Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1122 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri returned to Pristina today from his two-day visit to Albania, where he met President Alfred Moisiu, Prime Minister Fatos Nano, foreign Minister Kastriot Islami and Minister of Economy Anastas Angjeli. It was the first visit to Albania by Mr. Holkeri. Mr…

UNMIK/PR/1121 PRISTINA - At a meeting between SRSG Harri Holkeri and the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and President of CCK Nebojsa Covic today it was agreed that the Pristina-Belgrade direct dialogue will convene in the last week of February or the first week of March. The meeting also discussed…

UNMIK/PR/1120 PRISTINA - SRSG Harri Holkeri today personally informed President Ibrahim Rugova, Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi and other political leaders about the arrest early today of a number of Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) members. The arrests were made in connection with serious crimes…

UNMIK/PR/1119 Mr. President, The week before last, I met with a delegation of families of missing Kosovo Albanians as many more stood vigil in the snow in front of UNMIK headquarters. They told me of their frustration at the slow progress on the return of the mortal remains of their loved ones from…

UNMIK/PR/1118 PRISTINA - On behalf of the SRSG, the Acting Head of Mission and DSRSG, Pillar I, Jean-Christian Cady, today promulgated a regulation on deterrence of money laundering in Kosovo and providing additional tools to combat it. The regulation will deter money laundering by enhancing…

UNMIK/PR/1116 PRISTINA - The Director-General of UNMIK Customs is concerned and disappointed with the misleading and factually incorrect article published in Koha Ditore on 5 February 2004 regarding the excise tax on banderols. He further takes great exception to the tone and allegations in the…

UNMIK/PR/1117 PRISTINA – This evening, the Head of Pillar I DSRSG Jean-Christian Cady and PISG Minister of Public Services Jakup Krasniqi signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the provision of security services for Buildings of the Kosovo Government. Welcoming the agreement, DSRSG Jean-Christian…

UNMIK/PR/1115 PRISTINA – Further to the UNMIK Police Press Release titled ‘KPS Secondary Employment’ dated 2 February 2004. The Head of Pillar I DSRSG Jean-Christian Cady today announced that the UNMIK Police Commissioner had agreed to reinstate the Kosovo Police Service static guards in the…

UNMIK/PR/1114 PRISTINA - On 30 January, SRSG Harri Holkeri promulgated Regulation 2004/1 on the Customs Code of Kosovo. The new Code will become effective on 1 March 2004 to allow for necessary administrative and operational arrangements for its implementation. It replaces the old Customs Code and…

UNMIK/PR/1113 “On behalf of UNMIK staff members I would like to congratulate all Kosovo’s Muslims on the occasion of Kurban Bajram. Kurban Bajram celebrates the day when God forbade his prophet Ibrahim to slay his son Isaac and by doing so, showed Mankind that human life is more valuable than…