Press Releases

UNMIK/PR/159 PRISTINA--The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bernard Kouchner, received endorsement today from leaders of the Serb National Council in Gracanica, Kosovo, to a package of measures UNMIK has…

UNMIK/PR/158 PRISTINA-It has been a day of confrontation and violence in Mitrovica, and a sad day in the history of Kosovo. The full story of what happened today, and the sequence in which it happened, is not yet clear. We…

UNMIK/PR/157 PRISTINA - According to the UNMIK regulation on Customs (No.1999/03), passengers in buses and vehicles are allowed to import goods for their own personal use only. Passengers or others importing goods for…

UNMIK/PR/156 PRISTINA--On his second visit to Mitrovica since the disturbances of last week, Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, outlined new measures to increase security in the divided city…

UNMIK/PR/155 PRISTINA – Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Kosovo Transitional Council (KTC) today that he envisioned the newly expanded body would serve as a sort of control mechanism…

UNMIK/PR/154 PRISTINA – The members of the Interim Administrative Council today had an in-depth discussion on the violence in Mitrovica and agreed to develop a strategy to improve the security situation there. “We came…

UNMIK/PR/153 Pristina – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bernard Kouchner, today visited Mitrovica where he met with UNMIK, KFOR and local leaders to discuss the security situation and seek a solution to…

UNMIK/PR/152 PRISTINA--The situation in the town of Mitrovica was calm overnight. Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jock Covey went to Mitrovica Thursday evening with COMKFOR General Klaus…

UNMIK/PR/151 The Interim Administrative Council (IAC) denounces in the strongest possible terms the escalating acts of violence which occurred this week in Kosovo. The attack on a UNHCR-operated bus on 2 February and the…

UNMIK/PR/149 Pristina -- We have achieved a great deal in the last six weeks. Of course a lot remains to be done, including working out the fine points of the regulations that will govern the work of the interim units of the…