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War In The Balkans: Quotes

Thursday 29 April 1999 23:02 BST
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``[We could] carpet bomb Serbia into submission in a few days. But carpet bombing is not legal or morally justified''

George Robertson, aboard HMS Invincible

``All Milosevic is doing is further isolating himself from the rest of the political elite inside Yugoslavia and...refusing to come to terms with reality''

Jamie Shea, Nato spokesman

``Belgrade must stop its suicidal policies of confrontation with the whole world and look for a political solution''

Milo Djukanovic, President of Montenegro

``It is totally irresponsible of the UNHCR to ask for new camps without paying attention to the consequences for our country''

Pavle Trajanov,

Macedonian Interior Minister

"Yugoslavia is ready to accept a civilian mission under a United Nations flag"

Borislav Milosevic, Slobodan Milosevic's brother and ambassador to Russia

``The stakes are very high now for the entire world. Either law and order will be restored, or the unlimited force of one country will rule the world''

Boris Yeltsin

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