Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/817 Ambassador Harnish, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of all the members of UNMIK, I wish to convey my deep condolences on this, the first anniversary of the infamous terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. In murdering innocent people from all over the world, the terrorists were…

UNMIK/PR/816 PRISTINA – On September 9 and 10 SRSG Michael Steiner traveled to Tirana for meetings with Prime Minister Fatos Nano, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ilir Meta and Tirana Mayor Edi Rama. The meetings yielded two agreements, one a Memorandum of Understanding on Police…

UNMIK/PR/815 PRISTINA – Yesterday, Major General Andrew Cumming took up his new post as the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) Co-ordinator for the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). SRSG Michael Steiner had recently appointed Major General Cumming as KPC Coordinator. His role will involve working with the…

UNMIK/PR/814 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner met today with M. Dominique de Villepin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, to discuss the general situation in Kosovo and the contribution of France to the international efforts. The SRSG said after the meeting that they were in “full agreement on…

UNMIK/PR/813 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today met with the Commander of Allied Forces for Southern Europe, Admiral Gregory Johnson on his regular visit to the region. The SRSG briefed the Admiral on the political and economical situation in Kosovo and they put an emphasis on the overall…

UNMIK/PR/812 Following the third meeting of the Energy Committee, SRSG Michael Steiner announced the appointment of Josef Rieder as Interim Head of the Kosovo Electric Company (KEK) to oversee the Kosovo power system through the winter. The appointment follows UNMIK’s investigation into the fire…

UNMIK/PR/810 PRISTINA- Acting SRSG Charles Brayshaw today visited the site of the Mobile Cultural Container project and the new bridge construction leading to it, in Mitrovica. The Mobile Cultural Container project, which is intended to unite young people from north and south of the Ibar river in…

UNMIK/PR/809 We would like to correct a misunderstanding that has appeared recently in certain media: UNMIK cannot confirm the discovery of any new mass grave site in Suva Reka, or in the rest of Kosovo. UNMIK's Missing Persons and Forensics Unit continues to oversee exhumations and identifications…

UNMIK/PR/808 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has announced the appointment of Francesco Bastagli as his Deputy Special Representative in Kosovo (UNMIK). Mr. Bastagli took up his duties in Pristina yesterday to be in charge of UNMIK’s Pillar for Civil Administration. Mr. Bastagli succeeds…

UNMIK/PR/807 Since its arrival in Kosovo and under UNSC 1244, UNMIK has been mandated with establishing the rule of law. Not only the Security Council and the international community, but also the people of Kosovo have demanded that we do so. Creating a society that respects the rule of law is a…