White House Announces Formal Diplomatic Ties With Yugoslavia

By Thomas Duffy / November 17, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The White House announced today that the United States was joining the United Kingdom, Germany and France in establishing formal diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The move comes nearly two years after the United States led a 78-day air war against Serbian forces led by Slobodan Milosevic. "We take this action in response to the remarkable changes in Yugoslavia following the democratic election of President Vojislav Kostunica and the ouster of Slobodan Milosevic," President Clinton said in...

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