§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their intention that Kosovo should be restored as a Moslem or as a multicultural society. [HL3048]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanOur goal is for Kosovo to be a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society.
§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the British and other KFOR forces are prepared to use force to disarm the Kosovo Liberation Army. [HL3176]
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§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanMr. Hashim Thaqi, as Commander in Chief of the KLA, signed on 21 June, an undertaking on behalf of the KLA, to demilitarise. The KLA has agreed to comply with the Undertaking and with the directions of the KFOR Commander. Any KLA forces failing to do so will be, as the Undertaking makes clear, liable to military action as deemed appropriate by the Commander of KFOR.
§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is now the legal status of NATO forces in Kosovo, in view of the United Nations Security Council having determined in its resolution that the effective international civil and security presences, including KFOR, are there under United Nations auspices and that no specific role was designated for NATO. [HL3175]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThe legal status of NATO forces in Kosovo derives from UNSCR 1244, adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which authorised member states and relevant international organisations to establish an international security presence with substantial NATO participation and under unified command and control, and the Military Technical Agreement which NATO military authorities agreed with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 9 June.