Rambouillet Agreement

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The Rambouillet Agreement was a proposed peace accord in early 1999 intended to resolve the Kosovo conflict, whose failure helped trigger NATO’s military intervention against Yugoslavia.

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Rambouillet Agreement canonical 2
Rambouillet accords 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic initiative
proposed peace agreement
acceptedBy Kosovo Albanian delegation
conflictAddressed Kosovo War
Kosovo War
surface form: Kosovo conflict
context breakdown of autonomy of Kosovo in late 1980s and 1990s
escalating violence between Yugoslav forces and Kosovo Albanian insurgents
countryConcerned Yugoslavia
surface form: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Kosovo
Serbia
dateOfTalksEnd March 1999
dateOfTalksStart February 1999
directConsequenceOfFailure NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
NATO military intervention in Kosovo
draftedBy Western negotiators
followedBy talks in Paris in March 1999
includedProvision NATO freedom of movement throughout Yugoslavia as drafted
NATO-led military presence in Kosovo
interim self-government for Kosovo
international civil administration in Kosovo
substantial autonomy for Kosovo within Yugoslavia
withdrawal of Yugoslav security forces from Kosovo
legalForm draft interim agreement for peace and self-government in Kosovo
locationOfTalks Château de Rambouillet
Rambouillet, France
militaryOperationTriggered NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
surface form: Operation Allied Force
namedAfter Rambouillet, France
partyToNegotiations Yugoslavia
surface form: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Kosovo Albanian delegation
Kosovo Liberation Army
Serbian delegation
primaryMediators Contact Group
European Union
NATO
United States of America
surface form: United States
proposedInMonth February 1999
proposedInYear 1999
reasonForRejection opposition to NATO troops on Yugoslav territory
perceived infringement of Yugoslav sovereignty
region Balkans
rejectedBy Yugoslavia
surface form: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Serbian leadership
soughtOutcome ceasefire in Kosovo
political settlement of Kosovo’s status within Yugoslavia
protection of human rights for Kosovo Albanians
status not signed by all parties
subjectOf debate on legality and legitimacy of NATO intervention
international controversy over terms imposed on Yugoslavia
timePeriod late 1990s

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UN Security Council Resolution 1244 relatedTo Rambouillet Agreement
Rambouillet peace talks hasProposedOutcome Rambouillet Agreement
Resolution 1244 of the UN Security Council references Rambouillet Agreement
subject surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244
this entity surface form: Rambouillet accords