PRIŠTINA -- UNMIK will have a supervising role in Kosovo after a several-month transition phase, a spokesman for the mission says.
Source: Tanjug
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As the Albanian language media in Priština reported on Friday, he announced that t besides in that town, UNMIK would also continue to be present in Peć, Gračanica and Štrpce, where it would have only one representative, while the office with the most staff would be the one in Kosovska Mitrovica.
"We are no longer part of the civil administration, this is over," he said.
"We will have one professional person in Peć, Štrpce and Gračanica, and these three officials will monitor the situation and submit political reports," Ivanko said.
"Due to well known reasons", he continued, the office in Kosovska Mitrovica will have more employees.
According to this spokesman, the police in the northern part of the region are still presenting reports to UNMIK.
"A number of issues are still unresolved there and this is why we need to have a bigger office, but this office will also be reconfigured and made smaller," he explained.
Ivanko rejected the possibility that UNMIK and EULEX will deploy in Kosovo "on an ethnic basis", according to Tanjug.
" I predict with the formation of the new "army" called FSK the Kosovar Goverment will demolish parallel institutions and answer the minority calls. The question of the day is, should Kosovar Government continue to ignore the criminal activities in Northern Kosova or send KP (Kosovo Police) to bring law & order?
(L*O*G*I*C, 23 August 2008 02:45) "
L*O*G*I*C,
Contrary to your wishful thinking (and your name), don't expect Kfor and Nato to allow your "army" (IF and WHEN it is finally allowed by your Nato masters to form) to simply march in and take over the north .... why? .... because the resulting bloodbath will destroy Nato's and Kfor's reputations forever before the entire world and YOU will be the aggressors this time .... worse still, it will put paid to the West's delusional la la land of multiethnic paradise .... and worst of all, allow Moscow to gloat "I told you so!"
So ironically it will be your precious Nato who will prevent any Albanian itch for a military adventure .... the truth of the matter is that however much it distresses you, the K-Serbs up north will continue to rule themselves. Despite your UDI, K-Albanians are not the real rulers of Kosovo. The real rulers are Nato and Kfor because Pristina cannot do anything that they not approve. And your hoped for military adventure aka Georgia is the one thing that will definitely NOT be approved by Nato for obviously reasons.
It is not hard to see all these actually, with some REAL l*o*g*i*c!
(lowe, 23 August 2008 13:05)
The Serbians speak of Ahtisaari Plan being "rejected" or "voted down" when this was never the result, it was never put to a vote. In reality you have a Kosovar led government that is doing what it wants to do with no opposition. I predict with the formation of the new "army" called FSK the Kosovar Goverment will demolish parallel institutions and answer the minority calls. The question of the day is, should Kosovar Government continue to ignore the criminal activities in Northern Kosova or send KP (Kosovo Police) to bring law & order?
(L*O*G*I*C, 23 August 2008 02:45)
"UNMIK to have supervising role"
Isn’t this what Ahtisari’s plan suggest? A supervised independence under EULEX supervision. Since EULEX is “legally correct” under UNMIK, it is clear that UNMIK is supervising the Ahtisari’s independent state of Kosovo.
Politic is a hard sport but when you take time, you will find the work around to win.
(Politically Correct, 22 August 2008 17:03)
No matter how many times they push the paper round the desk (no matter the size of the office) it will not change the fact that Kosovo remains part of Serbia under international law. The UN are not free to just duck out or delegate.
There is only one way forward, which is negotiation.
(kate, 22 August 2008 15:05)
One question for mr. Ivanko: if UNMIK - as a supervisor - finds something that it doesn't like: what will it do? Will it give commands to repair the situation?
(Wim Roffel, 22 August 2008 14:43)
"UNMIK to have supervising role"
Isn’t this what Ahtisari’s plan suggest? A supervised independence under EULEX supervision. Since EULEX is “legally correct” under UNMIK, it is clear that UNMIK is supervising the Ahtisari’s independent state of Kosovo.
Politic is a hard sport but when you take time, you will find the work around to win.
(Politically Correct, 22 August 2008 17:03)
No matter how many times they push the paper round the desk (no matter the size of the office) it will not change the fact that Kosovo remains part of Serbia under international law. The UN are not free to just duck out or delegate.
There is only one way forward, which is negotiation.
(kate, 22 August 2008 15:05)
The Serbians speak of Ahtisaari Plan being "rejected" or "voted down" when this was never the result, it was never put to a vote. In reality you have a Kosovar led government that is doing what it wants to do with no opposition. I predict with the formation of the new "army" called FSK the Kosovar Goverment will demolish parallel institutions and answer the minority calls. The question of the day is, should Kosovar Government continue to ignore the criminal activities in Northern Kosova or send KP (Kosovo Police) to bring law & order?
