PRISTINA, Jan 21 (Hina) - The UN Civil Administrator in Kosovo, SorenJessen-Petersen, convened an urgent session of local leaders after itwas reported that Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova died in hisresidence in Pristina on
Saturday.
PRISTINA, Jan 21 (Hina) - The UN Civil Administrator in Kosovo,
Soren Jessen-Petersen, convened an urgent session of local leaders after it was
reported that Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova died in his residence in
Pristina on Saturday. Local Self-Government Minister Lufti Haziri
informed local media of the death of the 61-year-old president.
In September 2005, Rugova was diagnosed with lung cancer.
His death comes just days before the scheduled start of UN-sponsored
negotiations between Kosovo and Serbian officials on the final status of this
UN- administered province.