(19/06/06) KOSOVAR PROTESTORS BESIEGE UN MISSION. (Balkan Watch)

• 2006-06-27
• Europa in de wereld

Protestors in Pristina besieged an UNMIK complex, leading to the arrest of 82 people. Hundreds of ethnic Albanians had sent up tents outside of the complex to protest talks with Serbia on Kosovo’s final status as well as the continuing UN administration of Kosovo. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Agim Ceku criticized the protestors, claiming their efforts were unnecessary because the UN will leave when the talks are finished, most likely by the end of the year. The protestors were part of a group titled “Self-Determination” and have accused the current government of Kosovo as being puppets of the UN administration. Their protest also marked the seventh anniversary of the UN and NATO’s arrival in Kosovo, following the NATO war ending Belgrade’s ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. “Self-Determination” has organized several other protests to register support for the UN’s departure from Kosovo. Reports indicate that other protests led by the organization have been low in turnout.