Jens Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance "learned a lesson from operations in Afghanistan, but also in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina."

The United States has a strong commitment to NATO not only in words but in deeds, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 30 amid unease among European officials after U.S. President Donald Trump described NATO as "obsolete" during his election campaign.

BELGRADE - The situation in Kosovo is stable, Kfor Commander Giovanni Fungo said in the wake of a letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg from Albania and Croatia, in which they expressed concern over security in the province.

Representatives of "the Quint" in Kosovo have called on Kosovo authorities not to take unilateral actions regarding the establishment of an army.

"The Quint" is comprised of the US, Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Italy.

A letter Hashim Thaci sent this week to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg "most likely won't influence the position of the alliance."

The letter concerns the planned transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) into an army.

Pristina-based Albanian language daily Koha Ditore is reporting his on Thursday, citing unnamed NATO officials.

Belgrade's possible military alliance with Russia could add significantly to ensuring Serbia's security amid Kosovo's plans to create its own national army, Serbian military expert Goran Jevtovic told Sputnik Serbia.

A letter Hashim Thaci sent this week to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg "most likely won't influence the position of the alliance."

The letter concerns the planned transformation of the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) into an army.

At the same time as the European Union's foreign and security representative, Federica Mogherini, and Expansion Commissioner Johannes Hahn were making a joint statement over the tension between Turkey and the Netherlands on March 13, Turkish EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik was staging a press conference in Ankara.

The Democratic Party of Serbia's (DSS) presidential candidate Aleksandar Popovic said the United States and NATO tacitly approved of Kosovo going ahead with its plan to transform the local Security Force (KSF) into a national army, in an interview to Sputnik.

The European Union and NATO have warned Turkey to refrain from additional actions which could lead to an escalation of the tension between itself and other states in Europe.

The comments are related to the growing conflict between Ankara and Amsterdam after, this weekend, Dutch authorities did not permit the organisation of events with two Turkish ministers.