Ruecker: Unmik to bring Eulex under its umbrella
The chief of the UN Mission in Kosovo, Joachim Ruecker, announced that the UN will bring the Eulex mission under its umbrella.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, May 29, 2008
Such a position undermines the planned independence of the Eulex mission, but opens possibility for a compromise solution which could be acceptable to prominent UN countries, such as Russia.
«We're not deaf and blind. We will react to changing circumstances on the ground in a way I could describe as pragmatic as possible", Ruecker said.
Ruecker said the U.N. mission would remain in Kosovo and play a «status-neutral role,» indicating that Kosovo's constitution will not empower Kosovo's authorities, and that the U.N. will share the ground with the EU.
«It is certainly a viable option that EULEX would come under what people call a U.N. umbrella,» Ruecker said. «The only question open at this point is how will we be able to relate to the incoming EU mission in the rule-of-law sector", he said.
