There are approximately 1,800 persons still reported missing from the Kosovo conflict and there has been a steady decline over the years in finding missing persons, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) stated on Tuesday.

A delegation from the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) visited ICMP headquarters in Sarajevo on November 10-11 to discuss an agreement on missing persons process in Kosovo.

The delegation was headed by EULEX Head of the Justice Component Silvio Bonfigli, and Co-Head of the Department for Forensic Medicine (DFM) Alan Robinson visited the offices of ICMP, where they met with ICMP Director General Kathryne Bomberger and came to an agreement regarding measures to address difficult cases of persons missing from the Kosovo conflict.

“Our two organizations have worked successfully over the years and as a consequence 2,370 persons have been located and accurately identified,” said Bomberger.

Bonfigli and Bomberger agreed that resolving the issue of persons missing from the Kosovo conflict is not only of critical importance in alleviating the suffering of thousands of families in the region, but to the full implementation of the rule of law and to ensuring peace and stability in the region.