Milosevic refuses to see him. 20 February 1999 Contact Group Foreign Ministers meet at Rambouillet and decide to extend Rambouillet talks until 23 February. Albright stays on to try to persuade Kosovars to sign up to agreement. Prime Minister discusses Kosovo by telephone with Primakov and urges Russia to use all its influence with Milosevic to persuade him to agree to a settlement. 21 February 1999 Foreign Secretary and Vedrine brief GAC on Rambouillet.
Conclusions urge both sides to come to agreement now.
Serbs begin two day operation west of Vucitrn resulting in 4,000 Kosovar villagers fleeing. 23 February 1999 End of Rambouillet talks, with neither side signing the Rambouillet Accords but consensus being reached on substantial autonomy for Kosovo and both sides committing themselves to attend a follow-up conference covering all aspects of implementation. The Kosovars demand a referendum on independence after three years. 24 February 1999 Foreign Secretary makes statement to House of Commons on outcome of Peace Talks at Rambouillet. 25 February 1999 Eight KVM verifiers detained by FRY customs at Djeneral Jankovic border post.