KFOR mission in Kosovo

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at the weekend Serbia-US bilateral cooperation was improving both economically and politically but that the two countries had differing views on the Kosovo-Metohija issue and a draft Srebrenica resolution in the UN General Assembly.

The focus of the meeting will be the Russian war against Ukraine and the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, said before the meeting that the heads of diplomacy of the member countries will discuss the possibility of a permanent increase in the number of members of the KFOR mission in Kosovo.

The KFOR mission in Kosovo called on all parties to refrain from actions that could fuel tensions or cause escalation.
The Mission statement states that KFOR, led by NATO, increased its presence in four municipalities in the north of Kosovo this morning, following the latest developments in that area.

"I welcome the agreement and now it is important to quickly and fully implement the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. And of course, we fully support the dialogue that the EU makes possible," Stoltenberg told reporters, as quoted by Reporter.

They discussed co-operation between the two sides and the KFOR mission in Kosovo and Metohija.
After the meeting at the joint press conference, Stoltenberg was the first to address the public, saying that the conversation with the President of Serbia was constructive.

He said that this procedure has been established in order to prevent conflicts and more serious consequences.

Vucic said that he asked Stoltenberg not to reduce the KFOR mission in Kosovo and Metohija (KiM), "as it is the only protection for the Serb people."

It would be a gross violation of UN Resolution 1244 and the (1999) Kumanovo Military-Technical Agreement, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday.

During his meeting with Italian Ambassador to Serbia Carlo Lo Cascio, Vulin said that Serbia appreciated the professional engagement of Italian troops in the KFOR mission in Kosovo and Metohija.

National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor on Wednesday had a meeting with Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, General Curtis Scaparrotti, to discuss topical matters on the NATO agenda, reads a National Defence Ministry (MApN) release.