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Yugoslavian embassy in Cairo accuses NATO of using prohibited weapons

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The charges' d'affairs at the Yugoslavian embassy in Cairo, Vladimir Yanfech, renewed his country's refusal to give Kosovo independence, confirming that the best thing they can do is expand the autonomy of the enclave.

Moreover, Yanfech called for an immediate halt of NATO military actions and for solving the current crisis peacefully and holding negotiations through the United Nations.

The Yugoslavian official also accused NATO of using internationally - prohibited weapons against his country, leading to many victims. He described what is taking place in his country currently as similar to what has taken place in Iraq, expecting tan increase in deformed children and the rate of cancer due to the radiation of the weapons used.

Yanfech described the Rambouillet negotiations as dead, referring to resorting to its as a foundation for solving the crisis.

He also laid the responsibility for making the Kosovar people into refugees on NATO, stating that before NATO strikes there were no refugees. He accused the USA of violating international law and traditions in its relations with Yugoslavia under false moral allegations to protect Moslem Albanians in Kosovo, adding that what is happening to Yugoslavia is a great disaster.

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