§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the governments represented on the Contact Group are bound by the private commitments (including eventual incorporation of the KLA in the Kosovo military forces and direct funding for Kosovo institutions under the US State Department guidance) made to the KLA by US Secretary of State Albright during the Rambouillet discussions and made public by the Foreign Minister of Albania on 24 February; and whether this has been communicated to the KLA. [HL3069]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)We are not aware of any such undertaking by the US Secretary of State.