Week of 10 October through 16 October
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Kouchner calls reopening of Pristina airport a "symbol of the return to normality". OCTOBER 15 -- The reopening today of the Pristina airport to commercial air trafic was hailed by Bernard Kouchner, head of the United Nations Mission to Kosovo (UNMIK), as a "very good sign, a symbol of the return to normality". FULL STORY >> |
| Dr. Kouchner & Kofi Annan at Pristina airport |
Secretary-General in Kosovo urges further efforts to build democracy and achieve reconciliation.
OCTOBER 14 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today although great strides had been made towards improving the situation in Kosovo, much remained to be done to bring democracy and reconciliation to the territory. FULL STORY >>
International war crimes investigators in Kosovo find more than 400 sites of atrocities.
OCTOBER 14 -- More than 400 mass graves or scenes of crime have been found in Kosovo by investigators of the international war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General begins visit to Kosovo; urges political leaders to show tolerance.
OCTOBER 13 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today began a two-day visit to Kosovo by warning local political leaders against a desire for revenge and urging them to show tolerance. FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General calls for killer of UN Kosovo staff member to be brought to justice.
OCTOBER 12 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for the killer of a UN international staff member shot last night in Kosovo to be brought to justice. FULL STORY >>
Secretary-General to visit Kosovo; will meet with local political leaders.
OCTOBER 11 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan will make his first visit to Kosovo on Wednesday and Thursday to review the United Nations operation in the territory and meet with international officials, a UN spokeswoman said today. FULL STORY >>