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Radio Serbia
March 23, 2009
Tomorrow 10th anniversary since the beginning of NATO bombing
Last weekend in Serbia and few other world capitals, the marking of the
Memorial Day for victims of NATO bombing has begun, and tomorrow, on the
anniversary of starting the air-strikes on the FR Yugoslavia, memorial
services will be held in many Serbian cities and towns.
At noon, a siren will mark a minute of silence and members of the Government
will pay respect at a special open session, where Prime Minister Mirko
Cvetkovic will give a speech.
Serbian ministers will lay wreaths on memorial spots to the civilian, army
and police victims of the bombing.
The 10th anniversary will also be marked in France, Canada and the USA.
The bombing of FR Yugoslavia lasted for 78 days and took the lives of more
than 2,000 civilians, including 88 children, as well as 1,002 army and
police members, while another 6,000 people were wounded.
The NATO intervention followed after unsuccessful negotiations on the Kosmet
crisis, held in Rambouillet, in February and March 1999. It ended on June
10, with the passing of UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
One day earlier, the Yugoslav Army and NATO had signed a Military Technical
Agreement, which specified the withdrawal of Serbian forces from Kosmet and
arrival of international troops.
According to UNHCR, some 230 thousand Serbs and other non-Albanians have
left Kosmet since the arrival of the peace corps.
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