On 27 November 2019, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Major General Michele Risi, the new Commander of KFOR, at UNMIK Headquarters.

High in the Mt Piceli ranges, 12 kilometres outside of Mitrovica, the air is pristine and the vistas are breathtaking, with no scrap of manmade material in sight – save for several memorials and some pieces of airplane fuselage.

Momentum from an election that heralded the most “significant change” in Kosovo’s politics in years could trigger renewed efforts for rule of law, job creation and the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue, the Head of UNMIK says.