UNMIK
United Nations Mission in Kosovo

SRSG Michael Steiner expresses shock over the assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic

  • 12 March 2003
  • Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/934

I am deeply and personally shocked upon hearing the news of the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.

I condemn this attack, which is also against the democratic process in Serbia.

This was a brutal act against a democratically elected head of government.

I have known and worked with Zoran Djindjic for the last decade and held him in high personal esteem.

I express my deepest condolences to his wife Ruzica and his family and to the people of Serbia at this difficult time.

United Nations Mission in Kosovo

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) was established by the Security Council in its resolution 1244 (1999). In accordance with its mandate, the Mission helps to ensure conditions for a peaceful life for all inhabitants of Kosovo.