Ruecker: Only UNMIK decides on elections

Joachim Ruecker said last night that UNMIK was against the holding of local elections in Kosovo on May 11.

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Saturday, 26.04.2008.

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Joachim Ruecker said last night that UNMIK was against the holding of local elections in Kosovo on May 11. The UNMIK chief told the BBC that he "hopes Belgrade will respect this position". Ruecker: Only UNMIK decides on elections At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility that local elections in the Serb areas in northern Kosovo will he organized "in the foreseeable future", but repeated that only the UN mission in the province had the mandate to call the vote. "Serbia now says it respects the UNMIK mandate, which has the exclusive right to organize elections in Kosovo. Beside reports we have seen in the media, we did not receive any official announcement that Serbia will insist on the voting, despite the fact that UNMIK opposes it," the German diplomat said. "Furthermore, Serbia repeated it respected UNMIK's mandate at the Security Council session on Monday," Ruecker added. "I still hope Serbia will respect the position of not only the international community, but also the UN, that the parliamentary elections are not a problem, but that the local elections in Kosovo cannot be called by Serbia," he concluded.

Ruecker: Only UNMIK decides on elections

At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility that local elections in the Serb areas in northern Kosovo will he organized "in the foreseeable future", but repeated that only the UN mission in the province had the mandate to call the vote.

"Serbia now says it respects the UNMIK mandate, which has the exclusive right to organize elections in Kosovo. Beside reports we have seen in the media, we did not receive any official announcement that Serbia will insist on the voting, despite the fact that UNMIK opposes it," the German diplomat said.

"Furthermore, Serbia repeated it respected UNMIK's mandate at the Security Council session on Monday," Ruecker added.

"I still hope Serbia will respect the position of not only the international community, but also the UN, that the parliamentary elections are not a problem, but that the local elections in Kosovo cannot be called by Serbia," he concluded.

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