Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/854 UNMIK welcomes the Serb National Council’s decision to call on Kosovo Serbs to participate in municipal elections on Saturday. Voting in these elections demonstrates a commitment to Kosovo’s institutions and paves the way for accelerated integration, multi-ethnicity and integration. It…

UNMIK/PR/853 SRSG Michael Steiner today visited Osojane, Istok municipality, where 10 days earlier he had heard the concerns of the recently returned Serb community. “I came to Osojane to see the progress and to speak about success,” he told residents. He said he was pleased to see that construction…

UNMIK/PR/852 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today welcomed the ICTY Chief Prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, on her second trip to Kosovo this year. Ms. Del Ponte also met with KFOR Commander General Fabio Mini and UNMIK Department of Justice Director Clint Williamson. “We continue to share the same…

UNMIK/PR/851 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner today praised the OSCE for the “efficiency with which it had swung into action” to run the “election engine”. Speaking to journalists after meeting the International Polling Station Supervisors, hired by OSCE and undergoing training at Vushtrri/Vucitrn…

UNMIK/PR/850 1. I shall invite the leaders of the major Kosovo political parties and coalitions which participate in all-inclusive municipal elections to a Decentralisation Meeting on 1 November in Gnjilane/Gjilan. At this meeting I will present my concept of decentralisation which will bring…

UNMIK/PR/845 The SRSG Michael Steiner stands by his Seven Point Plan and his concept for decentralization. The SRSG says there will be no decentralization leading to separation. There have been no UNMIK talks or negotiations in Mitrovica.

UNMIK/PR/848 PRISTINA - SRSG Michael Steiner met today with the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle and four Bishops from the Holy Synod in Belgrade. During a long and cordial meeting, they talked about the current situation in Kosovo. They also discussed the importance of Kosovo Serb participation in…

UNMIK/PR/847 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner opened today together with Kosovo’s President Ibrahim Rugova a private enterprise for liquefied petroleum gas in Fushë Kosova/Kosovo Polje. The company “Standard Plin” is a joint venture of a Swiss and a Kosovan firm. The gas terminal will supply gas to…

UNMIK/PR/846 Clint Williamson, Director of the Department of Justice, is pleased to announce that on 1 October 2002 the Penal Management Division (PMD) established a Conditional Release Commission in accordance with the applicable law of Kosovo. Under the law, sentenced persons who have served one…

UNMIK/PR/844 PRISTINA – SRSG Michael Steiner visited today two successful factories in the municipalities of Peja/Pec and Suva Reka/Suhareka to underline his commitment to a speedy recover of the economy. In Peja/Pec Mr. Steiner toured the beer factory “Birra e Pejes”, the largest single employer in…