Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/861 SRSG Michael Steiner and Kosovo Prime Minister today launched the Task Force on Returns, which will oversee and invigorate the returns process by providing concerted high-level support and coordination. Through its work, the Task Force will ensure effective and consistent implementation…

UNMIK/PR/860 SRSG Michael Steiner met today with Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic. The SRSG later briefed Contact Group ambassadors on the current situation in Kosovo. Following his meeting with Mr. Covic, SRSG Michael Steiner briefed the press…

UNMIK/PR/859 Pristina - SRSG Michael Steiner today denounced the killing of Uke Bytici, President of the Suhareke/Suva Reka Municipal Assembly, and two other individuals this afternoon, describing it as “an appalling act of calculated murder.” Immediately after learning of the incident, SRSG Michael…

UNMIK/PR/858 Gnjilane/Gjilan – PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw today took his election message to the people of the Gnjilane/Gjilan region in the east of Kosovo, where he visited several towns and villages. “It is so important that Kosovo’s minorities participate in tomorrow’s election,” said PDSRSG Charles…

UNMIK/PR/856 Leposavic, Kosovo – SRSG Michael Steiner today reiterated the importance of total Serb participation in Saturday’s municipal elections during a visit to Leposavic, a Serb dominated municipality in the northeast corner of Kosovo. “Four years is a long time and Serbs can not afford to be…

UNMIK/PR/854 UNMIK welcomes the Serb National Council’s decision to call on Kosovo Serbs to participate in municipal elections on Saturday. Voting in these elections demonstrates a commitment to Kosovo’s institutions and paves the way for accelerated integration, multi-ethnicity and integration. It…

UNMIK/PR/853 SRSG Michael Steiner today visited Osojane, Istok municipality, where 10 days earlier he had heard the concerns of the recently returned Serb community. “I came to Osojane to see the progress and to speak about success,” he told residents. He said he was pleased to see that construction…

UNMIK/PR/852 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today welcomed the ICTY Chief Prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, on her second trip to Kosovo this year. Ms. Del Ponte also met with KFOR Commander General Fabio Mini and UNMIK Department of Justice Director Clint Williamson. “We continue to share the same…

UNMIK/PR/851 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today praised the OSCE for the “efficiency with which it had swung into action” to run the “election engine”. Speaking to journalists after meeting the International Polling Station Supervisors, hired by OSCE and undergoing training at Vushtrri/Vucitrn…

UNMIK/PR/850 1. I shall invite the leaders of the major Kosovo political parties and coalitions which participate in all-inclusive municipal elections to a Decentralisation Meeting on 1 November in Gnjilane/Gjilan. At this meeting I will present my concept of decentralisation which will bring…