(L*O*G*I*C, 23 August 2008 02:45)
One question for mr. Ivanko: if UNMIK - as a supervisor - finds something that it doesn't like: what will it do? Will it give commands to repair the situation?
(Wim Roffel, 22 August 2008 14:43)
" I predict with the formation of the new "army" called FSK the Kosovar Goverment will demolish parallel institutions and answer the minority calls. The question of the day is, should Kosovar Government continue to ignore the criminal activities in Northern Kosova or send KP (Kosovo Police) to bring law & order?
(L*O*G*I*C, 23 August 2008 02:45) "
L*O*G*I*C,
Contrary to your wishful thinking (and your name), don't expect Kfor and Nato to allow your "army" (IF and WHEN it is finally allowed by your Nato masters to form) to simply march in and take over the north .... why? .... because the resulting bloodbath will destroy Nato's and Kfor's reputations forever before the entire world and YOU will be the aggressors this time .... worse still, it will put paid to the West's delusional la la land of multiethnic paradise .... and worst of all, allow Moscow to gloat "I told you so!"
So ironically it will be your precious Nato who will prevent any Albanian itch for a military adventure .... the truth of the matter is that however much it distresses you, the K-Serbs up north will continue to rule themselves. Despite your UDI, K-Albanians are not the real rulers of Kosovo. The real rulers are Nato and Kfor because Pristina cannot do anything that they not approve. And your hoped for military adventure aka Georgia is the one thing that will definitely NOT be approved by Nato for obviously reasons.
It is not hard to see all these actually, with some REAL l*o*g*i*c!
(lowe, 23 August 2008 13:05)
"UNMIK to have supervising role"
Isn’t this what Ahtisari’s plan suggest? A supervised independence under EULEX supervision. Since EULEX is “legally correct” under UNMIK, it is clear that UNMIK is supervising the Ahtisari’s independent state of Kosovo.
Politic is a hard sport but when you take time, you will find the work around to win.
(Politically Correct, 22 August 2008 17:03)
" I predict with the formation of the new "army" called FSK the Kosovar Goverment will demolish parallel institutions and answer the minority calls. The question of the day is, should Kosovar Government continue to ignore the criminal activities in Northern Kosova or send KP (Kosovo Police) to bring law & order?
(L*O*G*I*C, 23 August 2008 02:45) "
L*O*G*I*C,
Contrary to your wishful thinking (and your name), don't expect Kfor and Nato to allow your "army" (IF and WHEN it is finally allowed by your Nato masters to form) to simply march in and take over the north .... why? .... because the resulting bloodbath will destroy Nato's and Kfor's reputations forever before the entire world and YOU will be the aggressors this time .... worse still, it will put paid to the West's delusional la la land of multiethnic paradise .... and worst of all, allow Moscow to gloat "I told you so!"
So ironically it will be your precious Nato who will prevent any Albanian itch for a military adventure .... the truth of the matter is that however much it distresses you, the K-Serbs up north will continue to rule themselves. Despite your UDI, K-Albanians are not the real rulers of Kosovo. The real rulers are Nato and Kfor because Pristina cannot do anything that they not approve. And your hoped for military adventure aka Georgia is the one thing that will definitely NOT be approved by Nato for obviously reasons.
It is not hard to see all these actually, with some REAL l*o*g*i*c!
(lowe, 23 August 2008 13:05)
One question for mr. Ivanko: if UNMIK - as a supervisor - finds something that it doesn't like: what will it do? Will it give commands to repair the situation?
(Wim Roffel, 22 August 2008 14:43)
The Serbians speak of Ahtisaari Plan being "rejected" or "voted down" when this was never the result, it was never put to a vote. In reality you have a Kosovar led government that is doing what it wants to do with no opposition. I predict with the formation of the new "army" called FSK the Kosovar Goverment will demolish parallel institutions and answer the minority calls. The question of the day is, should Kosovar Government continue to ignore the criminal activities in Northern Kosova or send KP (Kosovo Police) to bring law & order?
(L*O*G*I*C, 23 August 2008 02:45)
No matter how many times they push the paper round the desk (no matter the size of the office) it will not change the fact that Kosovo remains part of Serbia under international law. The UN are not free to just duck out or delegate.
There is only one way forward, which is negotiation.
(kate, 22 August 2008 15:05)