Resolution 1244

Resolution 1244 of the UN Security Council permitted an international force in the Serbian province of Kosovo, placing it under the administration of the United Nations.

1. Adopted: June 10, 1999
2. Authorized an international peacekeeping force, led by NATO
3. Reaffirmed the "sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Yugoslavia (now Serbia)"
4. Required the disarmament of Kosovo Albanian groups
5. Initiated the Kosovo Status Process, facilitated by the United Nations and Martti Ahtisaari

• Google News: Resolution 1244
• B92 News: "Serb Leader: Parts of EU Mission Already in Kosovo" (February 10, 2008)
  • "Defense ministers for the alliance agreed at talks held in Lithuania that the existing UN Security Council resolution 1244, would continue to justify NATO's presence in Kosovo, if the ethnic Albanian majority proclaims independence, which is expected within weeks"
• Press TV: "NATO's Supporting Kosovo Independence" (February 9, 2008)
• EU Observer: "Russia Attacks 'Illegal' EU Mission to Kosovo" (February 7, 2008)
• Reuters: "NATO Insists it has Mandate to Remain in Kosovo" (February 7, 2008)
• Agence France-Presse: "Security Council Urged to Reject Kosovo's Independence" (January 16, 2008)
• B92 News: "UNMIK: Kosovo office breaches Resolution 1244" (December 15, 2007)
• B92 News: "Fleiner: Resolution 1244 Only Legal Basis" (November 23, 2007)
• B92 News: "Lavrov: Russia Supports Resolution 1244" (April 19, 2007)