UNMIK/PR/1595
PRISTINA - The Internal Security Sector Review (ISSR) Steering Committee met yesterday to discuss the draft of the ISSR report. The meeting was chaired by Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker. Among those who participated were Prime Minister Agim Çeku, Assembly President Kole Berisha and COMKFOR Lt. General Roland Kather.
“The importance of the ISSR process, now reaching its culmination, is that it is a transparent and consultative process involving the direct participation of people from all walks of life in Kosovo,” the SRSG said.
The Prime Minister Agim Çeku said “the Report is a very balanced analysis and makes useful recommendations which can be used by the Government for the security of Kosovo.”
The members of the Steering Committee made a number of comments still to be included in the draft report expected to be made public in December. They mentioned in particular the costing aspect for those recommendations which will require funding.
The ISSR Steering Committee, the principal body responsible for directing and monitoring the ISSR process, is chaired by the SRSG and consists of 20 high level representatives of the international community, PISG, political parties, religious groups and minority communities. Besides the SRSG, COMKFOR and the Prime Minister, participants in yesterday’s meeting included a representative of the President of Kosovo, Ministers of Economy, Justice and Interior, as well as heads of OSCE and EU Pillars.