HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 cc376-7W
Mr. Winnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the killing of 14 Serbs at Gracko, Kosovo, on 23 July. [93808]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

We wholeheartedly condemn this massacre and strongly endorse the statement made yesterday by the President of the UN Security Council expressing shock and concern, calling for a speedy and thorough investigation to bring to justice those responsible, and expressing the Security Council's support for the efforts of KFOR and UNMIK to ensure peace and security for all the inhabitants of Kosovo.

UK members of KFOR are taking the lead in the investigation and we will do all we can to assist KFOR, UNMIK and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in their investigations.

With our partners in KFOR and UNMIK, we are committed to a democratic, multi-ethnic and peaceful Kosovo. Our aim is for Kosovo Serbs to stay in Kosovo, and for those who have left to return.