Europe

Cyprus: Annan's envoy meets separately with Clerides and Denktash

14 January 2002
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Advisor for Cyprus today met separately with the Greek Cypriot leader, Glafcos Clerides and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash.

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders meet to discuss missing persons

11 January 2002
The Greek Cypriot leader, Glafcos Clerides, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, met today in Nicosia to discuss the issue of missing persons, according to a United Nations spokesman.

Voting for Kosovo President inconclusive, UN Mission reports

10 January 2002
Despite two rounds of voting for a President today, the Kosovo Assembly took no final decision on the matter after the sole candidate, Ibrahim Rugova, failed to attain the majority needed to win, according to the UN Interim Administration Mission for Kosovo (UNMIK).

UN tribunal allows prosecution to appeal decision about combining Milosevic cases

10 January 2002
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has granted the Prosecution permission to appeal an earlier court decision to separate the trials for former President Slobodan Milosevic for alleged crimes committed in Kosovo, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Annan recommends 6-month extension for UN observer mission in Prevlaka

9 January 2002
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) for six months, until 15 July, to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the peninsula - a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

UN tribunal prepares for Milosevic pre-trial hearing for Kosovo case

8 January 2002
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia will hold a hearing tomorrow for former President Slobodan Milosevic to consider his trial on charges stemming from the 1999 Kosovo conflict.

Kosovo: on eve of Assembly meeting, UN urges efforts towards self-government

8 January 2002
As the Kosovo Assembly prepares for its third meeting later this week, a senior United Nations official in the province today urged all political forces there to pursue the democratic process.