MaximsNewsNetwork: KOSOVO UN SECURITY COUNCIL

MaximsNewsNetwork: 15 October 2009 - UNTV - United Nations: The Security Council is set to meet to discuss the report of the Secretary-General on the UN Interim administration mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).

The Security Council met today (15 October) to discuss the latest report of the Secretary-General on the UN Interim administration mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moons Special Representative for Kosovo Lamberto Zannier conveyed to the Council his belief that greater participation in Kosovos civic life would benefit all of Kosovos communities, as well as foster the development of multiethnic local institutions which would lead to stronger protection of minority rights and encouraging returns. He added that the return of Kosovo Serbs to their posts within the Kosovo police has been a welcome development in that respect.

The Secretary-General recently commended the efforts of the United Nations mission in Kosovo for encouraging dialogue and cooperation among its communities and between Pristina and Belgrade, the respective capitals of Kosovo and Serbia.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Vuk Jeremic, underscored that Serbia will never recognize Kosovos unilateral declaration of independence, saying that this was Serbias political, moral and legal obligation as well as its democratic duty.

Kosovo declared its independence, in a move rejected by Serbia, on 17 February 2008. The UN has remained neutral on the issue.

The representative of the Kosovo authorities, Skender Hyseni told the Council that while the institutions of Kosovo seek to protect the rights and to improve the lives of the members of the Serb community, the government in Belgrade has been exploiting and confusing them with calls to reject integration and cooperation with Kosovos institutions.

The UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) took over in 1999 after North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces drove out Yugoslav troops amid deadly fighting with the majority ethnic Albanian population.

Three Kosovo Serb-majority municipalities in the north have few links to authorities in Pristina, and consider UNMIK and the NATO-led Kosovo Force, or KFOR, as the only legitimate international presence.
In June, Kosovos authorities announced that municipal elections will be held on 15 November, but Kosovo Serbs in the north have refused to recognize or accept the upcoming polls.

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