Governance of Kosovo

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic met with UNMIK head Caroline Ziadeh on Friday to discuss the political and security situation in Kosovo-Metohija and an October 30 UN Security Council session on a report on the work of UNMIK, the UN Mission in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - KFOR and the so-called Kosovo Police have provided no response to a Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) query about a recent death threat to Tanjug journalists, while the EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo-Metohija (EULEX) said it had no mandate to investigate it and UNMIK - the UN mission in Serbia's autonomous province - informed the UN special rapporteur for freedom of opinion

In Kosovo, sexual harassment is rarely recognised as such by police, prosecutors and the courts.

Ivica Dacic says UNMIK's presence in Kosovo and Metohija in an undiminished scope is of vital importance for stability and security in the province.

The following is the Serbian first deputy PM and foreign minister's full speech delivered at the United Nations Security Council session in New York on Tuesday dedicated to the work of UNMIK, as published by the Serbian government.

Serbia's First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister will on Tuesday represent his country at a UN Security Council session dedicated to Kosovo.

The meeting at the UN headquarters in New York will consider the UN secretary-general's latest report on the work of the UN mission (UNMIK) in Kosovo and Metohija, covering the period between July 16 and October 15.

The Serbian government has appointed Ljubomir Maric as assistant director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Tanjug learned from this Office.

Maric will deal with issues related to the establishment of the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo, and with coordination of local self-governments in Kosovo.

Thee government has given the EULEX mission in Kosovo guarantees for Oliver Ivanovic, the Office for Kosovo and Metohija announced on Monday.

The guarantees state that the Serb politician from northern Kosovo "will be available to judicial authorities in case of repeated proceedings against him."

Implementation of the agreement on the judiciary means that Serb judges and prosecutors will now participate in the work of judicial institutions in Kosovo.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will visit Kosovo and Metohija on Sunday, April 3.

Head of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric made the announcement on Wednesday.

"Status neutrality of EULEX is imperative"

BELGRADE -- Status neutrality of EULEX is an imperative for the government of Serbia, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić has said.