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KTA: Creating investment and opportunity in Kosovo

UNMIK/PR/1619 UNMIK Countdown #5 PRISTINA – The Kosovo Trust Agency (KTA) was established on 13 June 2002 and is responsible for the governance and privatisation of Socially-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), which are present in a…
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PDSRSG says current status of Kosovo is not sustainable

UNMIK/PR/1617 PRISTINA – Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (PDSRSG) Steven Schook gave his assessment that the current status of Kosovo is not sustainable, speaking at a town hall…
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SRSG calls to accelerate prudent planning for transition

UNMIK/PR/1616 PRISTINA – The Strategic Group on Transition met today under the chairmanship of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker, bringing together UNMIK, the Political Group…
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OMPF - In search of the missing

UNMIK/PR/1613 UNMIK Countdown #4 PRISTINA - A total of 5,206 people were reported missing in Kosovo after the conflict in 1998-99. By the end of November 2006, 2,150 persons (Kosovo Albanians, Kosovo Serbs and other ethnic…
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SRSG urges preparation for post-status arrangements in Kosovo

UNMIK/PR/1612 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker urged the people of Kosovo to support the status process led by Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari and to prepare for the…
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SRSG briefs Berlin on progress in Kosovo

UNMIK/PR/1610 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker, in talks with senior German government officials, positively assessed the progress of Standards implementation and…
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UNique exercise in democratic policing

UNMIK/PR/1608 UNMIK Countdown #2 PRISTINA - UNMIK Police, together with the Kosovo Police Service (KPS), has successfully investigated 182,983 cases, established 33 police stations and 13 border/boundary control points…
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SRSG in Slovenia emphasizes need for swift Kosovo settlement

UNMIK/PR/1607 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker emphasized the need for a swift settlement of Kosovo’s status, during meetings today in Ljubljana with Foreign…
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UNMIK Countdown

UNMIK/PR/1606 UNMIK Countdown #1 In June 1999, following a 78 day-long NATO campaign, the United Nations was tasked to govern Kosovo through its Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), with an unprecedented sweeping…
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SRSG’s statement on the status process

UNMIK/PR/1604 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Joachim Rücker made the following statement today in Pristina: “I have taken note of Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari’s statement…
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