OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission / OSCE Task Force for Kosovo (closed)

The Mission's tasks included to:

• verify compliance by all parties in Kosovo with UN Security Council Resolution 1199, and reporting instances of progress and/or non-compliance to the OSCE Permanent Council, the United Nations Security Council, and other organizations. Those reports were to be provided to the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY);
• maintain close liaison with FRY, Serbian and, as appropriate, other Kosovo authorities, political parties and other organizations in Kosovo, as well as accredited international and non-government organizations to assist in fulfilling its responsibilities;
• supervis elections in Kosovo to ensure their openness and fairness in accordance with regulations and procedures agreed; and
• report and make recommendations to the OSCE Permanent Council, the UN Security Council, and other organizations on areas covered by UN Security Council Resolution 1199.

A transitional OSCE Task Force for Kosovo was established in June 1999 and dissolved in July 1999, when it was replaced by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.