Unmik says it will not recognize Serb local elections in Kosovo
The UN Mission in Kosovo has said it will not recognise the ‘illegal’ results of the Serbian local elections in the province.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, May 12, 2008
"The United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, regrets the Republic of Serbia chose to ignore the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and that it proceeded without United Nations authorisation," Joachim Ruecker, UNMIK's chief said regarding Belgrade's holding of local elections in Kosovo.
"Those ‘local elections,' their outcomes, and the Serbian municipal institutions for which they purported to elect representatives are all without legal standing or effect in Kosovo... illegal elections cannot have legal consequences and their outcome will not be recognised," he added.
Unmik has not opposed the holding of Serbian parliamentary elections.
