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UNMIK/PR/1302 PRISTINA – The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen met Serbian President Boris Tadic and Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica this morning during his one-day visit to Belgrade. The SRSG briefed the President and the Prime Minister on the progress being made on the decentralisation issue and…

UNMIK/PR/1294 It is my pleasure tonight to congratulate you on the New Year. I hope that this New Year finds all of you well, in good health and in good spirits. I have only spent part of 2004 with you, after coming to Kosovo in August. But I want to thank all the people of Kosovo that I have met…

UNMIK/PR/1293 PRISTINA – As many people in Kosovo prepare to celebrate Christmas, one of the major Christian holidays, I am pleased to extend my own and UNMIK's best season's greetings. May peace, happiness and hope prevail in all our hearts during this very special period, as well as throughout…

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UNMIK/PR/1292 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today met with Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to discuss further transfer in the field of economy. The SRSG agreed to provide soon a proposal with a detailed outline of areas where UNMIK will hand over more competences to the PISG. At the press…

UNMIK/PR/1291 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen has promulgated the law on the census, opening the way for preparations to begin on the organisation of this important process for Kosovo’s political and economic development. The Law on the Kosovo Population and Housing Census states that the…

UNMIK/PR/1290 PRISTINA – In his capacity as acting head of UNMIK in the absence of SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen from Kosovo, PDSRSG Larry Rossin received today the President of Serbia and Montenegro’s Coordination Centre for Kosovo, Dr. Nebojša Čović, who was in Kosovo to visit Gracanica Monastery on…

UNMIK/PR/1288 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj this morning announced agreement between the Kosovo Government and UNMIK on the prioritisation of Standards and the related actions for their implementation. These priorities have been selected jointly by the…

UNMIK/PR/1289 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today welcomed the European Commission’s announcement of an additional €23.9 million funding for Kosovo. The SRSG praised this assistance, which will surpport Kosovo’s Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) in their work to implement…

UNMIK/PR/1287 PRISTINA - The Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF), in cooperation with the Serbian authorities, has arranged for the transfer of 44 mortal remains identified by DNA from Serbia proper to Kosovo today. The transfer between the Serbian authorities and the OMPF will take place…