Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1266 PRISTINA – The Head of Pillar IV of UNMIK, Deputy SRSG Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff, will return to the German Foreign Service. At the request of the German Foreign Office, Mr. Lambsdorff will take on a new assignment in Berlin. SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen has asked Mr. Lambsdorff to extend…

UNMIK/PR/1265 PRISTINA –The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today appealed to NATO Member States to “stay the course” and maintain adequate force levels as the international community entered a decisive phase. In his address to the North Atlantic Council in Brussels this morning on the political and…

UNMIK/PR/1264 PRISTINA –The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen is meeting with political leaders today and will inform them about the decision to move ahead with the creation of new ministries in the areas of energy, local self-government, and returns and communities. He will also inform them about his…

UNMIK/PR/1262 PRISTINA – UNMIK is pleased to announce that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has informed UNMIK that they have finalised internal procedures and want to start talks on a free trade agreement with Kosovo. A free trade agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina will enhance Kosovo’s…

UNMIK/PR/1260 The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen will be visiting Belgrade on Wednesday evening and Thursday to meet with government officials and attend a meeting with the Contact Group representatives. He is scheduled to meet with President of Serbia and Montenegro Mr. Svetozar Marovic, President of…

UNMIK/PR/1261 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today attended the inauguration of the Independent Oversight Board. This board is an independent forum where civil servants can present grievances or appeal against disciplinary proceedings. Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi and Public Services…

UNMIK/PR/1257 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen called on all parties to respect the results of the Assembly elections held on 23 October, after hearing the OSCE’s announcement of the partial preliminary results. “We must listen to the voices of those who voted, and respect their verdict. Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/1258 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Larry Rossin today visited the KEK “Kosovo A” power plant and toured the Mirash mine. The PDSRSG then met with Mr. Ismet Hashani, the President of the Municipal Assembly in Obilic, with whom he exchanged views on the challenges facing Hade village and on steps to…

UNMIK/PR/1255 Pristina – The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this morning visited the voting counting centre in Pristina and said he was impressed by the highly professional, highly sophisticated system in place for the counting process. “What I have seen here today is very reassuring. This is a very…

UNMIK/PR/1256 “Good morning. It’s good to see you all again. I wanted to come here and see how the counting process is taking place. After having seen what is happening here, I can confirm what I already said last night, that is, while they are counting here there are already some very clear winners…