Prishtinë, March 3, 2005 -  Kosovo's daily newspaper "Zëri" quotes UNMIK chief's remarks about the Kosovo Protection Corps in today's edition.

“What the KPC did was heroic and I thank and congratulate them for their swift and effective interventions and assistance to all communities in need in Kosovo. I would also like to commend the KPC for their efforts and progress made in implementing Standard 8, and wish to highlight that the KPC continues to perform very well when it comes to the implementation of Standards,” SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen is quoted in Zëri.

Papers report that the UNMIK chief made the comments during the quarterly meeting of the Kosovo Protection Corps Development Group, where other participants included COMKFOR, KPC Co-ordinator Maj.-Gen. Chris Steirn, KPC Commander Lt.Gen. Agim Çeku, Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, Gen Ramadan Qehaja, representatives of the Quint Liaison Offices, the Dutch Liaison Office, the European Commission and European Union.

Serbian Government has deemed the Kosovo’s nomination of Agim Ceku for prime minister unacceptable, stating that he is facing war crimes indictments, the Serbian B92 comments.

Belgrade, 3 March 2006 - The Serbian Government’s Media Cooperation Office’s Chief, Srdjan Djuric, said that the War Crimes Tribunal has indicted Ceku for war crimes charges, adding that there are no instances in Europe or around the world where a country or state’s prime minister is indicted for war crimes, the medi publication points out.
“The War Crimes Court has issued an indictment against Agim Ceku and an international warrant for his arrest is pending. Today in Europe, and throughout the entire globe most likely, there are no prime ministers who are accused of war crimes. For the Serbian Government, it is completely unacceptable to have a man, who should be in court facing war crimes charges, be elected as prime minister or for any other political position. The officials of the international community who are responsible for Kosovo have an obligation to protect the elementary norms of civilisation and stop Agim Ceku from being elected and make a mockery of the values which a democratic society is founded on.” Djuric told B92.