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SRSG strongly condemns explosive attacks carried out in Pristina
UNMIK/PR/1384 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today strongly condemned the three explosive attacks carried out Saturday evening in downtown Pristina, and expressed his relief at the fact that no injuries occured. “Such…
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SRSG and COMKFOR review progress made by the Kovoso Protection Corps in implementing Standard 8
UNMIK/PR/1383 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and COMKFOR Lieutenant-General Yves de Kermabon this afternoon co-chaired a meeting of the Kosovo Protection Corps Development Group (KPC DG), in order to review progress…
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Kosovo Forum: Political leaders reach consensus on preparations for status talks and dialogue with Belgrade
UNMIK/PR/1382 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen welcomed the agreement of Kosovo political leaders on modalities of preparations for status talks and on dialogue with Belgrade. The leaders reached a consensus on these key…
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Breakthrough on Free Trade Agreement between Kosovo and FYR Macedonia
UNMIK/PR/1381 PRISTINA – Under the leadership of PDSRSG Larry Rossin, Kosovo’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Bujar Dugolli, and Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Mincho Jordanov, a high level political meeting achieved a…
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PDSRSG and Head of OSCE Mission visit KRCT on UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
UNMIK/PR/1380 PRISTINA – PDSRSG Larry Rossin and DSRSG for Institution Building/Head of the OSCE Mission Werner Wnendt today visited the Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) in recognition of the UN…
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SRSG attends transfer of Prizren Police RHQ to KPS
UNMIK/PR/1379 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this afternoon attended the transfer of command of the Prizren Regional Police Headquarters from the international Civilian Police to the KPS. During a ceremony at the…
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SRSG and COMKFOR visit Mitrovicë/Mitrovica region
UNMIK/PR/1377 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen and COMKFOR Lieutenant-General Yves de Kermabon today toured the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica Region where they visited Svinjare village, addressed a townhall meeting on Standards…
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Experts to finalise arrangements for review of Kosovo’s internal security sector
UNMIK/PR/1376 PRISTINA – At the invitation of the SRSG, the Security Sector Development Advisory Team (SSDAT) is today beginning its third visit in Kosovo. Following its earlier recommendation to undertake an Internal…
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SRSG address at the opening of the Conference on the “future status of Kosovo”
UNMIK/PR/1375 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen this morning addressed the Conference on the “Future status of Kosovo”, organized by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia. Following is the text of his address…
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SRSG meets Serbian leaders in Belgrade
UNMIK/PR/1374 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen held a meeting today in Belgrade with Vojislav Kostunica, Prime Minister of Serbia and Dr. Nebojsa Covic, President of Kosovo Coordination Centre, as well as with…
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First meeting of the Kosovo Forum held
UNMIK/PR/1373 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen convened the first meeting of the Kosovo Forum in the UNMIK HQ this morning. The meeting was attended, among others, by President Ibrahim Rugova, 1st Deputy President of AAK…
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UNMIK statement on the Provisional Release of Ramush Haradinaj
UNMIK/PR/1372 PRISTINA – UNMIK today issued the following statement on the decision by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to grant provisional release to Kosovo’s former Prime Minister Ramush…