Rambouillet Agreement

"Rambouillet is not a document that an angelic Serb could have accepted. It was a terrible diplomatic document that should never have been presented in that form," Kissinger added.

But it was not just the failure of the Rambouillet talks that triggered the 78-day NATO intervention.

Serbia marks another anniversary of NATO attacks

BELGRADE -- Serbia is on Tuesday marking the 16th anniversary since the beginning of NATO's air war against the country, then a part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The attacks lasted for 11 weeks and resulted in the deaths of between 1,200 and 4,000 people, according to different sources.

Technical talks between Kosovo and Serbia are expected to continue on Thursday as the two countries' delegations meet in Brussels, but analysts say that Kosovo cannot sign any fresh agreements until it has a government. 

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BRUSSELS - It is a historical fact that NATO did not have the approval of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to bomb Serbia but the action was carried out in keeping with international law, Tanjug learnt in the NATO seat in Brussels.