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UNMIK/PR/942 Pristina – Today, in response to the Assembly’s position on higher education, the SRSG has made the following determination: The Assembly of Kosovo has today adopted a position on unpromulgated draft legislation on Higher Education Under the Constitutional Framework, draft legislation…

UNMIK/PR/943 Pristina/Belgrade – SRSG Michael Steiner met yesterday for the first time with the new Serbian PM Zoran Zivkovic. “We had a good meeting and I see a scope for future cooperation”, said the SRSG after the talks. SRSG Michael Steiner and PM Zoran Zivkovic discussed issues such as the…

UNMIK/PR/944 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner and Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi today cochaired the first meeting of the Transfer Council, comprising senior officials from UNMIK and ministers from the Provisional Government. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, which lasted nearly 90 minutes…

UNMIK/PR/945 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today visited the Family Health Center in Pristina and talked to the workers there. Mr. Steiner was impressed by the professionalism of the medical personnel and said, “The Health House shows that despite all the difficulties, Kosovo is on its way.” SRSG…

UNMIK/PR/946 PRISTINA - Following more than one recent incident in which evidence heard by the trial panel in closed session has been reported in the press, the trial panel in the above case wishes to inform the public of the circumstances for hearing some evidence in this case in closed sessions…

UNMIK/PR/947 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today said that the bombing of the railway bridge in Zvecan municipality on 12 April was “an act of terrorism and not an ordinary crime. This is what the whole world is trying to combat.” Mr. Steiner was speaking to journalists at the site of the railway…

UNMIK/PR/948 PRISTINA – Underlining his responsibility under SC Resolution 1244 “to ensure conditions for a normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo”, and Chapter 8 of the Constitutional Framework, SRSG Michael Steiner today authorised appropriation of 17.3 million euros to meet KEK’s need for…

UNMIK/PR/949 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today visited Mitrovica, where he met Roma and Ashkali IDPs in the north and then met returnees in the Dy Korriku/Sitnica quarters, following which he visited the Roma Mahalla, which was completely destroyed after the conflict in 1999. Accompanied by…

UNMIK/PR/950 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw today visited the Municipality of Gjakova/Djakovica where he met with the Deputy Presidents, the CEO and Party leaders, before he went to talk to representatives of the NGO “Cries of Women”. After a lunch with members of the civil society he visited…

For Example, Kosovo: Seven Principles for Building Peace Ladies and Gentlemen, We’ve come a long way since the best advice for keeping the peace was Basil Fawlty’s order to Polly and Manuel: ‘Don’t mention the war.’ The years since the end of the Cold War have not seen a general outbreak of peace…

UNMIK/PR/1251 On 23 October, the people of Kosovo will have the opportunity to vote for their representatives in the Assembly of Kosovo’s Provisional Institutions. I call upon members of all of Kosovo’s communities to exercise their right to vote in the elections. I urge members of the Kosovo Serb…

UNMIK/PR/1252 PRISTINA – The SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today urged Kosovo Serbs to take part in Saturday’s Assembly Elections. He said he understood that people were disappointed with progress so far but stressed that they had every reason to vote. “Elections are not about the past, they are about…