Ruecker: Transfer to EULEX "far from certain"
Although it was expected that the EU will at the end of June take over from the UN mission in Kosovo, this is still uncertain.
Tuesday, 29.04.2008.
11:48
Although it was expected that the EU will at the end of June take over from the UN mission in Kosovo, this is still uncertain. As UNMIK chief Joachim Ruecker explained in an interview for the BBC Monday, this uncertainty over its ability to take over from UNMIK also puts a question mark on the EU mission, dubbed EULEX, and its future in the province. Ruecker: Transfer to EULEX "far from certain" "One thing is for sure: as long as Resolution 1244 exists, there will exist UN's responsibility for Kosovo, while the precise form of this UN mission is yet to be determined," the German diplomat said. Asked whether UNMIK will continue its presence in the province beyond June, Ruecker said that "when it comes to the functions of the rule of law, the fact that EULEX is coming to Kosovo and deploying is taken into account." "In principle, we do not wish to double the competencies, taking into account the international tax payer, but, if and how cooperation with EULEX will be achieved, is yet to be determined," he said. Ruecker also commented on the possibility that UNMIK's continued deployment in the Serb areas, while EULEX takes over in the Albanian part of the province, might speed up the province's de fact partition. "I think the outcome of the current process should not be a division of work between various missions along ethnic lines," he said. "It is up to the guardians of the missions' roles to rule out such a possibility, and we have clearly said we consider this not to be a good outcome". "The goal is certainly to maintain peace and stability in Kosovo and the region," Ruecker continued, asked what the aim of the process is. "It is to protect our achievements of the past nine years, to protect functional democracy, the rule of law sector, market economy and the United Nations legacy". "When the new Kosovo constitution takes force, we will have to consider the situation very carefully. We will probably face a situation where our mandate, as we knew it, will not be implemented any longer," the UN mission chief in Kosovo said. Belgrade, and also UN Security Council permanent member Russia, have rejected EULEX as illegal and in violation on Resolution 1244.
Ruecker: Transfer to EULEX "far from certain"
"One thing is for sure: as long as Resolution 1244 exists, there will exist UN's responsibility for Kosovo, while the precise form of this UN mission is yet to be determined," the German diplomat said.Asked whether UNMIK will continue its presence in the province beyond June, Ruecker said that "when it comes to the functions of the rule of law, the fact that EULEX is coming to Kosovo and deploying is taken into account."
"In principle, we do not wish to double the competencies, taking into account the international tax payer, but, if and how cooperation with EULEX will be achieved, is yet to be determined," he said.
Ruecker also commented on the possibility that UNMIK's continued deployment in the Serb areas, while EULEX takes over in the Albanian part of the province, might speed up the province's de fact partition.
"I think the outcome of the current process should not be a division of work between various missions along ethnic lines," he said.
"It is up to the guardians of the missions' roles to rule out such a possibility, and we have clearly said we consider this not to be a good outcome".
"The goal is certainly to maintain peace and stability in Kosovo and the region," Ruecker continued, asked what the aim of the process is.
"It is to protect our achievements of the past nine years, to protect functional democracy, the rule of law sector, market economy and the United Nations legacy".
"When the new Kosovo constitution takes force, we will have to consider the situation very carefully. We will probably face a situation where our mandate, as we knew it, will not be implemented any longer," the UN mission chief in Kosovo said.
Belgrade, and also UN Security Council permanent member Russia, have rejected EULEX as illegal and in violation on Resolution 1244.
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