PACE rapporteur visits Kosovo 02. February 2009. | 11:00
Source: EMportal In Pristina (2-4 February) he will meet the head of UNMIK and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, the head of EULEX Yves de Kermabon and the head of the OSCE mission Ambassador Werner Almhofer. <http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/APFeaturesManager/defaultArtSiteView.asp?ID=836 > Björn von Sydow (Sweden, SOC), who is preparing a report for the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on the situation in Kosovo, is to visit Kosovo from 2 to 5 February 2009. Opening a current affairs debate in the Assembly in January 2008, Mr von Sydow said: “Irrespective of its status, the Parliamentary Assembly wants people in Kosovo to enjoy the same rights and freedoms and have the same opportunities”. In Pristina (2-4 February) he will meet the head of UNMIK and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, the head of EULEX Yves de Kermabon and the head of the OSCE mission Ambassador Werner Almhofer. He will also meet the Speaker of Parliament Jakup Krasniqi, President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci as well as several ministers and representatives of political parties. He will also visit the Mitrovica district, Gjilan and Gracanica (4-5 February). http://www.emportal.co.yu/en/news/serbia/77610.html ----------- [All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo].
