Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1382 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen welcomed the agreement of Kosovo political leaders on modalities of preparations for status talks and on dialogue with Belgrade. The leaders reached a consensus on these key issues in the second meeting of the Kosovo Forum facilitated by the SRSG…

UNMIK/PR/1381 PRISTINA – Under the leadership of PDSRSG Larry Rossin, Kosovo’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Bujar Dugolli, and Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Mincho Jordanov, a high level political meeting achieved a breakthrough comprise allowing for the conclusion of an Interim Free Trade…

UNMIK/PR/1380 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Larry Rossin and DSRSG for Institution Building/Head of the OSCE Mission Werner Wnendt today visited the Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) in recognition of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Joining PDSRSG Rossin and…

UNMIK/PR/1379 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this afternoon attended the transfer of command of the Prizren Regional Police Headquarters from the international Civilian Police to the KPS. During a ceremony at the Prizren Sports Centre, outgoing UNMIK Police Regional Commander Chuck Jordan…

UNMIK/PR/1376 PRISTINA – At the invitation of the SRSG, the Security Sector Development Advisory Team (SSDAT) is today beginning its third visit in Kosovo. Following its earlier recommendation to undertake an Internal Security Sector Review (ISSR) to plan for an effective security sector, the SSDAT…

UNMIK/PR/1375 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this morning addressed the Conference on the “Future status of Kosovo”, organized by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia. Following is the text of his address: I am pleased to address this conference and I thank the organisers, the…

UNMIK/PR/1374 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen held a meeting today in Belgrade with Vojislav Kostunica, Prime Minister of Serbia and Dr. Nebojsa Covic, President of Kosovo Coordination Centre, as well as with representatives of President Tadic and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

UNMIK/PR/1373 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen convened the first meeting of the Kosovo Forum in the UNMIK HQ this morning. The meeting was attended, among others, by President Ibrahim Rugova, 1st Deputy President of AAK and Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi, ORA leader Veton Surroi, Vice President…

UNMIK/PR/1372 PRISTINA – UNMIK today issued the following statement on the decision by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to grant provisional release to Kosovo’s former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj pending his trial: “UNMIK takes note of the decision of the ICTY…

UNMIK/PR/1370 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this morning addressed the Bertelsmann Foundation Forum in Zagreb. Following is the text of his address: Let me first thank the Bertelsmann Foundation for the opportunity to be here today. I am glad that my partners in Kosovo, Prime Minister Bajram…