Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/531 SRSG Hans Haekkerup, PDSRSG Gary Matthews and Deputy COMKFOR General Georgeos Ledeveze today met with representatives of the Kosovo Serb community of Mitrovica, along with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic at Merdare on how to further implement the declaration on Mitrovica of…

UNMIK/PR/530 Pristina-- Ninety-nine more prisoners have been released today following the Law on Amnesty, which was passed by the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 26 February. They crossed the border at Merdare this afternoon. Sixty- three were detained in Belgrade, 10 in…

UNMIK/PR/526 PRISTINA--- The UNMIK Council of Co-heads was today briefed by Mr. Jurgen Voss from the European Union on the international donor’s conference recently held in Pristina. The donor organisations had emphasised the importance of capacity building in Kosovo, so that people increase their…

UNMIK/PR/525 PRISTINA--- The Kosovo Transitional Council today had a thorough discussion on the situation with the border to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Deputy COMKFOR, General Georges Ladeveze briefed the Council on the latest incidents in the north of FYROM, where three soldiers…

UNMIK/PR/524 Forestry and Rural Development (DAFRD), has banned the import into Kosovo of all live biungulates (cattle, sheep, goats and pigs) and biungulate products (meat, meat-products, milk, milk-products, semen, ova, embryos and hides) from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern…

UNMIK/PR/523 The Working Group on the Legal Framework of the Provisional Self-Government in Kosovo held its inaugural session on Tuesday, 6 March 2001. In his opening remarks, the Special Representative of the Secretary General thanked the members for having accepted their nomination and underscored…

UNMIK/PR/522 The Interim Administrative Council, meeting this morning, issued two statements on current developments: One statement followed SRSG Hans Haekkerup’s introduction to the Legal Framework working group, which met for the first time this afternoon. “The members of the Interim…

UNMIK/PR/521 PRISTINA--- SRSG Hans Haekkerup today launched the first meeting of the Working Group on the interim Legal Framework which will define provisional self-government for Kosovo, as foreseen in UN SCR 1244(1999). Once the legal framework is completed, the SRSG will announce the date for…

UNMIK/PR/516 PRISTINA---SRSG Hans Haekkerup today launched the first meeting of the Working Group on the interim Legal Framework which will define provisional self-government for Kosovo, as foreseen in UN SCR 1244(1999). Once the legal framework is completed, the SRSG will announce the date for…

UNMIK/PR/520 SRSG Hans Haekkerup met with top officials of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Skopje yesterday to offer his concern and support to FYROM’s attempts to reduce tensions across the border from Kosovo. FYROM President Boris Trajkovski invited the SRSG and COMKFOR General…