It's a shame that the internet is a virtual medium, because there are a lot of people out there that I'd like to express my deep feelings of friendship to, and having spent the last two years here in Serbia, I'd like to do it in a truly Serbian way.
UN Kosovo Chief 'Not Resigning'
| 25 April 2008 |
Joachim Ruecker
On Friday, the Zeri daily newspapers quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Ruecker “has already notified the German government and the senior authorities of the UN that he is interested in ending his mission as soon as possible.”
A similar report was carried by the Italian news agency ANSA.
“Nothing like that has been ever discussed,” Ivanko insisted, flatly ruling out the prospect of Ruecker’s resignation.
UNMIK has administered Kosovo since 1999. Since Kosovo's declaration of independence on February 17, UNMIK has begun to “reconfigure” and “adapt to the newly created reality”, although Ruecker noted earlier this week that Security Council Resolution 1244, which regulates UNMIK’s mission, will “still remain in place”.
