News in English:
- Serbian President Milan Milutinovic and Serbian Vice President Ratko Markovic address letters to Contact Group asking for negotiation conditions without threats; Yugoslav Defense Minister Pavle Bulatovic meets Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeiev: NATO troops in Kosovo unacceptable; Serbian government meets to review Rambouillet and upcoming March 15 talks: U.S. media and certain Contact Group nations' media report inaccurately on what has been achieved, wide Kosovo self-rule must respect territorial sovereignty of Yugoslavia (cited); Zoran Lilic, Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister, states: U.S. not concerned about ethnic Albanian rights, but only in deployment of NATO troops (cited); Yugoslav government and officials' responses to Brcko being declared a district against Dayton agreement (cited); Albanian terrorist bombing of Serb restaurant in Pec leaves six wounded; Albanian terrorist drive-by shooting of a diner in Vranjevac leaves one person dead.
Serbian Television Evening News:
- Serbian Renewal Movement: Kosovo self-rule must be clear-cut and without detriment to Serbia and Yugoslavia, and to the benefit of all Kosovo citizens (cited).
- Reaction of Serbian public and intellectuals to bombing threats by Western alliance.
- Report on reactions among diplomatic circles and Western media to peace talks:
London diplomatic circles: U.S. ignores real Albanian goals, skeptical that Albanians will accept political agreement; BBC: Albanians once again failed to follow through with peace agreement; British commentators: unlike U.S. expects, solution cannot be found right away; foreign press agencies report statement by KLA leaders that only independence for Kosovo is acceptable; French press: such statements by KLA negate all peace efforts so far; U.S. media: Bob Dole mission to talk to KLA turns into fiasco, State Department admits it miscalculated Kosovo Albanian leaders; New York Times: Europe increasingly skeptical over U.S. desire to bomb Yugoslavia (all cited).
- Chinese Foreign Minister Tak Ji-Aswang: China to continue discussing Kosovo crisis with Russia, China continues to oppose the hegemony of one superpower (cited).
- Segment of reports related to Brcko and Republika Sprska: Republika Srpska Parliament meeting: discuss Carlos Westendorp's decision to unseat Republika Srpska President Nikola Poplasen, and resignation of Republic's Prime Minister; Carlos Westendorp's decision is in contradiction with Dayton agreement and Republika Srpska constitution; Republika Srpska representatives not to participate in Bosnian Federation parliament until Brcko situation resolved; two Bosnian Serb representatives to boycott European Council Parliament meeting in Strasbourg; Russia calls for emergency meeting of Bosnian peace implementation committee.
- Serbian police attacked while trying to apprehend two criminals: attack left two policemen dead and one wounded; OSCE present during investigation.
News in English:
- Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic meets with OSCE director Knut Vollebeck: OSCE mission outlined.
- Serbian government delegation holds meeting to discuss results of Rambouillet; Yugoslav delegation: U.S. and other Contact Group members deliberately cause confusion over Rambouillet, Albanians have still not signed anything, Contact Group to organize next round of talks, Kosovo not to secede under any circumstance (cited).
- Rallies in Backa Palanka, Podgorica, and Brussels in support of Yugoslav government.
- Yugoslav Defense Minister Pavle Bulatovic meets Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeiev: NATO troops in Kosovo unacceptable.
- Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic meets Belarus leaders: Belorussia supports Yugoslavia, work to improve cooperation, signed agreement abolishing visas (cited).
- Yugoslav General Dragoljub Ojdanic: no foreign troops in Kosovo, will defend it if necessary (cited).