United Nations Security Council resolution 1244, adopted on 10 June 1999, after recalling resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998), 1203 (1998) and 1239 (1999), authorised an international civil and military presence in Kosovo (part of Serbia, the successor of Serbia and Montenegro, then called "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia") and established the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). It followed agreement by President Miloševič of FRY to terms proposed by President Ahtisaari and Chernomyrdin on 8 June, involving withdrawal of Serbian forces from Kosovo (Annex 2 of the Resolution).
Resolution 1244 was adopted by 14 votes to none against. China abstained despite being critical of the NATO offensive, particularly the bombing of its embassy. It argued that the conflict should be settled by the FRY Government and its people and was opposed to external intervention. However, given Serbian (then called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) acceptance of the peace proposal, it would not veto the resolution.
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