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SRSG and Kosovo President meet communities in Rahovec/Orahovac municipality
UNMIK/PR/1518 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen and Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu today visited Rahovec/Orahovac municipality where they addressed concerns raised by citizens in two separate meetings in Upper and Lower Rahovec/Orahovac. Among…
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SRSG will urge the Status Team to include women in the Working Groups
UNMIK/PR/1516 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today met the Executive Board of the Women Caucus of the Kosovo Assembly. During the meeting the SRSG underlined the importance of women’s participation in every level of the political life. He…
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SRSG meets AAK President Ramush Haradinaj
UNMIK/PR/1515 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today met Mr. Ramush Haradinaj, President of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), at UNMIK Headquarters. The meeting follows the Decision of the Appeals Chamber of the ICTY of 10 March…
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SRSG welcomes the opening of Pristina-Skopje highway for traffic
UNMIK/PR/1514 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Agim Ceku of the full opening of the Pristina-Skopje highway that had been blocked by a landslide in the Kacanik area in January. The Prime…
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SRSG meets President Tadic and Contact Group Ambassadors in Belgrade
UNMIK/PR/1511 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today met Serbian President Boris Tadic in Belgrade. The Serbian Prime Minister’s adviser Dr. Slobodan Samardzic participated in the meeting. The SRSG also held separate meetings…
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SRSG welcomes election of the new government
UNMIK/PR/1509 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today issued the statement below following the election of the new government by the Kosovo Assembly: “I welcome the election of Mr. Agim Ceku as Prime Minister and of the new…
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SRSG addresses Kosovo Protection Corps Change of Command Ceremony
UNMIK/PR/1508 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today addressed the Change of Command ceremony of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) in Pristina where Maj.-Gen. Sylejman Selimi took over command of the KPC from Lt. Gen. Agim Ceku…
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SRSG congratulates Assembly President Kole Berisha on his election
UNMIK/PR/1507 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today issued the following statement on the election of Mr. Kole Berisha as the new President of the Assembly of Kosovo: “I congratulate Mr. Kole Berisha on his election as the…
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Resolution of Claims Relating to Private Immovable Property
UNMIK/PR/1506 The conclusions of the Commission will be submitted to the competent court and there is also a right of appeal to the Supreme Court. The Housing and Property Directorate (HPD), which has now almost completed its tasks under the applicable law, will in terms of its human and physical…
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SRSG calls for a more significant role for women in Kosovo political life
UNMIK/PR/1502 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen today continued his regular meetings with Kosovo women leaders at UNMIK Headquarters. The SRSG invited Kosovo women leaders to advocate with local decision-makers and leaders of…
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SRSG discusses political situation and way forward with Lt.-Gen. Ceku
UNMIK/PR/1501 PRISTINA – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen met today Kosovo Protection Corps Commander Lt.-Gen. Agim Ceku and Deputy Commander Maj.-Gen. Sylejman Selimi at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed the political situation in the…
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KPCDG congratulates KPC on Emergency Assistance to all Communities
UNMIK/PR/1498 PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen and KFOR Commander Lt-Gen. Giuseppe Valotto this morning co-chaired the quarterly meeting of the Kosovo Protection Corps Development Group (KPCDG) at UNMIK headquarters. Participants at…