In this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, describes his memories of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2001 and particularly mentions his discussions as NATO Secretary General with Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) between 1992 and 1996.

In this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, discusses the United States’ military commitment during the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. He describes how, as NATO Secretary General, he held many discussions with Bob Dole, leader of the Republican Party in the US Senate from 1985 to 1996 and US presidential candidate in 1996 against Bill Clinton, Democratic US President from 1993 to 2001.

In this interview excerpt, Willy Claes, Belgian Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994 and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) from 1994 to 1995, explains NATO’s reaction during the crisis in the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2001. He emphasises the differences of opinion between the NATO Member States on how the crisis should be managed.