Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1226 SKOPJE – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen called for closer ties between Kosovo and the Macedonian authorities, emphasizing the European perspective for the region. Mr. Jessen-Petersen was received by Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Hari Kostov and Foreign Minister…

UNMIK/PR/1225 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen encouraged Albania’s participation in regional dialogue today during his official visit to Tirana. “It is very important that the states neighbouring Kosovo are part of the dialogue as we accelerate the process implementing the standards that will…

UNMIK/PR/1224 Pristina – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and President Ibrahim Rugova today inaugurated the UNMIK Rail Cargo Terminal at a ceremony in Fushe Kosove/ Kosovo Polje. “UNMIK Railways is working for Kosovo’s future”, the SRSG said “ the new Cargo Terminal is a strong sign of this. “The new…

UNMIK/PR/1223 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi appealed today to all citizens to move Kosovo forward. Mr. Jessen-Petersen and Mr. Rexhepi visited together the region of Peja/Pec. After meeting UNMIK officials, they received representatives of the civil society…

UNMIK/PR/1222 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen called today on Serbian political leaders to encourage Kosovo Serbs to take part in Kosovo’s October general election. Failure to make their participation possible would be a disservice to the Kosovo Serb community and could leave them outside…

UNMIK/PR/1221 PRISTINA – The SRSG, Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, calls for action in an appeal to all individuals and organisations on the International Day of the Disappeared. He strongly urges all concerned with missing persons’ issues, as well as civil society and the international community, to…

UNMIK/PR/1220 Pristina – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi promised today to continue working to find permanent homes for displaced Ashkali, Roma and Serbs living in Plementina camp. “We have seen things that both the prime minister, myself, all of us here, are very…

UNMIK/PR/1219 Pristina – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi today appealed to the people of Kosovo to not let violence happen again. Together they visited the village of Svinjare/Frasher in Mitrovica municipality, where rioters burned down and looted Serbian houses in March…

UNMIK/PR/1218 Pristina – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi encouraged displaced Serbs to return to Kosovo, and called for local leaders and the public to actively support efforts to rebuild confidence of all communities during their joint visit to Prizren today. Following…

UNMIK/PR/1216 PRISTINA - today Mr. Walter Schwimmer, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, and Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, UNMIK Special Representative of the Secretary-General, signed two agreements between UNMIK and the Council of Europe. The agreements provide for arrangements for monitoring…