UN SC to discuss Kosovo on Nov. 11

The UN Security Council will convene on November 11 to discuss the situation in Kosovo and the UNMIK reconfiguration, states the UN’s official site. The Security Council, chaired by Costa Rica in November, held consultations yesterday and adopted a work program, the UN secretary general’s spokesman Michele Montas told a press conference at UN HQ in New York. UN SC to discuss Kosovo on Nov. 11 The situation in Kosovo and the UNMIK reconfiguration will be on the Security Council’s agenda on the morning of November 11, New York time. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Tuesday that no agreement had yet been reached on the reconfiguration, which was why the Security Council session scheduled for Friday was uncertain to go ahead. UNMIK spokesman Alexander Ivanko said that UN envoy Andrew Ladley was spending his “third day in Belgrade, where he was discussing with Serbian government officials the six points of the UNMIK reconfiguration proposal submitted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the summer.” “UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier was in Belgrade and returned to Pristina late last night, while Andrew Ladley is still in Belgrade. Zannier will keep the Kosovo government abreast of the discussions that are under way. We are continuing our attempts to speed up the dialogue as much as we can,” Ivanko told Tanjug. Meanwhile, after meeting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac said that Beijing showed complete understanding for Belgrade’s views regarding Kosovo, as well as for Serbia’s EU path. "Chinese and Serbian policies over international legal issues are identical,” Sutanovac said, adding that Serbia would continue to enjoy China’s full support in its efforts to secure its integrity over Kosovo in the UN Security Council. UN Security Council (FoNet, archive) NATO chief in Pristina NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Pristina yesterday. He said that the security situation in Kosovo was peaceful, adding that this was thanks to KFOR in no small part. “I can tell you that KFOR’s role has not changed since the declaration of independence,” he said, adding that NATO was not dealing with issues of recognition of Kosovo’s independence, because that was a matter for member-states. Scheffer said that NATO had a completely new role after Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence. “NATO will assist in the honorable withdrawal of Kosovo protection forces and the creation of new multi-ethnic security forces under civilian control, as well as in the formation of ministries to control the process,” he said.

UN SC to discuss Kosovo on Nov. 11

The situation in Kosovo and the UNMIK reconfiguration will be on the Security Council’s agenda on the morning of November 11, New York time.

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said on Tuesday that no agreement had yet been reached on the reconfiguration, which was why the Security Council session scheduled for Friday was uncertain to go ahead.

UNMIK spokesman Alexander Ivanko said that UN envoy Andrew Ladley was spending his “third day in Belgrade, where he was discussing with Serbian government officials the six points of the UNMIK reconfiguration proposal submitted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the summer.”

“UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier was in Belgrade and returned to Priština late last night, while Andrew Ladley is still in Belgrade. Zannier will keep the Kosovo government abreast of the discussions that are under way. We are continuing our attempts to speed up the dialogue as much as we can,” Ivanko told Tanjug.

Meanwhile, after meeting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac said that Beijing showed complete understanding for Belgrade’s views regarding Kosovo, as well as for Serbia’s EU path.

"Chinese and Serbian policies over international legal issues are identical,” Šutanovac said, adding that Serbia would continue to enjoy China’s full support in its efforts to secure its integrity over Kosovo in the UN Security Council.

NATO chief in Priština

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Priština yesterday.

He said that the security situation in Kosovo was peaceful, adding that this was thanks to KFOR in no small part.

“I can tell you that KFOR’s role has not changed since the declaration of independence,” he said, adding that NATO was not dealing with issues of recognition of Kosovo’s independence, because that was a matter for member-states.

Scheffer said that NATO had a completely new role after Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence.

“NATO will assist in the honorable withdrawal of Kosovo protection forces and the creation of new multi-ethnic security forces under civilian control, as well as in the formation of ministries to control the process,” he said.