Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/870 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I have had a brief but a full visit but I must say my visit was very fruitful and it was good I came. I see this mission as a success. It’s a successful operation and…

UNMIK/PR/869 United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived today in Pristina, along with his wife, Nane Annan, for a two-day visit in order to demonstrate the support of the international community for UNMIK’s efforts…

UNMIK/PR/868 SRSG Michael Steiner, accompanied by Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi, flew to the sites where two Serbian Orthodox churches were damaged overnight in Istog/Istok municipality. KFOR Commander General Fabio Mini and…

UNMIK/PR/867 Bota Sot newspaper has recently added a series of insulting, misleading and inaccurate articles to its long list of violations of journalism standards. In one of these stories, Bota Sot accused an UNMIK spokesman…

UNMIK/PR/866 Berlin – SRSG Michael Steiner today met with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The talks were held in a very friendly atmosphere and the Chancellor reaffirmed the SRSG of his full support. Earlier in the day…

UNMIK/PR/865 Pristina – Upon his return to Kosovo today, SRSG Michael Steiner described the November 5 donors’ meeting in Brussels as “very successful.” “Over thirty countries recognized the progress being make in Kosovo, and…

UNMIK/PR/863 Pristina – Pronouncing them “valid and final”, SRSG Michael Steiner officially certified the final results of Kosovo’s 2002 Municipal Assembly elections organized by the OSCE. The official election results were…

UNMIK/PR/862 Pristina – In a gathering on Friday evening, SRSG Michael Steiner and leaders of Kosovo’s Albanian and Serb political parties agreed on the need to bring Kosovo’s governmental institutions closer to the people…

UNMIK/PR/861 SRSG Michael Steiner and Kosovo Prime Minister today launched the Task Force on Returns, which will oversee and invigorate the returns process by providing concerted high-level support and coordination. Through…

UNMIK/PR/860 SRSG Michael Steiner met today with Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic. The SRSG later briefed Contact Group ambassadors on the current situation in Kosovo…