UNMIK chief in dialog with Serbian minister for Kosovo
31 Jul, 2008 Balkanblog
The Serbian minister for Kosovo, Goran Bogdanovic, met with UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier to discuss the Serb community in the northern part of Kosovo. Bogdanovic suggested police in the northern part should be placed under UNMIK. Some 300 Serb police officers abandoned the Kosovo Police Service after Kosovo's independence. He also suggested to include Serb judges.
Both agreed to continue the dialog.
However, Kosovo's prime minister Hashim Thaci believes that UNMIK has no authority to discuss matters relating to Kosovo's independence and sovereignty. But the UNMIK chief does not see himself as a negotiator between Belgrade and Pristina.