The absence of Milošević was interpreted as a sign that the real decisions were being made back in Belgrade, a move that aroused criticism in Yugoslavia as well as abroad; Kosovo's Serbian Orthodox bishop Artemije traveled all the way to Rambouillet to protest that the delegation was wholly unrepresentative.
Miloševičiaus nebuvimą interpretavo kaip ženklą, jog Belgrade priimami rimti sprendimai, šis žingsnis sulaukė kritikos Serbijoje ir kitur; Kosovo serbų stačiatikių vyskupas Artemija keliavo į Rambouillet protestuoti, kad delegacija yra visiškai nereprezentatyvi.