Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1426 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and KFOR Commander Lt. Gen. Giuseppe Valotto this morning co-chaired the bi-monthly meeting of the Kosovo Protection Corps Development Group (KPCDG) at UNMIK headquarters. Participants at the meeting included Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi, KPC Co…

UNMIK/PR/1425 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this evening issued the following statement upon learning of the attempt on the life of KPS Regional Commander in Gjilan/Gnjilane: “I was shocked to learn of the brutal attack this evening on the Regional Commander of the KPS in Gjilan/Gnjilane…

UNMIK/PR/1424 PRISTINA – Operational control of the Mitrovica Detention Centre was handed over to a Prison Director from the Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) by the Head of Penal Management Division William Irvine today. The hand over ceremony was held this morning at the detention centre in…

UNMIK/PR/1422 PRISTINA - Principal Deputy SRSG Larry Rossin today addressed the inaugural session of the Municipal Assembly of the Pilot Municipal Unit (PMU) of Junik. He termed the swearing-in of the second pilot Municipal Assembly, following the PMU of Hani i Elezit/General Jankovic inaugurated…

UNMIK/PR/1420 PRISTINA – The Department of Justice is opening two new Court Liaison Offices in the villages of Osojan/Osojane and Novak/Novake. This adds to the seven existing Court Liaison Offices functioning in areas of Kosovo where they are needed to facilitate access to justice for communities…

UNMIK/PR/1421 Pristina - Principal Deputy SRSG Larry Rossin this morning joined Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi and Local Government Administration Minister Lutfi Haziri at the inaugural session of the Municipal Assembly of the Pilot Municipal Unit (PMU) of Hani i Elezit/General Jankovic. He…

UNMIK/PR/1418 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and COMKFOR Lt. General Giuseppe Valotto today visited Klinë/Klina municipality where they held meetings with Municipal Officials, Kosovo Serb returnees and IDPs, and families of missing persons. The SRSG congratulated the Municipal President Ramë…

UNMIK/PR/1417 SRSG statement following President Rugova’s announcement on status talks preparations PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this afternoon made the following statement after having read the announcement made by President Ibrahim Rugova earlier today: "I welcome the leadership shown by…

UNMIK/PR/1416 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today paid a visit to Mališevo/Malishevë Municipality, a town which, said the SRSG, “suffered particular hardship and destructions during the war and is still struggling to recover from 1999 and needs both our attention and support.” He added that…

UNMIK/PR/1413 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today visited Viti/Vitina municipality, which he praised as “a municipally that overall sets a good example” towards Standards implementation. “Standards is not just a matter of gaining status,” the SRSG told the Municipal Assembly of Viti/Vitina,…