Kosovo parties find common ground in first round of status
talks, says UN envoy
22 February – The first round of
direct negotiations between delegations from Albanian-majority
Kosovo and Serbia on the future status of the Serbian province
found common ground on the issue of decentralization of services,
according to the United Nations envoy who chaired the talks,
which ended today. FULL
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UN envoy
tells Security Council that Kosovo operation now in ‘critical
phase’
14 February – Speaking to the Security Council today,
the senior United Nations envoy to Kosovo said the next few
months offered great opportunities for the province’s
leaders and its people to work together to decide their future,
saying also that the UN mission was now in its most critical
phase.FULL
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Kosovo:
UN envoy hails election of new president
10 February – The senior United Nations envoy to Kosovo
today welcomed the election by the province’s Assembly
of Fatmir Sejdiu to serve as president, succeeding Ibrahim Rugova,
who passed away last month. FULL
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UN urges displaced people
in Kosovo to leave polluted camps immediately
9 February – United Nations agencies in Kosovo renewed
emergency calls today for internally displaced persons (IDPs)
to leave lead polluted camps in the northern part of the province
and move their families to the safer UN-run camp of Osterode.
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UN envoy to Kosovo hails nomination of
candidate for Kosovo President
8 February – The senior United Nations envoy to Kosovo
today welcomed the nomination of Fatmir Sejdiu as candidate
for the presidency of Kosovo to replace Ibrahim Rugova, who
died of lung cancer last month. FULL
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