I do not know why we are having a language problem. We never had problems like this before; I do remember that Hashim Thaçi and others speaking in Albanian in this Chamber on previous occasions, so I hardly think that there was anything wrong in this. On the other hand, Council members have heard wh…
As always, I am honoured to be here today. I am convinced that the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Ziadеh, have constructive intentions, and we appreciate her desire and commitment. However, the fact is that the report (S/2023/247) we are considering today is not…
For seven long years now, I have taken part in the meetings of the Security Council. This is my twenty-second statement. Regrettably, this is the twenty-second time that I have had to say that nothing has been done in Kosovo to help the Serbs and other non-Albanians lead decent human lives there. My…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres and Special Representative Tanin for their efforts in implementing the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) under resolution 1244 (1999).
For almost two years now we have been arguing in the Security Council about whether …
At the outset, I should like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres and his Special Representative Mr. Zahir Tanin for their report (S/2019/102). The presence and activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) are of crucial importance. I therefore extend to t…
At the outset, I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his report (S/2018/981) and his Special Representative, Mr. Tanin, for his briefing. I also thank them for their dedication and hard work on the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),…
I am greatly honoured to attend the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit here at United Nations Headquarters in New York, all the more so as it is held in honour of Nelson Mandela, an exceptional man and a symbol of the struggle for a just world, as well as a great warrior for peace. The Summit, held just be…
I am not going to engage in polemics with Ms. Çitaku, as that is not my intention. In the first place, as I have already said many times, I would like these meetings to be constructive, and therefore, again, I will not comment on what she said — although I could do so, of course, as could she.
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I thank Secretary- General Guterres and his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, for the report (S/2018/407) on the work of UNMIK and their committed engagement to the implementation of the mandate conferred upon the…
I would like to thank Secretary-General Guterres and his Special Representative, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for their submission of the report before us (S/2018/76) and their overall dedication and engagement in the realization of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNM…
I would like to thank Secretary- General Guterres and his Special Representative, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for their submission of the report before us (S/2017/911) and their overall engagement in the realization of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) under res…
I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his engagement in the realization of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) under resolution 1244 (1999), and to the members of the Security Counc…
In my statement earlier I said that Council members would hear a number of lies from Pristina’s representative. One can ascertain from her statement how she perceives an ideal country. Simply put: If it is such an ideal country, I wonder why the migrants crossing through the Balkans do not go to Kos…
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for introducing the Secretary-General’s report (S/2016/901) and for his overall engagement in the achievement of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for presenting the report (S/2016/666) of the Secretary-General and to congratulate the President of the Security Council for his successful stewardship of the affairs of the …
As the representative of the Republic of Serbia, I am persistently trying not to bring up this subject — and only discuss the reporting period covered in the report (S/2016/407) — but, sadly, Ms. Çitaku consistently held forth and delivered a political speech that had nothing to do with the report o…
I thank you, Sir, for the attention you have accorded to the question of Kosovo and Metohija through the regular exchange of views in Security Council meetings convened to discuss this topic pursuant to resolution 1244 (1999).
The status-neutral role of the United Nations Interim Administration Mis…
I wish to react to statement made by the representative of the provisional institutions of Kosovo and Metohija.
Before every Security Council meeting, the representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States give us suggestions on how to act in the spirit of reconciliatio…
I would like to thank thank the Security Council for the attention is accords the question of Kosovo and Metohija via a regular exchange of views on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
and the Security Council meeting convened every three months. The mess…
Mr. President, you have noted the very constructive statements made here today. Speaking with you and representatives of other Western countries just before the meeting, I accepted your suggestion about adopting a constructive approach to this debate, but I failed to detected such constructiveness i…
