12 minutes agoUN KS only expected modification of UNMIK and Not Extinction
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)In November, the UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a conference on the situation in Kosovo. At Security Council conference on Kosovo situation, special envoy and chief UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, will report the current developments and the last report of the Secretary General. Serbia wants [...]
At Security Council conference on Kosovo situation, special envoy and chief UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, will report the current developments and the last report of the Secretary General. Serbia will participate in the meeting with high-level representatives, while Kosovo will be introduced by US Ambassador Vlora Citaku, writes Security Council Report, broadcast DW.
The Security Council has decided as a practice to hold information meetings once every three months, although Resolution 1244 has not determined how the Secretary General's report should be made.
During the Security Council presidency in August, the United Kingdom decided not to hold the Kosovo meeting. Ambassador Karen Pierce said Kosovo has not requested such meetings and that the Security Council should focus on other international security issues, requiring greater obligations.
Haley: Strategic Review of the Mission
In her letter sent on 9 October to US Secretary-General Nikki Haley urged the Secretariat to initiate a strategic review of the mission and develop a strategy to end UNMIK.
One of the main topics the Security Council faces in Kosovo is maintaining stability and lowering tension between Pristina and Belgrade. Another issue is the role that can be played U n NMIC for implementation of existing agreements between Belgrade and Pristina.
The council will continue to closely follow developments in a possible agreement between Pristina and Belgrade, including the possibility of territorial arrangements. One of the Council's issues is whether this could have a destabilising effect on neighbouring countries by promoting ethnic tensions in the region, writes Security Council Report.
Several Security Council member states, particularly the United States, the United Kingdom and France, have stressed the lack of the need for the current reporting cycle and have called for reducing the mission due to relative stability on the basis.
There is an increase in the number of countries that share these views, so the Council could consider proposals for changing the reporting cycle, including changing the format of consultations.
As far as the effectiveness of the mission is concerned, the Council may ask the Secretary General to lead a strategic review, to see ways to boost UNMIK's effectiveness.
