Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1148 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw today visited religious sites and homes attacked during the recent rioting in Kosovo and visited a temporary shelter for people displaced by the violence. Mr. Brayshaw travelled to Prizren, where he first met with the Regional Representative and the…

UNMIK/PR/1147 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today met Bishop Artemije in Gracanica and discussed the situation emerging from last week’s violence and rioting in Kosovo. Earlier in the day, he visited Obilic and saw the destruction suffered by homes and religious sites in the violence and rioting. In…

UNMIK/PR/1146 PRISTINA – Tomorrow marks five years since NATO intervened to stop the killing in Kosovo. We understand the feelings of many that this event should be marked by public commemorations. We agree that all the people of Kosovo should be able to express themselves freely and openly. In…

UNMIK/PR/1149 We have all been deeply shocked and upset by the events of the last few days. I didn’t expect them. We must take stock together, reflect on what has happened and consider how we can go forward. Today is the fifth anniversary of the NATO air campaign to end oppression in Kosovo in 1999…

UNMIK/PR/1144 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today visited homes and religious buildings attacked during the recent rioting in Kosovo. Mr. Holkeri travelled to Lipljan, where he met with Deputy Mayor Borivoje Vignjevic and saw several houses burnt in the rioting. He also met with some of the victims…

UNMIK/PR/1145 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri made the following remarks at the joint press conference held in UNMIK today: “We had a long meeting together with the Secretary-General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Bulgarian foreign minister Solomon Passy and the…

UNMIK/PR/1143 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri, CINCSOUTH Admiral Gregory Johnson, the Quint representatives, President Ibrahim Rugova, Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi, Assembly President Nexhat Daci, AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj and COMKFOR Lt. General Holger Kammerhoff issued the following statement…

UNMIK/PR/1143 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri, CINCSOUTH Admiral Gregory Johnson, the Quint representatives, President Ibrahim Rugova, Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi, Assembly President Nexhat Daci, AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj and COMKFOR Lt. General Holger Kammerhoff issued the following statement…

UNMIK/PR/1140 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri issued the following the statement today: “This is a dark day for Kosovo. “Incidents of recent days, the drownings last night and the violent deaths today are profoundly shocking and disturbing. “They must all be investigated fully and rapidly. “But there…

UNMIK/PR/1141 PRISTINA - The last 48 hours have been terrible and shocking for the people of Kosovo. We have the fullest sympathy with the families of those who have died or the injured. But the violence must stop and it must stop immediately. There is no excuse for any attacks on others or acts of…