Military of Kosovo
"KSF" has no NATO support to arm itself - Stoltenberg tells Tanjug
BELGRADE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday in Belgrade the so-called Kosovo Security Force had no NATO support to arm itself and that its transition to an army was "ill-timed and ill-advised."
Stoltenberg said this in an exclusive interview to Tanjug, in response to a question why NATO was allowing the so-called KSF to arm itself and buy UAVs.
Djuric: Support to transformation of "KSF" into army does not help defuse tensions
WASHINGTON - Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric said on Thursday support to a transformation of the so-called Kosovo Security Force into an army did not contribute to dialogue, defusing of tensions and normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations.
"NATO has no plan to downsize presence in Kosovo"
If and when this happens it will only be as a result of the assessment that there is improvement on the ground, he told Kosovapress, Tanjug reported on Monday, citing UNMIK's Media Observer.
In the meantime, KFOR continues to perform its duties, continues to control the administrative boundary line, continues to guarantee a safe and secure environment for all, Cuoci said.
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NATO "not considering withdrawing KFOR from Kosovo"
KFOR plays an important role for security and stability in Kosovo, and the NATO mission there means that any reduction in the number of troop would be based on the existing situation on the ground, he said.
NATO "concerned" over Thaci's "Kosovo army" plan
NATO is concerned about a proposal to turn Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an armed force without constitutional changes, writes the daily Vecrnje Novosti.
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NATO "concerned" over Thaci's rehashed "Kosovo army" plan
NATO is concerned about a proposal to turn Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into an armed force without constitutional changes, writes the daily Vecernje Novosti.
KFOR to remain in Kosovo "as long as needed"
NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) will remain in Kosovo an Metohija "as long as needed," says US General Curtis Scaparrotti.
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"Serb List has one condition - that there's no Kosovo army"
Serb (Srpska) List leader Slavko Simic has rejected claims that Serb representatives had "four conditions for the transformation of the KSF into an army."
He in this way denied the veracity of the statement made by outgoing Minister of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Haki Demolli.
NATO unmoved by Thaci's letter; Thaci remains defiant
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.
EU "fully shares" US, NATO stance on "Kosovo army"
The European Union fully shares the stand of NATO and the US about the transformation of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into armed forces.
Namely, the EU holds that this could can only be accomplished through constitutional changes.
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