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EUSR Pieter Feith briefs Representatives of EU Member States in Brussels
30.01. - EUSR Pieter Feith briefs Political and Security Committee (PSC) at the Council of the European Union

EUSR Pieter Feith briefed today the Political and Security Committee (PSC), the key EU Foreign Policy body of the Council of the European Union in Brussels. “The start of the EULEX mission throughout Kosovo was a significant leap forward for Kosovo and the European Union’s engagement. The momentum this has created will help me moving forward in three priority areas: strengthening Kosovo’s stability, supporting economic and other urgent reforms and promoting the reconciliation of its communities”, Feith told the Committee.

In his briefing Pieter Feith said that the situation on the ground has remained overall stable throughout the past year and looked forward to EULEX reaching full operational capability, “especially in the North [where] there is a need to establish greater rule of law”.

The EUSR stressed the importance of the Kosovo authorities’ willingness to remain committed to the reconciliation process among Kosovo’s different communities and to focus on the extensive reforms necessary.  He also urged them to step up their efforts at outreach to the Kosovo Serbs and other communities.

The EUSR also briefed the body on the establishment of the Technical Information Exchange Forum in the area of Religious and Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the EUSR office and the Commission Liaison Office. “In line with the European Partnership we are seeking to further strengthen the mechanisms which serve to protect the rich religious and cultural Heritage in Kosovo”, said Pieter Feith.

Pieter Feith in his role as European Union Special Representative reports regularly on recent political developments in Kosovo to the PSC as well as to the High Representative of CFSP Javier Solana and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament.

Background note:

The Political and Security Committee (PSC) is a permanent body within the Council of the European Union, dealing with the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) including the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)

The Committee is chaired by the member state that holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (from 1.1.2009 – 30.06.2009 the Czech Republic) and consists of representatives of each EU Member State.

The main task of the PSC is to monitor international political developments and helping defining EU policies within the CFSP and ESDP framework. PSC provides political guidance to EUSR's and ESDP missions deployed around the world.