PRISTINA PRISTINA, Feb 14 (Hina) - The newly-appointed UN Civil Administrator for Kosovo, German diplomat Michael Steiner, officially took up his office upon arrival in Pristina on Thursday. Steiner, appointed to the post by UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on January 21, said the improvement of the security situation and the building of institutions of authority in Kosovo were among his priorities. Speaking about the establishment of the central institutions of authority in the province, Steiner said the process also took time in old democracies. The international community does not want to impose bodies of authority in Kosovo but wants Kosovars to elect them on their own, he said.(hina) rml
PRISTINA, Feb 14 (Hina) - The newly-appointed UN Civil
Administrator for Kosovo, German diplomat Michael Steiner,
officially took up his office upon arrival in Pristina on
Thursday.
Steiner, appointed to the post by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
on January 21, said the improvement of the security situation and
the building of institutions of authority in Kosovo were among his
priorities.
Speaking about the establishment of the central institutions of
authority in the province, Steiner said the process also took time
in old democracies.
The international community does not want to impose bodies of
authority in Kosovo but wants Kosovars to elect them on their own,
he said.
(hina) rml