KFOR (Kosovo Force) marked 10 years in Kosovo today with a celebration in the Pristina camp of Film City. The KFOR commander pledged to continue supporting Kosovo despite the talks of troop reductions and the suggestion of pull-out (which was decided against).
UNMIK continues to downsize with approximately 300 staff leaving at the end of June bringing the total number of staff to approximately 500 by 1 July 2009. The UN Security Council is set to discuss Kosovo on 17 July as the 1244 resolution still remains in place requiring the UN to maintain a mission, albeit much smaller, in Kosovo.
MTCowgirl’s Kosovo News
UNMIK continues to downsize with approximately 300 staff leaving at the end of June bringing the total number of staff to approximately 500 by 1 July 2009. The UN Security Council is set to discuss Kosovo on 17 July as the 1244 resolution still remains in place requiring the UN to maintain a mission, albeit much smaller, in Kosovo.
MTCowgirl’s Kosovo News
- Kosovo joins three international organizations
- Kosovo president to soon pick senior KSF (Army) commanders
- Municipal elections likely in November
- KSF to be operational in September
- Unemployment a major problem in Kosovo
- Flight of Kosovo minorities
- Free press threatened in Kosovo
- Survey: Kosovo has lowest level of corruption in Balkans
- Challenges and Unexpectedness: EULEX in Kosovo
