"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 svom životu, ali činjenica da je to težak zadatak ne predstavlja opravdanje da se on ne prihvati», izjavio Holkeri nakon što ga je generalni sekretar UN-a Kofi Anan imenovao za novog šefa UNMIK-a.