"I know that I might have taken over the most difficult task of my life, but the fact that it is a difficult task is no excuse for not taking it," Holkeri said following his appointment by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
"Znam da sam preuzeo možda najteži zadatak u mom životu, ali činjenica da je to težak zadatak nije opravdanje ne prihvatiti ga", izjavio je Holkeri nakon što ga je glavni tajnik UN-a Kofi Annan imenovao za novog šefa UNMIK-a.