Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1283 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen hosted a first working lunch today with the new Kosovo Government. The SRSG opened the meeting by congratulating the Prime Minister and his cabinet on the beginning of their term, saying the meeting marked a renewal of UNMIK’s ongoing partnership…

UNMIK/PR/1284 PRISTINA –DSRSG Jean-Christian Cady will be leaving Kosovo this week at the end of more than three years as Head of UNMIK Pillar I. Mr. Cady, who departs on 15 December 2004, addressed a farewell ceremony in the UNMIK Mission HQ attended by senior representatives of UNMIK, the Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/1281 Pristina _ The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today released the External Audit Report of the 2001 Kosovo Consolidated Budget (KCB). Under the applicable Law in Kosovo the SRSG is required to ensure that appropriate independent audit arrangements are established for the Kosovo Consolidated…

UNMIK/PR/1282 PRISTINA – The Director of the Department of Justice, Mr. Thomas Monaghan, and the President of the Municipal Court of Pristina, Mr. Nuhi Uka, today officially opened the Department of the Municipal Court of Prishtinë/Priština in Graçanicë/Gračanica. Addressing the inaugural ceremony…

UNMIK/PR/1280 SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen delivered the following speech today in London to the Royal Institute of International Affairs: Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here this afternoon. I welcome this opportunity to speak with you as candidly as I can about Kosovo, where we are…

UNMIK/PR/1278 PRISTINA – The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen has just addressed the inaugural session of the Assembly. The following is the text of his address: “Dear Chairman, Distinguished Members of the Assembly, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear guests: I am honoured to be at this inaugural session of the…

UNMIK/PR/1279 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today congratulated the Assembly on its inaugural session. “The dignified manner in which this first session has just been conducted, with the proceedings carried out in full accordance with the Constitutional Framework, is a credit to all of the…

UNMIK/PR/1277 PRISTINA – The DSRSG for Police and Justice, Mr. Jean-Christian Cady, today administered the oath of office to the new special prosecutor for financial crimes, Mr Andrea Stefano Venegoni. The special prosecutor will take over most of the current corruption cases. In certain cases, he…

UNMIK/PR/1276 Pristina – PRISTINA - Today DSRSG for Pillar 2 Francesco Bastagli and the Minister of Education Rexhep Osmani opened an exhibition of drawings made by primary schoolchildren representing all Kosovo communities. The exhibition is entitled “Kosovo Home to All” and is located in the…

UNMIK/PR/1275 Pristina – The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen is addressing the UN Security Council in New York this afternoon [10:15-14:00 NY time]. The following is the text of his address: “Mr President, Mr Secretary General, Excellencies, I am pleased to address the Security Council three and a half…