Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/1487 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen today issued the following statement on the election by the Assembly of Kosovo of Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu as President of Kosovo: “I congratulate Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu on his election…

UNMIK/PR/1486 PRISTINA – UNMIK, WHO and UNICEF once again urge the Roma, Ashkaeli and Egyptian (RAE) IDPs to vacate the lead polluted camps in northern Mitrovicë/Mitrovica and Zvečan/Zveçan and move their families to the…

UNMIK/PR/1484 PRISTINA – SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen issued the following statement upon being formally informed by the LDK Presidency of their nomination of Dr. Fatmir Sejdiu as candidate for the President of Kosovo: "I have…

UNMIK/PR/1483 PRISTINA – The Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) now has a Kosovan Commissioner, Xhevat Mexhuani, who was appointed yesterday by the Penal Management Division (PMD) of the Department of Justice. KCS Commissioner…

UNMIK/PR/1481 “Dear family of President Rugova; dear President and members of the Assembly; dear Prime Minister and representatives of the Government, COMKFOR, Ambassador Goldberg, dear Friends and Guests, It is with profound…

UNMIK/PR/1479 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen issued the following statement upon learning of the passing of President Ibrahim Rugova: “This is a moment of profound sorrow for Kosovo and I share your sadness and grief…

UNMIK/PR/1480 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen, Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci, Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi, PDK leader Hashim Thaci, ORA leader Veton Surroi, and Co-ordinator of Status Working Groups Blerim Shala met…

UNMIK/PR/1478 PRISTINA - SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen issued the statement below, following the crash of the Slovak military plane last night in north-eastern Hungary on its way back from Kosovo to Slovakia, which caused the…

UNMIK/PR/1476 PRISTINA – On Tuesday SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen urged Roma to take advantage of the better conditions offered by the temporary Camp Osterode facilities. His meeting with Roma leaders followed a visit to the…