Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/552 PRISTINA --- Johan Van Lamoen, Chairman of the Joint Working Group on the Legal Framework, issued the following statement today: The Joint Working Group on the Legal Framework, which has been meeting regularly…

UNMIK/PR/550 PRISTINA---SRSG Hans Haekkerup today informed the Interim Administrative Council that he would be visiting Belgrade on Thursday to meet with the Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica. Mr. Haekerrup said he would…

UNMIK/PR/549 PRISTINA---On 28 March 2001, the Special Representative of the Secretary General issued Administrative Direction 2001/02 implementing UNMIK Regulation No. 1999/22 on the Registration and Operation of…

UNMIK/PR/546 PRISTINA- SRSG Hans Haekkerup said today he was horrified to learn of the deaths of two civilians and the injury to many others during a mortar attack on the Kosovo village of Krivenik. British journalist Kerem…

UNMIK/PR/542 PRISTINA – Members of the IAC expressed concern today over the conflict around Tetovo in Macedonia and called for pressure on the FYROM government to quickly begin a dialogue with ethnic Albanians to resolve the…

UNMIK/PR/543 PRISTINA - The SRSG Hans Haekkerup denied today a report printed in the latest issue of the Economist magazine that he had decided Kosovo-wide elections would only be held in 2002 instead of this year as planned…

UNMIK/PR/541 In order to put an end to aggressive commercial practices that, in the long run, would jeopardize the viability of the insurance sector in Kosovo, Tom Koenigs, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary…

UNMIK/PR/538 SG/SM/7748 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am here mainly to answer your questions, but let me start by mentioning three or four things that are particularly on my mind. My most immediate concern is the…

UNMIK/PR/539 Pristina – The leaders of the three main political parties in Kosovo called on extremist groups in Macedonia today to end the fighting and return to their homes. A declaration signed by Ibrahim Rugova of the LDK…

UNMIK/PR/537 PRISTINA--- The Chairman of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the Legal framework Johan Van Lamoen, today briefed the Kosovo Transitional Council about the work of the group and the progress made so far. PDSRSG…