“Ban to approve parallel EU, UN structures”

The EU and U.S. expect the UN Secretary-General to approve a decision to allow the parallel functioning of UNMIK and EULEX, writes weekly European Voice.

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The EU and U.S. expect the UN Secretary-General to approve a decision to allow the parallel functioning of UNMIK and EULEX, writes weekly European Voice. According to the Brussels weekly, one of the possible scenarios is a “reconfiguration,” whereby the UNMIK mission would remain in Serb regions in Kosovo, while the EU mission would be responsible for the majority Albanian part of the province that considers itself independent from Serbia. “Ban to approve parallel EU, UN structures” “We’re stuck in a very awkward situation” a Western diplomat told the magazine. The EU is becoming ever more aware that without a change to UNMIK’s role, its own unilaterally dispatched mission to Kosovo, EULEX, will not be able to function. The same is true for EU Special Representative to Kosovo Pieter Feith, who has the dual role of “international civil representative.” Although Brussels and Washington had been counting on UNMIK’s withdrawal from the province before June 15 when the Kosovo constitution is due to come into force, it is now becoming clear that, as far as the mission is concerned, that time frame will have to change. European Voice states that the EU wanted a UN Security Council Resolution last year that would have enabled a revamp of the international presence in Kosovo once the status question had been resolved. Following the unsuccessful end of negotiations, Brussels turned to plan B, asking Ban Ki-moon to approve “an interpretation of UN Security Council Resolution 1244,” whereby the EU would be able to send its own mission to Kosovo. Russia, however, put pressure on Ban Ki-moon and advised him to carefully consider such an move. That is why American, British and French diplomats are now considering counter-pressure on Ban, writes European Voice, citing Western diplomats. Ban Ki-moon (Fonet, archive)

“Ban to approve parallel EU, UN structures”

“We’re stuck in a very awkward situation” a Western diplomat told the magazine.

The EU is becoming ever more aware that without a change to UNMIK’s role, its own unilaterally dispatched mission to Kosovo, EULEX, will not be able to function.

The same is true for EU Special Representative to Kosovo Pieter Feith, who has the dual role of “international civil representative.”

Although Brussels and Washington had been counting on UNMIK’s withdrawal from the province before June 15 when the Kosovo constitution is due to come into force, it is now becoming clear that, as far as the mission is concerned, that time frame will have to change.

European Voice states that the EU wanted a UN Security Council Resolution last year that would have enabled a revamp of the international presence in Kosovo once the status question had been resolved.

Following the unsuccessful end of negotiations, Brussels turned to plan B, asking Ban Ki-moon to approve “an interpretation of UN Security Council Resolution 1244,” whereby the EU would be able to send its own mission to Kosovo.

Russia, however, put pressure on Ban Ki-moon and advised him to carefully consider such an move.

That is why American, British and French diplomats are now considering counter-pressure on Ban, writes European Voice, citing Western diplomats.

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