Ruecker: Local elections “unacceptable”

UNMIK Chief Joachim Ruecker says that holding Serbian local elections on May 11 in Kosovo would be “unacceptable.”

Izvor: Beta

Friday, 09.05.2008.

15:19

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UNMIK Chief Joachim Ruecker says that holding Serbian local elections on May 11 in Kosovo would be “unacceptable.” He said that the goal of these elections was to create “parallel, illegal and illegitimate Serbian structures” in Kosovo. Ruecker: Local elections “unacceptable” Speaking at a discussion organized by the U.S. Project for Ethnic Relations, Ruecker commended the reaction of Kosovo citizens to the elections. “I think that the people of Kosovo have shown maturity by not reacting,” he said. Ruecker added that holding local Serbian elections in Kosovo violated UN Security Council Resolution 1244, and that the results of the election would not be valid. Stating that UNMIK had faced challenges in northern Kosovo, where a large Serb population lives, Ruecker said that he had spoken with Kosovo Serb officials and Belgrade, but that the talks had not yielded any results.

Ruecker: Local elections “unacceptable”

Speaking at a discussion organized by the U.S. Project for Ethnic Relations, Ruecker commended the reaction of Kosovo citizens to the elections.

“I think that the people of Kosovo have shown maturity by not reacting,” he said.

Ruecker added that holding local Serbian elections in Kosovo violated UN Security Council Resolution 1244, and that the results of the election would not be valid.

Stating that UNMIK had faced challenges in northern Kosovo, where a large Serb population lives, Ruecker said that he had spoken with Kosovo Serb officials and Belgrade, but that the talks had not yielded any results.

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