Belgrade wants to change Kumanovo accord on Kfor
Serbian President Boris Tadic has called for changes to the 1999 Kumanovo agreement, under which Serbian forces retreated from Kosovo to allow for the deployment of Kfor
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, December 01, 2008
"There is no reason at this time, while Serbia has shown that it is a stabilizing factor in the region, not to modify the Kumanovo accord," signed on June 9, 1999, