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Source: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
Date: 31 May 2006
Kosovo: KPCDG congratulates KPC on efforts to reach out to ethnic
minorities
UNMIK/PR/1556
PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo
(SRSG) Søren Jessen-Petersen and KFOR Commander Lt-Gen. Giuseppe Valotto
this afternoon cochaired the quarterly meeting of the Kosovo Protection
Corps Development Group (KPCDG) at UNMIK HQ. Participants at the meeting
included Prime Minister Agim Çeku, KPC Co-ordinator Maj.-Gen. Chris Steirn,
KPC Commander Lt.-Gen. Syleman Selimi, and representatives of the Quint
Liaison Offices, the Dutch Liaison Office, the European Commission and
European Union.
This is the first meeting that Prime Minister Çeku and Lt.-Gen. Selimi
attended in their new capacities. The SRSG, Lt-Gen. Valotto and Prime
Minister Çeku praised the new KPC Commander for his leadership and his
success in ensuring that the implementation of Standard 8 remains a priority
for the KPC. The SRSG said, “In all areas there is continuing impressive
progress and you are the lead institution and model in the implementation of
Standards.”
Lt-Gen. Giuseppe Valotto expressed confidence in the KPC and briefed the
meeting on the training support provided by KFOR which is being consolidated
into a comprehensive package and which will considerably aid the KPC in its
efforts to further professionalise and modernise. Lt.-Gen. Selimi informed
the KPCDG of the work the KPC is undertaking in this regard. Quint
representatives and others were urged to support these efforts of the KPC
through lending financial support and key experts.
The KPCDG congratulated the KPC for what it is doing for all the people of
Kosovo and for the continued efforts and results in the implementation of
Standard 8, particularly the efforts made to reach out to ethnic minorities,
notably Kosovo Serbs. Lt.-Gen. Selimi demonstrated his determination for the
KPC to be a multi-ethnic organisation by informing the KPCDG of his decision
to reserve the second Deputy Commander’s post for a Kosovo Serb and to
recently appoint two Kosovo Serbs into his Cabinet.
The KPCDG meeting followed a successful Public Standard 8 Meeting that was
held at the KPC HQ earlier in the day, in which Lt.-Gen. Selimi, Maj.-Gen.
Steirn and Maj.-Gen. Philippe Sommaire made presentations on the KPC’s
progress in implementing Standard 8.
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