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UN To Stay In Kosovo 'For Now'
| 01 April 2008 |
“Considering the latest developments in Kosovo, the mandate of UNMIK will continue based on the Resolution 1244”, the report says, referring to the UN Security Council resolution passed in 1999, at the end of the conflict between Serb forces and Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority. The resolution regulates the mandate of UNMIK.
The report says that after the February 17 declaration of independence by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian leaders, they expressed hope that the “UNMIK mission will cease functioning by mid June when the EU mission should take over the international presence.”
Ban Ki-Moon’s report emphasises that “pending further instructions from the Security Council, UNMIK may continue operating in Kosovo, depending on the developments that occur.”
This leaves questions about when the European Union’s new law and order mission to Kosovo, EULEX, will begin deploying.
Ban’s report also reflects on the current situation in Kosovo adding “it is evident that the declaration of independence has had a significant impact over the situation in Kosovo.”
It also mentions the drafting of Kosovo’s constitution, where Ban advises the Security Council that Kosovo’s authorities will adopt the highest legal act in April and it will come into force by June.
Ban also condemns the violence directed against UNMIK staff in Kosovo.
2008-04-03 10:29:55