1. Professor: Leyla Mammadli, M.A at Johns
Hopkins University, SAIS
Student: Nijat Guluzade

2.  Introduction
 Kosovo conflict in a European
negotiations context
 Mutual gains of European
Union in Kosovo conflict
 CONCLUSION

4.  In the middle 1990s ethnic Albanian Kosovars wished for
independence from Yugoslavia. Both Serbs and Kosovars laid
claim to the region of Kosovo for different reasons. In
response, Slobodan Milosevic’s Serbian security forces started a
ruthless campaign against them. These perceived human rights
atrocities were not lost on NATO and the UN. The second
operation in Europe involving American forces since the end of
the Cold War, Operation Allied Force commenced in March 1999.
This was NATO’s first official military mission as an
alliance, although it was not spawned by a direct attack on a
NATO ally. NATO and the United States decided to intervene due
to a variety of factors. First, Milosevic’s record of ruthless human
rights atrocities was well known throughout the world.
Second, policy makers in the United States and in NATO believed
that stability in the Balkans was of central concern to overall
stability in the region. Lastly, history had convinced leaders that
Milosevic was willing to negotiate and easy to coerce.
However, U.S. leaders underestimated the importance of Kosovo
to Milosevic.

6.  First stages of Kosovo conflict were different. Both sides
demand justice and territory from everyone. Free trade tests
governments' ability to govern their territories functionally
and to the benefit of their economic development and
residents. Both Kosovo and Serbia have managed to strike
freetrade agreements with other neighboring countries.
Residents of the region and beyond have few problems in
goods transfers to Kosovo or to Serbia.
 In other case Harvard professor Roger Fisher say that: The
basic problem in a negotiation lies not in conflicting
positions, but in the conflict between each side's needs,
desires, concerns, and fears.
 Kosovo conflict as a part of Europe has influenced to all
political, economic, cultural issues.

8.  The developments in the ESDP (European Security and
Defence Policy) were accompanied by the first peace support
operations conducted by the EU.
 Though the EU has attempted to exploit the Kosovo crisis to
begin openly pressing Serbia to give up the north in order to
enhance its membership prospects,
 Both sides – Belgrade and Pristina – are well advised to do
everything possible to find a peaceful solution. Playing with
fire like this can only mean taking a step back on the way
towards the European Union.
 NATO and EU try to solve this problem with method of
negotiations.

10.  Peace
 Development
?
 Security