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PRISTINA - The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has warned the U.N. peacekeeping force (KFOR) that its decision to take over flight control in the Yugoslav airspace is illegal, reliable sources have told Tanjug.
The warning was prompted by a unilateral decision by the U.N. civilian mission to Kosovo and Metohija (UNMIK) to allow four foreign airlines to land at Slatina airport near Pristina, chief city of the Yugoslav republic of Serbia's southern province.
The decision, the latest in a series taken by UNMIK and its chief Bernard Kouchner, is contrary to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244 and violates Yugoslavia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
ICAO's position is that the Yugoslav flight control alone is entitled to do the job throughout its territory.
Slovenia's Adria was the first foreign civilian air carrier to land at Slatina airport following NATO's March 24-June 10 aggression on the country and the deployment of KFOR to Kosovo and Metohija.
Switzerland's Crossair, Austria's Tirolian and Albania's ADA airlines have also been allowed to use the airport.
Apart from the Swiss airline, none of the other airlines have tried to contact authorities in Belgrade in order to be allowed to use the airport.
Kouchner, however, intends to continue with moves of this kind and has announced that he will deal with the 'chaos' on Kosovo and Metohija's roads by issuing new number plates, which is also contrary to the Security Council resolution.