Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1114 PRISTINA - On 30 January, SRSG Harri Holkeri promulgated Regulation 2004/1 on the Customs Code of Kosovo. The new Code will become effective on 1 March 2004 to allow for necessary administrative and operational arrangements for its implementation. It replaces the old Customs Code and…

UNMIK/PR/1113 “On behalf of UNMIK staff members I would like to congratulate all Kosovo’s Muslims on the occasion of Kurban Bajram. Kurban Bajram celebrates the day when God forbade his prophet Ibrahim to slay his son Isaac and by doing so, showed Mankind that human life is more valuable than…

UNMIK/PR/1112 “Kosovo is a good example of what the international community and the United Nations can achieve to stop ethnic cleansing and build policy instruments that will prevent it from occurring again. “To be able to achieve success in that domain, there is a prerequisite: a clear and common…

UNMIK/PR/1111 PRISTINA – The SRSG Harri Holkeri has written to the President of the Assembly, Nexhat Daci, to inform him that he has determined that the decision taken by the Assembly regarding the appointment of an Other Communities representative in the Presidency was without validity. In his…

UNMIK/PR/1109 PRISTINA – Some media reports have quoted a senior Belgrade official as stating that there are 198 mass graves in Kosovo. The Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) would like to categorically state that no evidence has been provided to OMPF regarding existence of any mass…

UNMIK/PR/1110 PRISTINA – The Steering Group on Standards, jointly chaired by SRSG Harri Holkeri and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi held its second meeting today. Representatives of Quint countries in Kosovo also attended the meeting. The Group reviewed progress of the working groups preparing the…

UNMIK/PR/1124 PRISTINA - SRSG Harri Holkeri and President Ibrahim Rugova today visited two returns sites at Bica and Belo Polje. Prior to the visit, they met Klina Municipal President Rame Manaj and other municipal officials. The topics for discussion were the return of Kosovo Serb citizens to Klina…

UNMIK/PR/1108 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today met representatives of the Council of Family Associations and assured them that he will inform the UN Security Council about their concerns. The issue should also be dealt within the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue. The representatives of the missing…

UNMIK/PR/1107 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today visited the KPC Training Academy in Pristina. The KPC Commander Gen. Agim Çeku and the IOM project manager of KPC, Don Guthmiller, received the SRSG and showed him around the centre. The SRSG saw the technical facilities, such as the centre for…

UNMIK/PR/1106 PRISTINA - The Office on Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) understands and shares the concerns of the Council of Family Associations, whose members are on hunger strike in their endeavour to draw attention to the issues faced by families of missing persons. OMPF has been left with a…