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Kosovo: Press Briefing Transcript for briefing of 06 Feb 2008

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Thursday, 07 February 2008

UNMIK buidling in Prishtina

UNMIK Director / Division of Public Information Alexander Ivanko

Good morning everybody! I have two points for you, in the next 15 minutes the SRSG
will meet with the Foreign Minister of Finland and the OSCE Chairman in office Ilkka
Kanerva. The SRSG highly appreciates the work of OSCE here in Kosovo, especially the
excellent job they did during the 17th November elections. And also our congratulations
and I hope everybody will agree with this, to the winners of the Kosovo journalism prizes
that were awarder on Monday, especially to Musa Sabedini who was voted best
correspondent of the year and to Artan Mustafa who was voted the best journalist of the
year. That’s all I have.

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EU Police ready for Kosovo

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Wednesday, 06 February 2008
EU Police ready for Kosovo Sources say that German national Reiner Kuehn will lead the future EU police mission in Kosovo while his deputy will be a senior official from the French gendarmerie. Same sources said that the police force will have 1,400 troops and will be divided into three main departments. "The first pillar will have a monitoring role, the second will deal with crime while the third pillar will be in charge of specialized police units," the sources said. Add Comment (0)

The OSCE will remain in Kosovo

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Wednesday, 06 February 2008
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office PRISHTINA - The OSCE's work should continue for the benefit of all communities in Kosovo, irrespective of status developments, said the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, in Pristina today. Read More Add Comment (0)

Italy sends 200 police and officials to Kosovo mission

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Wednesday, 06 February 2008
Italy joins Kosovo mission ROME (AFP) - Foreign Minister of Italy Massimo D'Alema said Wednesday that 200 Italian justice officials and police would go to Kosovo as part of the E.U. mission aimed at helping the Serbian province move towards independence. "The E.U. will support the civil administration of Kosovo with 2,000 people. Italy will be the first to contribute with a contingent of 200 judges and police," D'Alema told parliament, according to the ANSA news agency. Read More Add Comment (0)

Kosovo symbols after declaration of independence

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Wednesday, 06 February 2008

Future flag of Kosovo?

Newspapers in Kosovo reported today that three proposals for the future flag of Kosovo and two for the emblem have made the shortlist and will be voted by the Kosovo Assembly.

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