For Kosovo read Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro)

For Kosovo read Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro)

Kunst, Medien und

11. Kosovo. We favour an increase in the international monitoring presence in Kosovo.

But Mr. Covic's perception of, for example, freedom of movement for minorities in Kosovo does not seem to us to be borne out by the situation on the ground as reflected by the empirical data in the technical assessment annexed to the Secretary General's report  an assessment which I did not consider actually to have been embellished .

Kosovo is Europe s Responsibility

Kosovo s Original Sin

Russia and the Kosovo Card

And Kosovo became independent.

Participation is the most effective means for Kosovo's Serbs to advance their interests in Kosovo.

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.

This means mainly that the Kosovo Albanians and their leaders must step up their efforts to reach out to the Kosovo Serbs, while the latter must show their concrete will to integrate into Kosovo society.

Finally, for close cooperation among the Kosovo Force (KFOR), UNMIK and the Kosovo Police Service and, increasingly, with the central and local authorities in Kosovo, we will continue our efforts to ensure the maintenance of a safe and secure environment for everyone in Kosovo.

On orders from Serbia s government, Kosovo Serbs, who represent some 5 of the population, refuse to cooperate with Kosovo s government and the EU mission.

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

That constitutes an encouraging sign of public outreach by Kosovo's leaders to the Kosovo Serbs.

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

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

The Kosovo Police Service (KPS) and the Kosovo Corrections Service (KCS) are fully multi ethnic (a priority).

They will ask that the will of the Kosova people for the Independent and Neutral Republic of Kosova be realized without delay.

Based on the results of the referendum, the Assembly of Kosova (Parliament) declared Kosova a sovereign and independent republic.

I flew back and had dinner with the Kosovo prime minister and said to him,

Endgame in Kosovo

Recovering from Kosovo

The Case against Kosovo Independence

The EU s Kosovo Catalyst

1. The situation in Kosovo

A final example Kosovo.

I do not expect major returns before status is clarified, but to reassure Kosovo Serbs of their future in Kosovo, and to promote returns, we need the constructive engagement of Belgrade and the direct involvement of the Kosovo Serbs.

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

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

The KPC KFOR team reported that Kosovo Serbs experienced intense pressure from their communities not to join KPC resulting from Belgrade's rejection of the legitimacy of KPC and of Kosovo Serb participation in it. Eleven Serbs were dismissed over the reporting period for non attendance.

In particular, I urge Kosovo Serbs to engage in the local government reform process.

The best chance to build a multi ethnic, democratic Kosovo will come if all of Kosovo's communities participate.

In the same vein, we call on the Kosovo Serb representatives to assume their role in the political life in Kosovo.

The Government has decided to assign the ministerial position to a representative of the Kosovo Serbs (none has been nominated by the Kosovo Serb parties).

A Confederation for Kosovo

Land for Peace in Kosovo

The confrontations led to the Kosovo War.

Kosovo Protection Corps key achievements

The February events included two incidents where Kosovo Serbs were targeted, one which involved a Kosovar Albanian, one against a Kosovo Bosnian and one targeting a Kosovo Romany.

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

Authorities in Belgrade continued to reject the legitimacy of KPC as an institution and Kosovo Serb participation in it.

I want to pay tribute again to the Commander of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and his forces, whose excellent work and close coordination with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) is playing a key role in maintaining a safe and secure environment in Kosovo.

After the rise of an Albanian insurgency, the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK), Milosevic launched a violent, all out campaign to expel Kosovo s Albanians.