High commissioner for international policy Javier Solana announced that he would talk with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday to discuss the role of the EU and the UN in Kosovo.
"I'll probably meet with UN Secretary-General on Thursday and we will see how things will continue in the UN," said Solana at a meeting of EU ministers of foreign affairs. He recalled that the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK had been there since 1999 pursuant to resolution 1244 of the SC as well as the included in February European Judicial Police and mission. "I do hope to resolve this issue", Solana said without further details. According to an EU diplomat, Solana and Ban will meet within a cancer conference in Stockholm, to discuss "the reconfiguration of the UN mission. In general, on June 15, when the constitution of Kosovo is planned to enter into force, the UN had to transfer much of its powers of government and parliament. Security remains entrusted to NATO and the legal and police aspects of the European mission EULEKS. Because of disagreement from Serbia and Russia of the independence of Kosovo, and according to the European mission, the UN mission should continue.
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