Published November 27,2023
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NATO international ministers will talk about the safety scenario within the Western Balkans on Wednesday, mentioned Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.
In a pre-ministerial press briefing held in Brussels, Stoltenberg acknowledged that NATO is contemplating the deployment of further troops to Kosovo to reinforce security and stability within the area.
“We will address the situation in the Western Balkans. We have seen serious violence in the northen Kosovo, divise and secessionist recruit in Bosnia and Herzegovina… NATO has already added 1,000 extra troops to Kosovo. We are examining more enduring increase of our presence in Kosovo,” mentioned Stoltenberg.
Last week, Stoltenberg visited the area and carried out a collection of conferences with prime officers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia.
He reiterated his name for Serbia and Kosovo to interact in dialogue.
“Belgrade and Pristina must reengage in the European Union (EU)-facilitated dialogue. The stability depends on all sides choosing dialogue and diplomacy over conflict and caos,” mentioned Stoltenberg.
NATO elevated the variety of its troops in Kosovo following the Sept. 24 armed incident within the village of Banjska, within the north of Kosovo.
Under a UN Security Council decision, NATO has led a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo since 1999. Currently, the mission has roughly 4,500 troops contributed by 27 NATO allies and companions.
Türkiye took command of NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) on Oct. 9, with Ulutas formally assuming cost at a ceremony in Pristina.
Among 27 NATO member nations and companions, Türkiye has the second-largest contingent in KFOR, contributing 780 of its roughly 4,500 troopers.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and was acknowledged by many nations, together with Türkiye. But Belgrade has by no means acknowledged Kosovo and claims that it’s nonetheless a part of Serbia.
Source: www.anews.com.tr