During his tenure, the outgoing UNMIK chief asserted that Kosovo must meet standards of democracy and establish functioning institutions before the question of its final status could be addressed.
Tokom svog mandata, odlazeći šef UNMIK-a stalno je ponavljao da Kosovo mora ispuniti demokratske standarde i uspostaviti institucije koje funkcionišu, pre nego što se pristupi rešavanju njegovog konačnog statusa.