A graduation ceremony for 21 high-level officials from the police, customs, Police Inspectorate of Kosovo, Special Prosecutor’s office and judiciary who participated in a five-day OSCE-organized training course on combating corruption within law enforcement agencies was held on 25 November 2011 in Vushtrri/Vučitrn.

The course to effectively indentify and investigate corruption was also used as an opportunity to improve relations between the agencies and share experiences and best practices.

UNMIK/PR/1764 Tuesday, 26 July 2011

PRISTINA - Robert Sorenson, UNMIK Officer in Charge, expresses his deep concern for the ongoing situation in northern Kosovo and calls upon all parties to refrain from any action which could further exacerbate the situation.

UNMIK strongly condemns the violence and believes that dialogue based upon mutual respect is the way forward for resolving issues.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen. We have no statements so we open the floor to questions.

If there are no questions then we should all go to lunch. Okay?

Kosova Sot: Russell, what is the court in the north doing right now? Is it working? Is it completely functioning?

Russell: Well, as you know, on Friday, the personnel, UNMIK personnel - two international Judges, two international prosecutors and support staff, court staff - moved into the courthouse. They are settled into their offices. They are now rolling

Good morning everybody, no points from UNMIK or KFOR, over to the OSCE.

Elli Flen

Good morning! The OSCE Mission has as of today a new Head of Mission: Ambassador Werner Almhofer from Austria. Ambassador Almhofer was previously the Austrian Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. He will have to go back to his duty station in Sarajevo for next week to do check out and finish his work there. By mid-October, he will fully move to Pristina. In the meantime, Deputy Head of Mission Markku

PRISTINA - Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), Lamberto Zannier, today held a townhall meeting with UNMIK's staff on the reconfiguration process, and explain how it will affect the Mission and its work.

"After nine years, the situation in Kosovo has changed and that means UNMIK too has to change," SRSG Zannier said.

He added that the present reconfiguration is one of a series throughout the Mission's life. Past reconfigurations have included the loss and addition of Pillars, and as competencies previously

Good morning, we have no statements from the table today, so we will just go ahead with the questions.

Koha Ditore: Sven, what is going on with the reconfiguration issue at the political level? Is there anyone being appointed from the UN as to take care of UN umbrella?

Sven: Well, on a more simple level, for reconfiguration, EULEX has now been given the keys to the Annex here in HQ, the Training Section itself has moved in right now. But on a basic administrative level, we are preparing the new staffing table for the reconfigured,

May I first of all thank you for your kind invitation to join you today here in the OSCE Permanent Council for a discussion of recent developments in Kosovo, and in particular the role of UNMIK and of the OSCE Mission as its Pillar.

Nearly a decade after UN SC Resolution 1244 put an end to hostilities and UNMIK/KFOR were first deployed throughout Kosovo, we are going through a dynamic phase of change and transition, which is presenting

Good morning everyone, surprise, surprise, no initial statements, we go straight to questions. But we will have a final statement from Colonel Cotard, so please don't leave. Any questions?

BBC: Kosovo's Government is not going to recognize any agreement reached by UNMIK and Belgrade, are you going to impose any kind of agreement for the Kosovo Government?

Alex: As of 15 June we are not in the business of imposing anything, we are not even in the business of

Good morning everyone, no initial statements from UNMIK.

KPS Spokesperson Veton Elshani

Greetings, nothing from the Kosovo Police.

KFOR Spokesperson Col. Jean-Luc Cotard

Good morning, I have no statement.

OSCE Spokesperson Elli Flen

Good morning, no statement from OSCE.

UNMIK Director / Division of Public Information Alexander Ivanko

Any questions?

Kosova Sot: Mr. Ivanko, there was a notice that there will be a reduction of UNMIK staff. Will it affect