aim to resolve a Russian zone of responsibility while preserving NATO control.
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Kenneth Bacon
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Pristina
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