Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1096 PRISTINA – SRSG Harri Holkeri today attended the Orthodox Christmas service in Decani monastery and later met the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Pavle in the Pec monastery. The SRSG also visited…

UNMIK/PR/901 PRISTINA – This morning PDSRSG Charles Brayshaw paid a courtesy call to President Ibrahim Rugova at his residence. Current issues were discussed during the meeting. Mr Brayshaw wished President Rugova and all the…

UNMIK/PR/899 PRISTINA – On this eve of the celebration of Christmas among many Christians, I would like to wish all of the people of Kosovo peace, hope and joy. Christmas is a time for spiritual reflection and sharing our…

UNMIK/PR/898 Pristina – Head of Swiss Office in Pristina, Mr. Hans-Peter Fischer, and DSRSG for Civil Administration, Mr. Francesco Bastagli, signed today a funding agreement with the Swiss Government, granting 550,000 Swiss…

UNMIK/PR/897 PRISTINA – Today SRSG Michael Steiner signed two laws adopted by the Assembly of Kosovo ‘on the Establishment of an Immovable Rights Register’ and ‘on Mortgages’. With these signatures, all draft laws presented…

UNMIK/PR/896 PRISTINA—UNMIK and Albania yesterday signed a letter of intent to start negotiations early next year on a Free Trade Agreement between Kosovo and Albania. The letter of intent was signed between SRSG Michael…

UNMIK/PR/895 Belgrade, 17 December 2002 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Belgrade Marc-Antoine de Raigniac: Thank you all for coming. This is the press conference given by the Head of the United Nations Security Council delegation…

UNMIK/PR/894 The following statement was made at today’s press conference by Simon Haselock on behalf of SRSG Michael Steiner. The UNMIK Legal Advisor has examined the certifications for 24 municipalities, found them to be in…

UNMIK/PR/893 Pristina/Prishtinë SRSG Michael Steiner: Good morning. I am very pleased to have this press conference after the visit of the Security Council to Kosovo. We were very happy that the Security Council, despite all…

UNMIK/PR/892 Pristina/Prishtinë The Security Council is focused on three key issues in Kosovo: standards before status, multiethnicity, and integration. We fully support the eight standards articulated by SRSG Michael Steiner…