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, Turns Back Home in Midair Senate Votes to Support Air Strikes Against Yugoslavia Text of NATO Chief's Statement on Airstrikes Against Yugoslavia Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company Children's Privacy Notice . . THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS On the 72nd day of NATO's air war against Yugoslavia, President Slobodan Milosevic accepted an international peace plan to end the Kosovo conflict and allow nearly 1 million ethnic Albanian refugees to return to what is left of their homes. NATO BOMBING On March 24th, NATO forces opened an assault on Serbia. President Clinton denounced the Yugoslav President, Slobodan Milosevic, for feeding the "flames of ethnic and religious division" in Kosovo and endangering neighboring countries. |
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and European officials have begun detailed discussions on the tasks, size and shape of a NATO peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, signaling an increasing likelihood that American troops are bound for the embattled Balkan region. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was on Capitol Hill Monday to assess Congressional support for sending troops to Kosovo. officials reiterated that President Clinton has made no decision on the issue. But in the meantime, officials involved in the discussions said U. , British and other NATO planners are trading plans for enforcing a peace settlement, including participation by U. |