EULEX chief: Mission to miss June deadline

EULEX head Yves de Kermabon has embarked on a several-day long visit to Kosovo. Late Saturday in Pristina, he said that the EU mission, EULEX, will not begin operating on June 15, as originally planned, and underlined that the mission was "strictly in the European Union's jurisdiction". EULEX chief: Mission to miss June deadline "The reason for the postponement is of political nature, but there are technical obstacles as well," Kermabon said. The French officials began his visit by touring Klina where, as the media in Pristina reported today, he reiterated that the delay in the deployment of the European Union mission in Kosovo was due to "political reasons".

EULEX chief: Mission to miss June deadline

"The reason for the postponement is of political nature, but there are technical obstacles as well," Kermabon said.

The French officials began his visit by touring Klina where, as the media in Priština reported today, he reiterated that the delay in the deployment of the European Union mission in Kosovo was due to "political reasons".