UNMIK is ready to fully support a probe into the Kosovo organ trafficking, the latest report of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says, according to reports. It also expresses the expectation that progress will soon be made towards opening the Belgrade-Priština dialogue which has not yet begun due to the toppling of the Kosovo government.
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“Hague Tribunal should investigate UNMIKâ€
December 26th, 2010 |
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Head of the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal Rasim Ljajić has stated that he expects a contempt of court proceedings against UNMIK. He says that UNMIK heads should be charged with contempt of court for concealing evidence in the case of human organ trafficking in Kosovo.
Kouchner: I knew nothing about organ trade
December 18th, 2010 |
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First UNMIK Chief and Former French FM Bernard Kouchner says he did not know about the illegal human organ trade.
“I am skeptical about Dick Marty’s report,†he told BBC.
Zannier to represent UN in negotiations
December 4th, 2010 |
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UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier said he would represent the UN in the future dialogue between Belgrade and Priština. He said that in correspondence with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.
“UN, UNMIK’s important role in talks”
November 30th, 2010 |
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State Secretary for Kosovo Oliver Ivanović says the UN and its mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) had a very important part to play in the coming Kosovo dialogue. This, according to Ivanović, “because they represented the only organizations acceptable for both sides, which made them irreplaceable for the process”.
“Albanians unwilling to cooperate with UNMIKâ€
November 13th, 2010 |
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Some Kosovo authorities became less willing to cooperate with UNMIK in northern Kosovska Mitrovica following the ICJ opinion, UNMIK Head Lamberto Zannier says.
Presenting a report on Kosovo which covers the period from July 16 to October 18 to the UN Security Council on Friday, Zannier said that the UNMIK administration in northern Kosovska Mitrovica faced several challenges during this time.
“UNMIK still has important roleâ€
November 11th, 2010 |
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UNMIK still plays an important role in Kosovo in spite of its reconfiguration and reduction, UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier has stated in Washington.
Zannier told Washington-based radio station Voice of America (VOA) that the UNMIK was the most politicized of all UN peacekeeping missions and that its major goal was to introduce reconciliation and stability in the field.
“UNMIK to chair CEFTA for Kosovo”
October 12th, 2010 |
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UNMIK will chair the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) on behalf of Kosovo next year, taking over the presidency from Serbia.
This was announced by the Serbian Ministry of Economy and Regional Development in a statement in Belgrade on Monday.
K. Albanians accuse UNMIK over north
September 22nd, 2010 |
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A Kosovo Albanian government office in PriÅ¡tina says UN mission, UNMIK, “has turned into a real obstacle for improvement of the situation” in K. Mitrovica. The office that produced the report is in charge of implementing the so-called strategy for northern Kosovo.
UNMIK favors direct negotiations
September 6th, 2010 |
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UNMIK believes that talks between Belgrade and Priština should be direct and without mediators, stated UNMIK Spokesman Russell Geekie. He told Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) that it is still early to talk about the negotiations in which UNMIK could have a role in, but said that UNMIK suggests direct talks between Belgrade and Priština.
UN mission chief urges talks
September 3rd, 2010 |
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UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier believes that talks should start between Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina. The UN mission in the province head also said he believed it was “of lesser importance” what those talks would discuss.
UNMIK chief in Belgrade for meetings
August 25th, 2010 |
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UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier in Belgrade today for meetings with First Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić and Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović. DaÄić said after the meeting today that they agreed that the UN civilian mission should remain in Kosovo, but maintain status neutrality.
UNMIK backs Belgrade-Priština talks
August 17th, 2010 |
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UNMIK is ready to support talks between Priština and Belgrade and to mediate, spokesman for the UN mission in Kosovo Russell Geekie said. According to Geekie, UNMIK supports and encourages depoliticized talks on technical issues, but it is up to Priština and Belgrade to decide how the talks will go, KiM Radio reported.
Kosovo president meets with UNMIK chief
May 29th, 2010 |
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Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu met with UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier to ask for the mission to slowly wind down its work in Kosovo. According to reports, Sejdiu also talked about the process of Kosovo recognition and the process of increasing the speed of integration for Kosovo into the European Union and United Nations.
FM: Kosovo in Sarajevo only with UNMIK
May 11th, 2010 |
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Serbia finds it unacceptable for Kosovo to be represented in Sarajevo as a sovereign state, says Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić.
Less than a month before the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sarajevo, Serbian officials are saying that the only acceptable option is for Priština – i.e., Kosovo Albanian authorities – to be represented in line with Resolution 1244.
Belgrade wants UNMIK to intervene
April 28th, 2010 |
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Telecommunications Minister Jasna Matić called on UNMIK to stop any further disabling of Serbian mobile phone networks in Kosovo. In a letter sent to UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier, Matić is asking for UNMIK to establish control over the telecommunications sector in Kosovo, stating that a regulatory body of the ethnic Albanian government in Kosovo is violating UN Resolution 1244.
UN chief: Global support vital for UNMIK
April 22nd, 2010 |
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The continuing and global support for the UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is of key importance, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his latest report. The continuing support for UNMIK activities by Priština and by Belgrade, as well as by the Security Council and the broader international community, is of crucial importance, he writes in the report to the Council, in which he voices concern at possible increased tensions in northern Kosovo, it was posted on the UN website.
UNMIK chief: Relations with Priština improved
April 18th, 2010 |
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UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier said that relations between the UN mission and Priština are improving. “Of course, differences still exist, for example, regarding the strategy related to northern Kosovo,†Zannier told daily Politika.
“Kosovo can attend only under UNMIK auspices”
March 18th, 2010 |
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Spanish Ambassador Inigo de Palacio Espana today addressed the issue of participation of Kosovo Albanian officials at EU-organized gatherings. The top Spanish diplomat in Belgrade said the authorities in Priština can be present at international conferences organized by the EU only under the UNMIK auspices and in accordance with UNSC Resolution 1244.