The
Military Technical Agreement between the International Security Force ("KFOR") and the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia (commonly known as the
Military Technical Agreement or
Kumanovo Agreement) was an accord concluded on 9 June 1999 in
Kumanovo,
Macedonia. It concluded the
Kosovo war. The full text is found on the website of
NATO. The key provisions of the MTA were designed to enable the following:
- A cessation of hostilities between NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia followed by an end to the bombing campaign should FRY comply effectively with the agreement.
- Definition of a 25 km air safety zone and 5km ground safety zone around Kosovo's boundaries, into FRY where necessary, which FRY forces could not enter without NATO permission.
- Over 11 days from signing, the staged withdrawal from Kosovo by FRY forces, including the clearing of military assets (mines, booby traps) from communications lines, and the provision of information to NATO about remaining hazards.
- The deployment of civil and security forces within Kosovo, pursuant to an at that point unapproved, but drafted United Nations Security Council Resolution.
- Authorisation for assistance to, and use of necessary force by NATO to create a secure environment for the international civilian presence