Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1443 PRISTINA – As part of efforts to foster open debate on the issue of missing persons, UNMIK’s Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) is launching a participatory theatre project tomorrow. The project, in collaboration with the Centre for Children’s Theatre Development, will…

UNMIK/PR/1441 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this afternoon met Kosovo Serb representatives at UNMIK headquarters. SLKM representatives Goran Bogdanovic, Randjel Nojkic, Dragisa Krstovic, Snezana Milic, Vesna Jovanovic and Sladjan Ilic attended the meeting. The SRSG briefed them on the latest…

UNMIK/PR/1440 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today hosted a meeting of the Team of Unity at his residence. Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi, Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci, PDK leader Hashim Thaçi, ORA leader Veton Surroi, and Team Co-ordinator Blerim Shala attended the meeting. COMKFOR Lieutenant…

UNMIK/PR/1439 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today addressed the first meeting of Internal Security Sector Review’s Consultative Group, as part of the ISSR process. The Consultative Group draws from all elements of the Kosovo society, including political parties, representatives of ethnic and…

Joint Press Release: UNMIK and PISG #1438 PRISTINA – Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi today chaired the 27th meeting of the Economic and Fiscal Council. PDSRSG Larry Rossin and senior Kosovo Government, Assembly and UNMIK officials were present at the meeting. Points of discussion were the 2006 budget…

UNMIK/PR/1437 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Larry Rossin issued the following message on the occasion of the end of the holy month of Ramadan: “On behalf of the SRSG and all of UNMIK, I wish to extend best wishes to members of the Islamic Community in Kosovo as you observe the end of the holy month of Ramadan…

UNMIK/PR/1436 PRISTINA – Today, DSRSG Joachim Ruecker has signed, for UNMIK on behalf of Kosovo, the Treaty establishing the EU/South Eastern Europe Energy Community. Deputy Minister for Energy and Mining Agron Dida was also present at the ceremony in Athens, which was attended by the Greek Prime…

UNMIK/PR/1435 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today addressed the UN Security Council meeting in New York. Following is the text of his address: Excellencies, For the past 12 months this Council has been noting positive developments in Kosovo, including improvements in security and in the…

UNMIK/PR/1434 PRISTINA - PDSRSG Larry Rossin today delivered the following remarks to a Conference on "Role of the United Nations: Peace, Security, Human Rights and Development" sponsored by the civic society organization "Forum 2015" and by the UN Development Program, at the Grand Hotel: “Mr Prime…

UNMIK/PR/1432 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today welcomed the commitment of the Federal Republic of Germany to contribute 500,000 euros to the relocation of Internally Displaced Persons of the RAE community currently living in three camps in Northern Mitrovica/Mitrovicë. The SRSG thanked…