Ruecker: Local elections won't be valid

Joachim Ruecker says that Serbian local elections in Kosovo would "violate Resolution 1244".

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Thursday, 10.04.2008.

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Joachim Ruecker says that Serbian local elections in Kosovo would "violate Resolution 1244". The UN Kosovo mission, UNMIK, chief said that "only UNMIK can hold elections in Kosovo and all other elections will not have any kind of value". Ruecker: Local elections won't be valid In an interview for an Albanian-language BBC program, he said that, as before, while the UN mission will not organize the Serbian parliamentary vote, it will not stop it from being held in Kosovo either. Ruecker confirmed that he talked to Serbian officials last week, because he "found out through the media" that Serbia was planning to organize voting in Kosovo for the parliamentary and local elections. “I asked the if it was true, and I told them that if it was, it presents a violation of Resolution 1244 and UNMIK’s mandate, which is unacceptable,” the German diplomat said, adding that he received confirmation that Serbia was planning to hold elections in Kosovo. He said that this letter from Serbia stated that “it respects the mandate of UNMIK in some way.” “I will answer when I hold consultations with all the sides that have an interest in this issue,” Ruecker said. “I will repeat that only UNMIK can organize elections on the territory of Kosovo,” Ruecker said. “I will also state clearly that if Serbia tries to organize local elections, they will not be valid,” he concluded.

Ruecker: Local elections won't be valid

In an interview for an Albanian-language BBC program, he said that, as before, while the UN mission will not organize the Serbian parliamentary vote, it will not stop it from being held in Kosovo either.

Ruecker confirmed that he talked to Serbian officials last week, because he "found out through the media" that Serbia was planning to organize voting in Kosovo for the parliamentary and local elections.

“I asked the if it was true, and I told them that if it was, it presents a violation of Resolution 1244 and UNMIK’s mandate, which is unacceptable,” the German diplomat said, adding that he received confirmation that Serbia was planning to hold elections in Kosovo.

He said that this letter from Serbia stated that “it respects the mandate of UNMIK in some way.”

“I will answer when I hold consultations with all the sides that have an interest in this issue,” Ruecker said.

“I will repeat that only UNMIK can organize elections on the territory of Kosovo,” Ruecker said.

“I will also state clearly that if Serbia tries to organize local elections, they will not be valid,” he concluded.

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