Security
Council discusses Kosovo’s future status
19 December – The Security Council today held a private
debate over the future status of Kosovo, a Serbian province where
ethnic Albanians outnumber Serbs and other minorities by nine
to one.
Two
Kosovo figures on trial temporarily released by UN war crimes
tribunal
14 December – A former prime minister of Kosovo and a senior
commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the conflict
in the province, each facing trial at the United Nations war crimes
tribunal set up to deal with the worst crimes of the Balkan wars
of the 1990s, have been granted temporary release from jail during
the court’s annual winter recess.
Kosovo
status talks failed to produce agreement, says report to Security
Council
13 December – Belgrade and Pristina have been unable to
reach agreement on the final status of Kosovo, the Serbian province
administered by the United Nations since 1999, despite four months
of intense and high-level negotiations, according to a report
just submitted to the Security Council.
Three
Serbs temporarily released from jail by UN war crimes tribunal
10 December – Three men facing trial at the United Nations
war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the worst crimes of the
Balkan wars of the 1990s have been granted temporary release from
jail and allowed to return to Serbia while the court is on its
annual winter recess.
Ban
Ki-moon receives Contact Group report on Kosovo
7 December – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received
the report of the ‘Contact Group’ of countries working
to address the status of Kosovo, the Serbian province which has
been run by the United Nations since 1999.
Senior
UN envoy certifies election results in Kosovo
5 December – The top United Nations envoy to Kosovo today
certified election results for the Assembly of the Serbian province
where ethnic Albanians outnumber Serbs and other minorities by
about nine to one.
