Milosevic
to stand trial for alleged Kosovo crimes early next year: UN Tribunal
30 October – Former President Slobodan
Milosevic will go on trial early next year for crimes allegedly
committed in 1999 in Kosovo, the United Nations International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced today.
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Kosovo: head of UN mission optimistic about
joint declaration on Serb vote
30 October – Commenting on his talks
with the Government of Yugoslavia on ways of encouraging Kosovo
Serbs to vote in the upcoming elections, the head of the United
Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) today
said he and Yugoslav President Kostunica thought they could find
areas of cooperation that would "meet the concerns of Kosovo
Serbs and improve their situation." FULL
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| Mr.
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Kosovo: UN mission chief to seek Yugoslavia's
support for Serb vote in elections
25 October – Hans Haekkerup, the head
of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
(UNMIK) will visit Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica later
this week to seek his support for Kosovo Serb participation in
the 17 November elections. FULL
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Kosovo: UN mission issues 1 millionth ID
card in preparation for elections
16 October – As part of the overall
effort to register Kosovars for elections, a top official of the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in the territory
(UNMIK) today gave the one millionth identification card to a
Kosovo Serb, Bojan Nicic, at a ceremony in Gracanica. FULL
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Security Council members call on Kosovo
Albanian leaders to support security efforts
5
OCTOBER – After a briefing by the top United Nations official
in Kosovo on preparations for the 17 November elections in the
province, the Security Council today called on Kosovo Albanian
leaders to actively support efforts to promote security and to
combat extremism, including terrorist activities. FULL
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Kofi Annan appeals for violence-free electoral
campaign in Kosovo
4 OCTOBER – With the Kosovo-wide vote
six weeks away, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appealed to all
communities to participate peacefully in the United Nations-led
election process. FULL
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Top UN official in Kosovo addresses last
meeting of transitional council
2 OCTOBER – Opening the final session
of the Kosovo Transitional Council, the top United Nations official
in the province said today that the Council's members had contributed
to changing Kosovo into a more democratic place, and that a form
of dialogue had been carried on in that body since its formation.
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