KFOR began deploying on 12 June on the heels of the withdrawing Serbs. This is a huge operation that is not risk free. Our forces are entering difficult territory but approach this task, too, with courage and professionalism. However, this operation will not be complete without the safe return of the refugees, our central objective. Only then will military commanders count their tasks as successfully completed.
Success here means another beginning.
The end to racial conflict and ethnic cleansing would mean a turning point toward a new future in the Balkans, where democracy flourishes rather than the evils of intolerance and repression. Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name. The Contact Group on the Former Yugoslavia consists of France, Germany, Italy, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom.