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UNMIK Fights Acid Leak in Mitrovica
UNMIK/PR/361 PRISTINA--- The situation at the Trepca Battery Factory Complex in Mitrovica South is under control, and the work was finished yesterday, Tuesday 19 September. The work was done on a 24-hours basis all week by…
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Milos Jokic Gets 20 Years for War Crimes
UNMIK/PR/360 PRISTINA---In a major judgement today, Milos Jokic accused of genocide was today convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for war crimes against a civilian population under s.142 of the Yugoslav Criminal…
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SRSG Meets Albanians and Serbs in Viti/Vitina Municipality
UNMIK/PR/359 PRISTINA---SRSG Bernard Kouchner’s “Outreach Initiative” continued yesterday with his visit to the Viti/Vitina municipality in the Gjilan/Gnjilane region, followed by a visit to Vrbovac, one of the three Serb…
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IAC Briefed On Gracanica Weapons Seizure
UNMIK/PR/358 PRISTINA--SRSG Bernard Kouchner today briefed the members of the Interim Administrative Council on the weapons and bomb making material seized following search operations in Gracanica by MNB (C) last night. The…
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IAC Fully Support UNMIK Measures to Stop Illegal Construction
UNMIK/PR/357 PRISTINA--- The Interim Administrative Council today issued a statement on illegal construction activities. The statement is as follows: “The Interim Administrative Council discussed the issue of illegal…
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UNMIK Travel Documents: Correction
UNMIK/PR/356 The following press release was issued in Prizren: Mr Rudolph Hoffmann, Regional Administrator ad interim, states that the 51 countries he referred to in the 13 September Press Conference are those countries…
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New Measures for Mitrovica Detention Centre
UNMIK/PR/355 PRISTINA— New measures to tighten security at the Mitrovica Detention Centre are being put in place, following the escape of 13 detainees earlier this month. Extra guards are in place inside and outside the…
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IAC Meets Media on Violence
UNMIK/PR/354 PRISTINA---Members of the Interim Administrative Council today met some 20 editors and directors of Kosova media to discuss violence in Kosovo. Media representatives presented their 15-point petition of 13…
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Kouchner Announces New Measures for Mitrovica Detention Centre
UNMIK/PR/352 SRSG Bernard Kouchner today announced new measures undertaken at the Mitrovica Detention Center and in the UNMIK Regional Police Headquarters following the escape of 13 detainees on 2 September. Immediately…
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SRSG holds Town Hall Meeting in Obilic
UNMIK/PR/351 Pristina--SRSG Bernard Kouchner, pursuing his tour of Kosovo yesterday with a town Hall meeting in Obilic, said the most important event facing the people of Kosovo in the near future was the local elections…
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Four Serb Children Killed by Hit and Run Driver
UNMIK/PR/327 PRISTINA— UNMIK Police are questioning a Kosovo Albanian man whose car hit five Serbian children in Skulanovo village near Lipjan, Sunday afternoon. Four of the children died; the fifth is seriously injured and…
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Youth Department appeals for Projects for Youth Week
UNMIK/PR/326 PRISTINA—The Department of Youth is organizing a Youth Week from 1-7 October. The event, which from this year onwards is to be held each year, is aimed to inspire the active engagement of youth in shaping their…