April - 95 per cent of Serbs vote against international intervention in Kosovo in a referendum. May - US envoy Richard Holbrooke begins round of shuttle diplomacy. Milosovic invites Rugova for peace talks. UN calls for a ceasefire. September - UN security council votes for ceasefire in Kosovo and warns Yugoslav Government of additional measures if it fails to comply.
Heavy fighting continues.
Both sides agree to a ceasefire. Yugoslavia agrees to allow a 2,000-strong monitoring force into Kosovo, averting the prospect of air strikes. December - Serbian authorities say they killed 30 ethnic Albanians in the worst clash since ceasefire. Bodies of 40 ethnic Albanians found at scene of fighting in southern Kosovo in what appears to be a mass execution. Nato sends two senior officers to Belgrade to warn Yugoslav authorities they face air strikes.