Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1276 Pristina – PRISTINA - Today DSRSG for Pillar 2 Francesco Bastagli and the Minister of Education Rexhep Osmani opened an exhibition of drawings made by primary schoolchildren representing all Kosovo communities. The exhibition is entitled “Kosovo Home to All” and is located in the…

UNMIK/PR/1275 Pristina – The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen is addressing the UN Security Council in New York this afternoon [10:15-14:00 NY time]. The following is the text of his address: “Mr President, Mr Secretary General, Excellencies, I am pleased to address the Security Council three and a half…

UNMIK/PR/1274 PRISTINA – A second group of 28 Probation Officers has successfully completed a four-week intensive induction program, held at the Kosovo Police Service School in Vushtrri/Vucitrn. The graduation ceremony today was officiated by Mr. William Irvine, Head of Penal Management/Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/1272 PRISTINA – Today PDSRSG Larry Rossin chaired the 22nd meeting of the Economic and Fiscal Council. The meeting focused on the budget development process 2005-2007 fiscal years and the 2004 budget Mid-Year Review. The PDSRSG expressed his appreciation to the Ministry of Finance and…

UNMIK/PR/1273 PRISTINA – The DSRSG for Police and Justice, Jean-Christian Cady, today presided over a handover ceremony of station-level command at Orahovac/Rahovec Police Station from the international police to the Kosovo Police Service. Addressing a gathering of international and local police…

UNMIK/PR/1271 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen met today with the family of Shqipe Hebibi together with Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi, after learning of the wonderful news of her release in Afghanistan. “This is a very happy day for the family of Ms. Hebibi, for Kosovo and for the UN and UNMIK…

UNMIK/PR/1269 Pristina – Lipjan/Lipljan Municipality will soon begin construction of a new primary school following a pledge made by SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen during a visit to a makeshift school last month. In October, the SRSG and COMKFOR Yves de Kermabon visited the private house which has…

UNMIK/PR/1270 The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen welcomes the fact that consultations among Kosovo’s political parties have resulted in an agreement on the formation of a coalition. “Immediately after the elections, I urged the political parties to act on the voices of the voters by moving quickly, and…

UNMIK/PR/1267 Pristina – The DSRSG for Police and Justice Jean-Christian Cady and the Minister of Justice of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Hixhet Mehmeti today signed a Protocol on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons during a meeting in Skopje. The Protocol is largely based on the Council…

UNMIK/PR/1268 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen issued the following message on the occasion of the end of the holy month of Ramadan: “On behalf of UNMIK, I would like to warmly congratulate the members of the Islamic Community in Kosovo for the accomplishment of the holy month of Ramadan and on…