UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier says that even solving of simple problems in Kosovo is difficult “due to the differences within the UN Security Council”. The head of the UN mission in the province, UNMIK, told Belgrade’s VeÄernje Novosti daily in an interview that “things should be depoliticized and big issues left aside”.
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Minister for Kosovo, UNMIK chief meet
March 4th, 2010 |
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Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović met on Wednesday in Belgrade with the UN mission in Kosovo chief, Lamberto Zannier. They talked about the situation in Serbia’s southern province, Tanjug said in its report.
Ivanović meets with UNMIK chief
February 27th, 2010 |
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Serbian Kosovo Ministry State Secretary Oliver Ivanović met with UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier to discuss the situation in Kosovska Mitrovica. They agreed that “no sides should make any unilateral moves, because that leads to the destabilization of the situation on the ground.â€
Zannier: Situation in Kosovo stable
January 23rd, 2010 |
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UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier said at the UN Security Council session that the situation in Kosovo is peaceful and stable. However, he said that there is a possibility of destabilization in the north.
UNMIK to remain in Kosovo
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Priština daily Infopress said that the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, will be in Kosovo for another year at least, if not longer. “Even though the authorities of UNMIK have faded, the mission will remain in Kosovo, and Resolution 1244 is still active, while the closing of the mission will be very hard because it needs the approval of Russia,†the daily adds.
UNMIK to reduce staff, won’t close office
January 20th, 2010 |
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The UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, is planning to reduce the number of its staff, an Albanian language daily reports today. But UNMIK will not to close down the office in northern Kosovo at the end of June 2010, Koha Ditore writes.
Minister for Kosovo meets with UNMIK chief
November 26th, 2009 |
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Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović has meet with the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, chief Lamberto Zannier. The two discussed the mission’s future role, and the need for it to act in a status-neutral manner, a statement from the ministry said this Thursday in Belgrade.
UNMIK “committed to return of IDPs”
September 1st, 2009 |
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UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier says his mission is committed to enabling the return of all displaced persons, but that process should avoid unnecessary risks. Zannier was visiting Kosovska Mitrovica, where, in the suburb of Brđani, tensions are high between local Serbs and Albanians over the reconstruction of houses and the return of displaced persons to their homes.
German foundation dubs Kosovo “unfinished stateâ€
July 28th, 2009 |
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Kosovo today, despite its declaration of independence, is an “unfinished state,†says Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Foundation report. Kosovo has only limited sovereignty and is de facto divided into a Serb north and an Albanian dominated south, while neither UNMIK nor EULEX have so far been able to do anything “to prevent the partition of the country”, the analysis, signed by Vedran Džinić and Helmut Kramer, claims.
“UNMIK still status neutral”
July 24th, 2009 |
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The UN’s position on Kosovo remains neutral, says UNMIK spokesman Russell Geekie.
“I do not believe that the UN has been sidelined, but it’s natural that the EU should play a major role given the Western Balkans’ European perspective,†Geekie told daily Danas.
“UNMIK political activity thrown lifeline”
July 11th, 2009 |
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An office designed to create benefits and support communities has become the “savior” of UNMIK’s political activities in Kosovo, writes a local daily. “The office, opened at the beginning of this month, enables UNMIK not to give up on its political activities in Kosovo, despite the reduction of its staff,” Albanian language newspaper Koha Ditore says.