The President of Kosovo has asked the UN mission to leave the country.

SyuzhetyProvozglashenie independence Kosovo22.01.2009Kosovo acquired by bezopasnostiPrezident Kosovo Fatmir Sejdiu invited to complete the UN mission (UNMIK), operating in the country since 1999, reports Reuters.
After meeting with head of mission, Lamberto Zanierom Sejdiu said that a year after the proclamation of the independence of the edge of the presence of the UN is no longer necessary.
"For 10 years, Kosovo institutions and UNMIK have made good progress in rebuilding the country. It is time to successfully complete the mission" - said Sejdiu.
Zanier, for its part, promised to convey the proposal leader of Kosovo to the UN headquarters.
UNMIK was established 10 June 1999 the UN Security Council resolution 1244. Formally, from this point on the edge of a transitional administration headed by the head of mission management. However, despite the fact that in February 2008, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia, the resolution was not rescinded. Thus, the de jure head of the Krai is Lamberto Zanier, not Fatmir Sejdiu.
Provide security in Kosovo, NATO soldiers, 15 thousand and 2 thousand police officers from the European Union. UN previously reduced its presence in the province, with the organization insists that the north of Kosovo, inhabited mostly Serbs, were the small UN force.
Serbia, like Russia, does not recognize Kosovo's independence. Recall that in Russia as a permanent member of UN Security Council, has veto power, allowing Moscow to block any decision the organization.