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"Chernomyrdin planned to head for Belgrade to discuss the German peace
plan with Milosevic, but instead returned to Moscow after the talks in
Germany.
"He said he came back because ``new, very serious developments have
emerged connected to the Balkan settlement.'
Russian Envoy To Meet With Chinese
By BARRY RENFREW
.c The Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's envoy for Kosovo headed for China today for talks on
the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and ways to end the crisis
over Kosovo.
The decision to send envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin came after President Boris
Yeltsin spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart, Jiang Zemin, Russian
officials said. Few details were given on their conversation.
``The leaders of both states discussed in detail the situation in Yugoslavia
and its further aggravation due to NATO's barbaric action, which caused
casualties among Chinese citizens who served in Belgrade,'' said a statement
from Yeltsin's office.
Chernomyrdin, who has headed Moscow's efforts to find a diplomatic solution
to the Kosovo crisis, was expected to try to calm China's anger over the
embassy attack. Aides said he would meet Tuesday with Chinese Prime Minister
Zhu Rongji.
NATO's unintentional bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade late Friday
killed three people and prompted the largest public protests in China since
the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy demonstrations 10 years ago.
Chernomyrdin criticized the embassy bombing, but insisted it should not
derail progress toward resolving the Kosovo crisis. The attack ``has thrown
us backward and is not leading to peace,'' he said Sunday.
Russia has repeatedly denounced the NATO attacks against Yugoslavia, but is
also keen to play a key role in finding a political solution.
NATO nations have encouraged Russia's diplomatic efforts and were jubilant
when Moscow endorsed a tentative peace plan in talks with G-7 nations last
week.
Russian officials were stepping up efforts to get China and other Asian
countries to help work out a peaceful settlement to the Kosovo conflict,
Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigory Karasin said Sunday.
Chernomyrdin has said progress is being made on the diplomatic front.
Returning from Germany on Sunday, he said that serious new developments had
emerged during peace talks, but gave no details.
Chernomyrdin said he told Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic about the
developments in a phone conversation and Milosevic was ``very satisfied,''
Russian news agencies reported.
Chernomyrdin had planned to head for Belgrade on Sunday to deliver the plan
to Milosevic, but instead returned to Moscow after the talks in Germany.
He said he came back because ``new, very serious developments have emerged
connected to the Balkan settlement'' that he wanted to discuss with Russian
leaders.
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