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April 15, 1999
Web posted at: 12:35 p.m. EDT (1635 GMT)

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Greek diplomat has gone to Belgrade to work out details of a humanitarian medical and food supply operation for displaced people in Kosovo, sources told CNN Thursday.

Sources familiar with the mission told CNN that Yugoslav authorities have tentatively agreed to permit several Greek trucks with medical supplies to drive into Kosovo from the Macedonian capitol of Skopje, perhaps starting in the coming days.

If that works well, the sources say, the truck convoy will be expanded.

The NATO allies are aware of the Greek mission and do not oppose it. But the mission is described as strictly an initiative of the Greek government. Greece is a member of NATO.

On Wednesday, the State Department and the White House expressed hope that a third party, perhaps Greece, might be able to get aid to the hundreds of thousands of displaced ethnic Albanians inside Kosovo.

NATO officials have rejected air drops as too dangerous. They've also rejected introducing ground forces to fight their way into Kosovo with food and medical supplies.

Sources familiar with the new mission say Alex Rondos, an adviser to Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou, arrived in Belgrade on Wednesday and has been meeting with high-ranking Yugoslav officials.

On the agenda: permitting the Greek branch of the organization "Doctors of the World" to expand its operations inside Kosovo.

The group has been able to keep three officials in Pristina since the start of the NATO air strikes -- the only international aid organization that has operated inside Kosovo. It has been providing medical assistance to displaced ethnic Albanians and Serbs.

The group hopes to expand its operation beyond Pristina.

Extensive list of Kosovo-related sites
  • Kosovo

Yugoslavia:
  • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia official site
      • Kesovo and Metohija facts
  • Serbia Ministry of Information
  • Serbia Now! News


Kosovo:
  • Kosova Crisis Center
  • Kosovo - from Albanian.com

Military:
  • NATO official site
  • BosniaLINK - U.S. Dept. of Defense
  • U.S. Navy images from Operation Allied Force
  • U.K. Ministry of Defence - Kosovo news
  • U.K. Royal Air Force - Kosovo news
  • Jane's Defence - Kosovo Crisis

Relief:
  • Mercy International USA
  • Donations for Kosovo Refugees
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Mercy International USA
  • Unicef USA
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • World Vision
  • CARE: The Kosovo Crisis
  • InterAction
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  • International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Disaster Relief from DisasterRelief.org
  • Catholic Relief Services
  • Kosovo Relief
  • ReliefWeb: Home page


Media:
  • Independent Yugoslav radio stations B92
  • Institute for War and Peace Reporting
  • United States Information Agency - Kosovo Crisis

Other:

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