He was the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and was the first President of the Republic of Kosovo.

According to Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu, The decision finally removes all doubts that countries which still do not recognize the Republic of Kosovo could have.

During the Kosovo crisis in 1999, Khan led the UNHCR team in the Republic of Macedonia.

It specifies that the Republic of Kosovo is a secular state and is neutral in matters of religious beliefs .

27. Welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and the Kosovo Force, and calls upon all parties in Kosovo and the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to cooperate fully with the Mission and the Force in the fulfilment of their respective mandates

Serbia wants as much independence as possible for the Serb Republic, while asserting its own sovereignty over Kosovo.

I also welcome Mr. Nebojsa Covic, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo.

Emphasizing the crucial importance of the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999 on Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,

3. Encourages all States to contribute to the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) on Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and welcomes the efforts and supports the role of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and the Kosovo Force in the implementation of their mandates under that resolution

Whereas Kosovo was part of a federation, the former Republic of Yugoslavia, the EU s other potential trouble spots are all parts of unitary nation states.

For Kosovo read Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro)

I shall now give the floor to Mr. Nebojsa Covic, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija.

I thank Mr. Nebojsa Covic, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo, for his presence and for his statement.

I wish to welcome Mr. Covic, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, to our meeting today.

The President I now give the floor to Mr. Covic, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija.

Another Kosovo Serb leader was attacked recently in the northern part of Kosovo.

Regrettably, the briefing we heard today links the most important problems to the Kosovo and Metohija Serbs and to the Government of the Republic of Serbia and its authorities.

The President and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia have extended invitations to both the President and the Prime Minister of Kosovo and Metohija for a direct dialogue.

Other speakers addressed problems facing the Roma from Kosovo, particularly in the context of the future status of Kosovo and the Kosovo Standards Implementation Plan.

The problems faced by the Roma in The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo and Bulgaria, as well as outside Europe, were brought to the attention of the Working Group.

The United Nations and the European Union continued their collaboration in peace operations on the ground, including in particular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Kosovo.

We welcome and support the participation in today's meeting of the President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Mr. Nebojsa Covic.

Let me also welcome the participation in today's meeting of the President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Mr. Nebojsa Covic.

Kelmendi is a veteran of the Kosovo war led by the Kosovo Liberation Army, 1998 1999.

That way, Kosovo Serbs can be persuaded to participate in the institutions of Kosovo and Metohija.

On 24 February, the Security Council held a public meeting to examine the report of the Secretary General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (S 2005 88) in the presence of Nebojša Čović, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija.

I did not say that Kosovo Serbs should play a full part in the life of Kosovo.

There were diplomatic negotiations about the future of Kosovo going on then, and the Kosovo government, let alone the Kosovo people, were not actually participating in those talks.

17. Commends the role of the Council of Europe with regard to the electoral process in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in preparation for the municipal elections which were held on 26 October 2002

On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Nebojsa Cović, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija.

The example of Kosovo is revealing.

41. Calls upon the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and all local Kosovo ethnic Serb and Albanian leaders, to provide information on the fate and whereabouts of the high number of missing persons from Kosovo, and encourages the International Committee of the Red Cross, in this regard, to continue its clarification efforts, in cooperation with other organizations

In paragraph 72 (former paragraph 73), for Kosovo read Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro).

Thirdly, Kosovo Serbs need to be allowed to play a full part in the political life of Kosovo.

I would also like to thank the President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Mr. Nebosja Cović, for his participation in today's meeting.

Endgame in Kosovo

Recovering from Kosovo

Mr. Mahiga (United Republic of Tanzania) I should express my appreciation to Mr. Søren Jessen Petersen, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).

The vacant chair policy entails major risks that the history of Kosovo will be written without the Kosovo Serbs.

The President (spoke in French) I shall now give the floor to Mr. Nebojsa Cović, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija.

We also note the participation in and the statement made at today's meeting by the President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Mr. Cović.

Just as a reintegration of Kosovo into Serbia or a territorial division of Kosovo can be excluded, so can a union of Kosovo with another country, or a solution dictated unilaterally by one of the parties.

Condemning all violations of human rights in Kosovo, which have affected all ethnic groups in Kosovo, in particular the harassment and murder of ethnic Serb, Roma and other minorities of Kosovo by ethnic Albanian extremists,

The central level Kosovo Security Advisory Group remains stalled by Belgrade blocking Kosovo Serbs' participation.

In Kosovo, the OSCE is an integral part of the pillar structure of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).