PRISTINA, March 31 (Hina) - The UN civil administrator of Kosovo, Harri Holkeri, and Kosovo premier Bajram Rexhepi unveiled a plan for the implementation of standards for the province at UN mission headquarters in Pristina on
Wednesday.
PRISTINA, March 31 (Hina) - The UN civil administrator of Kosovo, Harri
Holkeri, and Kosovo premier Bajram Rexhepi unveiled a plan for the
implementation of standards for the province at UN mission
headquarters in Pristina on Wednesday.#L#
The document, which defines standards which provincial institutions
must meet before talks on the final status of Kosovo start, was first
presented on December 10 last year and approved by the UN Security
Council two days later.
The 125-page document gives details of the implementation of standards
relating to the rule of law, the economy, property rights, dialogue
with Belgrade and the status of the Kosovo Protection Corps.
Holkeri and Rexhepi said at a joint press conference that the
standards regarding the return of displaced persons and freedom of
movement would be additionally discussed in April because of
disturbances in Kosovo two weeks ago.
Holkeri said that in preparing the plan he had tried to cooperate with
all parties concerned and that he was disappointed with the refusal by
the Serbs to participate in the drafting of the document.
"The role of the Serbs is important, but no one community in Kosovo
has the right of veto," the UN administrator said.
It was said that the United States, the European Union, the Contact
Group, the UN mission and the Kosovo government would meet every six
weeks to assess progress in implementing the standards.
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