Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1487 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today issued the following statement on the election by the Assembly of Kosovo of Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu as President of Kosovo: “I congratulate Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu on his election…

UNMIK/PR/1486 PRISTINA – UNMIK, WHO and UNICEF once again urge the Roma, Ashkaeli and Egyptian (RAE) IDPs to vacate the lead polluted camps in northern Mitrovicë/Mitrovica and Zvečan/Zveçan and move their families to the…

UNMIK/PR/1484 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen issued the following statement upon being formally informed by the LDK Presidency of their nomination of Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu as candidate for the President of Kosovo: "I have…

UNMIK/PR/1483 PRISTINA – The Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) now has a Kosovan Commissioner, Xhevat Mexhuani, who was appointed yesterday by the Penal Management Division (PMD) of the Department of Justice. KCS Commissioner…

UNMIK/PR/1481 “Dear family of President Rugova; dear President and members of the Assembly; dear Prime Minister and representatives of the Government, COMKFOR, Ambassador Goldberg, dear Friends and Guests, It is with profound…

UNMIK/PR/1479 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of President Ibrahim Rugova: “This is a moment of profound sorrow for Kosovo and I share your sadness and grief…

UNMIK/PR/1480 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen, Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci, Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi, PDK leader Hashim Thaci, ORA leader Veton Surroi, and Co-ordinator of Status Working Groups Blerim Shala met…

UNMIK/PR/1478 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen issued the statement below, following the crash of the Slovak military plane last night in north-eastern Hungary on its way back from Kosovo to Slovakia, which caused the…

UNMIK/PR/1476 PRISTINA – On Tuesday SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen urged Roma to take advantage of the better conditions offered by the temporary Camp Osterode facilities. His meeting with Roma leaders followed a visit to the…

UNMIK/PR/1477 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen expressed his sadness at the sudden passing of His Grace Bishop Mark Sopi, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kosovo. The SRSG extends his condolences, in his own name and on behalf…