Operational information on Task Force Harvest (TFH) is available on the AFSOUTH website

Operation Essential Harvest (Task Force Harvest) 27 August - 26 September 2001   Operations   Operation Amber Fox / Task Force Fox 27 Sept. 2001 -   Contents   Background info Press Conferences Press Releases Speeches Chronology Related sites Background information Operation "Essential Harvest" was officially launched on 22 August and effectively started on 27 August. This 30-day mission involved the sending of approximately 3500 NATO troops, with logistical support, to disarm ethnic Albanian groups and destroy their weapons. The operation was approved on 29 June and implemented on the sole condition that the political dialogue between the various parties in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) had a "successful outcome" and a cease-fire was respected. The operational plan was drawn up in response to a request for NATO assistance made by President Trajkovski on 20 June. Additional Information: NATO Handbook: Chapter 5: The Alliance's Operational Role in Peacekeeping Fact sheet on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) - Information correct as of 10 August 2001 Press Conferences held at the NATO Press Centre in Skopje September 2001 24 25 26   17 18 19 20 21 22 23 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 3 4 5 6 7 9           1   August 2001 27 28 29 30 31     20 22 24 26 13 15 17 18 10             6 July 2001 17 July 2001- Joint Press Conference of NATO, EU and OSCE. Speakers: Lord Robertson, Havier Solana and Mirchea Joana 9.91 MB wma 26 July 2001-Joint Press Conference of NATO, EU and President Trajkovski in Skopje. Speakers: Lord George Robertson, Havier Solana and Boris Trajkovski 11.2 MB wma Press Releases (2001)129 20 Sept. 2001 Statement by the NATO Secretary General (2001)120 6 Sept. 2001 Statement by the Secretary General of NATO The Right Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (2001)118 27 August 2001 Statement by the Secretary General of NATO, Lord Robertson, Deploring the Death of a British Soldier (2001)116 22 August 2001 Statement from the NATO Spokesman (2001)114 21 August 2001 Statement by the Secretary General following the Destruction of the Lesok Monastery (2001)112 15 August 2001 NATO Authorises the Deployment of Headquarters of Task Force Harvest (2001)110 24 July 2001 Press statement by the Secretary General (2001)109 20 July 2001 Statement by the Secretary General of NATO, Lord Robertson, on the death of EUMM Monitors (2001)107 19 July 2001 Joint Press Statement by the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Dr Javier Solana, and the NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson (2001)105 16 July 2001 Statement by NATO Secretary General (2001)101 5 July 2001 Joint Statement on the ceasefires in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (2001)096 25 June 2001 Statement by the Secretary General (2001)095 22 June 2001 Statement by the Secretary General Concerning Renewed Fighting in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (2001)093 20 June 2001 Statement by the North Atlantic Council (2001)091 11 June 2001 Statement by the Secretary General Concerning Developments in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) M-NAC-D-1(2001)88 7 June 2001 Statement on the situation in the Balkans Issued at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session held in Brussels (2001)080 30 May 2001 Joint Press Statement on the Western Balkans by the EU Presidency and the NATO Secretary General (2001)075 24 May 2001 Statement by the Secretary General Condemning the Actions of Armed Extremists in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (2001)073 21 May 2001 Statement by the NATO Spokesman (2001)055 3 May 2001 Statement by NATO Secretary General on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (2001)041 21 March 2001 Statement by the Secretary General on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (2001)035 8 March 2001 Secretary General's Statement on North Atlantic Council Measures for Southern Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (2001)032 2 March 2001 Statement by the Secretary General on the Situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) Speeches 29 August 2001 Address to Parliamentary Party Leaders of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson in Skopje. 22 August 2001 Statement by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson following the North Atlantic Council Decision to Launch Operation Essential Harvest - (.MP3/3.810Kb) (High resolution photos) 22 August 2001 High resolution photos and audio file of the Press Point by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, the Chairman of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union, Ambassador Alexis Brouhns and EU Special Representative for Macedonia, Mr. François Léotard - (.MP3/1.975Kb) 15 August 2001 Statement to the press by NATO Spokesman Yves Brodeur, on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (.MP3/964Kb) (En français: .MP3/651Kb) 13 August 2001 Transcript of the Press Conference by NATO Spokesman, Yves Brodeur in Skopje 25 July 2001 Press point by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson on the situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) (.MP3/3.436Mb) 6 July 2001 Press Point of Dr. Ilinka Mitreva, Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) and NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson (.MP3/2.450Mb) 5 July 2001 "Ukraine and NATO: Making the Right Choices for the 21st Century" - Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson, at the SACLANT Symposium, Kyiv 29 June 2001 "NATO Mission in Macedonia will not be Pro-Albanian nor Pro-Macedonian" - Translation of the interview by NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson given to Fakti (Macedonian/ Albanian language daily) 8 June 2001 Speech by Dr. Vlado Buckovski, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia at the Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council at the level of Defence Ministers - NATO HQ 30 May 2001 Address by Ilinka Mitreva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia at the Meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council at the level of Foreign Ministers - Budapest, Hungary NATO Review - No 2 - Summer 2001 Peacekeeping past and present - Article by Espen Barth Eide examining the way in which peacekeeping has evolved since the end of the Cold War and the nature of the challenge today Chronology / NATO Update 5 September 2001 Operation Essential Harvest 26 July 2001 Lord Robertson helps reinvigorate Skopje peace talks 25 July 2001 "The situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) is critical" 6 July 2001 Visit of Dr Mitreva a day after signing of cease-fire 29 June 2001 Clarifying NATO's role in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) 29 June 2001 Operation plan "Essential Harvest" approved 27 June 2001 NATO prepares for possible operation to disarm ethnic Albanian armed groups 20 June 2001 Skopje requests NATO assistance 16 May 2001 Lord Robertson visits Albania 7 May 2001 International concern over violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) 29 April 2001 Lord Robertson condemns attack on Macedonian security forces 3 April 2001 NATO Ambassadors on third visit to the Balkans 26 March 2001 Lord Robertson calls for intensified political dialogue in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) 21 March 2001 Further measures to reinforce security in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) 9 March 2001 NATO and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) hold special consultation 8 March 2001 Measures for Southern Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1) Related sites Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH): Operation Essential Harvest US Mission to NATO: Statements of the FYR Macedonia Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.