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 since 6 March, has made significant progress during the past few weeks. In…

UNMIK/PR/551 The ID cards of those who registered at the following registrations centers have been sent to the PTK offices mentioned against the registration centres: Reg Site Region Municipality Registration Site Location PTK Office 1901e Pristina Pristina Pristina LC1 (Mostari) Pristina 3 2001a…

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 hold talks with Mr. Kostunica on the legal framework, and would press for…

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 Nongovernmental Organizations in Kosovo. This Administrative Direction clarifies and…

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 Lawton was one of those killed during the attack which occurred after Polish…

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. “ This report simply is not true,” Mr. Haekkerup said. “ I have always…

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 crisis. Ibrahim Rugova, leader of the LDK, Hashim Thaci , PDK and Ramush…

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 General for Civil Administration, has issued Administrative Instruction UNMIK/AI…

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, Hashim Thaci, PDK and Ramush Haradinaj, AAK said: “We, the leaders of…

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 situation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which is very serious…