Kosovo: Security Council members condemn recent killing of two police officers

Members of the Security Council today condemned the recent killing of two police officers in Kosovo, one of them with the United Nations mission in the province, and called on the Provisional Institutions of Self-government to cooperate with the investigation.

The two officers, one from Ghana and one from the Kosovo Police Service, were shot Sunday while carrying out routine work in a marked car near Podujevo, in the Pristina region.

Today's statement, made to the press by the Council President for this month, Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sablière of France, reiterated that "any attack on the international presence or the law enforcement agencies in Kosovo is intolerable."

Council members also called on all inhabitants of Kosovo to cooperate with the UN Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK) and the Kosovo international security force (KFOR) in support of the police investigation so that those responsible for the killings and other violent crimes are brought to justice.

In addition, the statement conveyed condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government of Ghana.