Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1511 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today met Serbian President Boris Tadic in Belgrade. The Serbian Prime Minister’s adviser Dr. Slobodan Samardzic participated in the meeting. The SRSG also held separate meetings…

UNMIK/PR/1509 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today issued the statement below following the election of the new government by the Kosovo Assembly: “I welcome the election of Mr. Agim Ceku as Prime Minister and of the new…

UNMIK/PR/1508 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today addressed the Change of Command ceremony of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) in Pristina where Maj.-Gen. Sylejman Selimi took over command of the KPC from Lt. Gen. Agim Ceku…

UNMIK/PR/1507 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today issued the following statement on the election of Mr. Kole Berisha as the new President of the Assembly of Kosovo: “I congratulate Mr. Kole Berisha on his election as the…

UNMIK/PR/1502 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today continued his regular meetings with Kosovo women leaders at UNMIK Headquarters. The SRSG invited Kosovo women leaders to advocate with local decision-makers and leaders of…

UNMIK/PR/1501 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen met today Kosovo Protection Corps Commander Lt.-Gen. Agim Ceku and Deputy Commander Maj.-Gen. Sylejman Selimi at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed the political situation in the…

UNMIK/PR/1498 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen and KFOR Commander Lt-Gen. Giuseppe Valotto this morning co-chaired the quarterly meeting of the Kosovo Protection Corps Development Group (KPCDG) at UNMIK headquarters. Participants at…

UNMIK/PR/1497 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today briefed the EU Political and Security Council in Brussels on current developments in Kosovo and informal planning for future arrangements. He also met NATO Secretary General Jaap…

UNMIK/PR/1496 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen this morning in Vienna chaired a meeting of the informal Steering Group on future international arrangements. The Steering Group brings together UNMIK and its partners, including the EU…

UNMIK/PR/1495 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen, accompanied by Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi and Minister for Environment and Spatial Planning Ardian Gjini, today visited some of the flood affected areas in Obiliq/Obilic. They…