Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1508 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today addressed the Change of Command ceremony of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) in Pristina where Maj.-Gen. Sylejman Selimi took over command of the KPC from Lt. Gen. Agim Ceku…

UNMIK/PR/1507 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today issued the following statement on the election of Mr. Kole Berisha as the new President of the Assembly of Kosovo: “I congratulate Mr. Kole Berisha on his election as the…

UNMIK/PR/1502 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today continued his regular meetings with Kosovo women leaders at UNMIK Headquarters. The SRSG invited Kosovo women leaders to advocate with local decision-makers and leaders of…

UNMIK/PR/1501 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen met today Kosovo Protection Corps Commander Lt.-Gen. Agim Ceku and Deputy Commander Maj.-Gen. Sylejman Selimi at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed the political situation in the…

UNMIK/PR/1498 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen and KFOR Commander Lt-Gen. Giuseppe Valotto this morning co-chaired the quarterly meeting of the Kosovo Protection Corps Development Group (KPCDG) at UNMIK headquarters. Participants at…

UNMIK/PR/1497 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today briefed the EU Political and Security Council in Brussels on current developments in Kosovo and informal planning for future arrangements. He also met NATO Secretary General Jaap…

UNMIK/PR/1496 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen this morning in Vienna chaired a meeting of the informal Steering Group on future international arrangements. The Steering Group brings together UNMIK and its partners, including the EU…

UNMIK/PR/1495 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen, accompanied by Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi and Minister for Environment and Spatial Planning Ardian Gjini, today visited some of the flood affected areas in Obiliq/Obilic. They…

UNMIK/PR/1494 PRISTINA – The UN Secretary General has appointed Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Kosovo (PDSRSG) Larry Rossin as the PDSRSG for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen, addressing the media at…

UNMIK/PR/1493 PRISTINA – The management of the Lipjan/Lipljan Prison was handed over by UNMIK’s Penal Management Division to the Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) today. The hand over ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Kosovo (DSRSG) for…