Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/489 PRISTINA---The Kosovo Transitional Council today discussed the situation in Mitrovica and Presevo Valley, with many members expressing support for the Joint Declaration signed between UNMIK, KFOR and Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/488 Mrs. Leme Xhema will lead PTK as its Director General, beginning on 1 March 2001. She is the first woman in the history of Kosovo to assume this position. The Department of Post and Telecommunications placed an…

UNMIK/PR/485 PRISTINA---At the request of UNMIK, a four person team from WHO has been in Kosovo since 22 January, 2001, assessing any possible health consequences arising from the use of depleted uranium (DU) in the shell…

UNMIK/PR/486 Following a two-hour meeting today in Mitrovica, Kosovo Albanian leaders joined UNMIK SRSG Hans Haekkerup and COMKFOR Gen. Carlo Cabigiosu in a Declaration on Mitrovica, intended to restore calm and build…

UNMIK/PR/484 PRISTINA---SRSG Hans Haekkerup today told the Kosovo Transitional Council that for any strategy to be implemented on Mitrovica the violence, especially against the international community, UNMIK Police and KFOR…

UNMIK/PR/483 The Interim Administrative Council today discussed the situation in the Presevo Valley, and following a briefing by COMKFOR Gen. Cabigiosu, all members agreed that a political solution must be found to the…

UNMIK/PR/482 SRSG Hans Haekkerup condemned the violence in Mitrovica yesterday which claimed the life of one Kosovo Albanian, left a Kosovo Serb gravely injured and targeted the staff of international organizations. “The…

UNMIK/PR/481 SRSG Hans Haekkerup signed and delivered the first UNMIK Travel documents to 11 Kosovo residents at a special ceremony yesterday. “UNMIK has taken very seriously its responsibility to ensure that the people of…

UNMIK/PR/479 SRSG Hans Haekkerup today demanded the return of all Kosovo prisoners detained in Serbia, without further delay. Regarding the proposed amnesty which is under consideration by the Yugoslav parliament, he urged…

UNMIK/PR/480 The Kosovo Transitional Council today discussed the Kosovo Consolidated Budget for 2001 as well as the Kosovo Albanian detainees held in Serbia. Also on the agenda was a review of developments at Radio-Television…