A meeting of the Belgrade members
of the Privy and Crown Councils was held  on 5 April 1999

Having heard the views of his Privy and Crown Councils, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander shares the following statement:

In the life of each nation there comes a moment when differences of opinion  must give way to the feeling of toleration and  togetherness.

At this historic moment when NATO ignores the United Nations and violates its Charter, we feel it is our duty to put forward a clear and concise proposal for a way out of this  tragedy.
 
 

We, therefore, propose:
 

1. An immediate cessation of bombing, terrorist activities, media hostility and all other aggressive actions against Yugoslavia’s population.

2. An immediate stop to all actions causing a mass exodus of civilian population.

3. An international mediation group to be set up urgently to prepare and organise a Conference on Kosovo and Metohija; the group would have no representatives of the parties directly involved in the conflict.

4. The task of the Conference would be to propose one of the existing models of autonomy in Europe as a basis for defining the constitutional status of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia.

5. To formulate and ensure firm international guarantees for civic and national rights of the population and the inviolability of state borders and territorial integrity of Serbia, Montenegro and Yugoslavia.
 
 

The purpose and aim of this proposal is peace and welfare of the people through democracy and respect for human rights.
 
 

London, 5 April 1999