HL Deb 08 March 2000 vol 610 cc139-40WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether UNMIK is now in a position to issue travel documents to inhabitants of Kosovo who need to travel outside their country; and, if not, whether they will ask for this matter to be expedited. [HL1300]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

UNMIK intends to introduce travel documents for residents of Kosovo as soon as practicable. These do not have implications for the status of Kosovo but reflect the practical necessity of providing people resident in Kosovo with acceptable documentation in advance of the UN Mission completing a comprehensive registration exercise. Many Kosovo Albanians had passports and other documents destroyed by the Serbs.