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(16 Jun 1998) Russian/Nat The Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has agreed to resume talks with Kosovo separatists, following a meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow. The two leaders met in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss NATO demands that Serbs stop their violent aggression against ethnic Albanians in the province. The meetings resumed in the afternoon between Milosevic and Russia's Foreign Minister, Yevgeny Primakov. Yeltsin and Milosevic met on Tuesday morning at the Kremlin, kicking off a series of negotiations that continued through most of the day. It was announced after the meetings that Milosevic has agreed to resume negotiations with Ibrahim Rugova, the moderate leader of Kosovo's Albanians. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) "In principle we have reached an agreement. The main thing is he (Milosevic) has agreed to sit down at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians. That's the main thing." SUPER CAPTION: Boris Yeltsin, Russian President Milosevic and Rugova met in May, but the Albanians cancelled further talks until Serbian government troops halted offensives in western Kosovo. Rugova has lately been losing support to the more militant separatists in the troubled province, whose uprising Milosevic has tried to crush. Rugova has sought a peaceful solution to the crisis, although his goal - independence for Kosovo - remains the same as that of the more militant separatists in the Kosovo Liberation Army. Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov also added that Milosevic had agreed to a series of very important obligations, but would not expand on the details. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) "The Yugoslav side has agreed to a whole series of obligations, including a new round of negotiations between President Milosevic and Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova. I can say no more than that." SUPER CAPTION: Yevgeny Primakov, Russian Foreign Minister It is expected that the talks will conclude with a joint declaration by the Russian and Yugoslav presidents. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...