Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/696 Good Morning, I am very happy to be here today together with President Daci, to open this conference on “Market Economy Legislation”. I have made it one of my key goals to help stimulate economic growth. Kosovo needs investment and jobs. If you ask the people here in Kosovo about their…

UNMIK/PR/721 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw today visited Gnjilan to meet injured persons and to see for himself the damage to the town caused by yesterday’s earthquake. SRSG Michael Steiner, currently in New York, requested Mr. Brayshaw to visit Gnjilan and assess the situation on his behalf…

UNMIK/PR/695 PRISTINA-SRSG Michael Steiner today met Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jaime Gama in UNMIK headquarters to discuss Kosovo’s second round of municipal elections to be organized again by the OSCE. Mr. Gama is the OSCE’s current Chairman in Office. SRSG Michael Steiner, in his…

UNMIK/PR/694 BREZOVICA: An interethnic ski coaching camp for girls from all over Kosovo is beginning today at the Brezovica Ski Centre. The 10-day camp has been organized by the Ski Federation of Kosovo in collaboration with the Transitional Department of Culture, Youth, Sports and Non-resident…

UNMIK/PR/693 Good evening, I left Sarajevo five years ago. I am now excited to be back in the region – and here in Kosovo. The hard times are not yet over. But I will do my best to help. I know I have a lot to learn. I promise to listen and try to learn fast. Let me tell you: it is good to be with…

UNMIK/PR/691 PRISTINA—SRSG Michael Steiner today met local leaders for the first time today in individual meetings held in UNMIK headquarters. Mr. Steiner met with Rexhat Daci, President of the Kosovo Assembly; PDK leader Hashim Thaci; LDK leader Ibrahim Rugova; and Coalition Povratak leader Rada…

UNMIK/PR/691 PRISTINA – Newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary General for Kosovo, Michael Steiner, arrived in Pristina today to officially take up his duties. After touching down at the Pristina Airport Steiner came to UN Headquarters where he met briefly with members of the Kosovo…

UNMIK/PR/688 UNMIK and KFOR approved a proposal, presented by the commander of the KPC, Lt General Agim Ceku, that will allow for the implementation of a formal rank structure within the KPC. This initiative will greatly assist the process of restructuring of the KPC to most effectively use both…

UNMIK/PR/687 PRISTINA – UNMIK and the FRY authorities today signed three protocols that would enable further progress on the issue of identification of missing persons. The protocols were signed following the meeting of the Joint Committee on Police Cooperation of the UNMIK/FRY High Ranking Group in…

UNMIK/PR/686 PRISTINA – US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has congratulated the SRSG-designate Michael Steiner for his appointment as head of UNMIK. In a letter to Mr. Steiner, Mr. Powell said, “Your broad diplomatic experience and many accomplishments in the Balkans make you highly qualified…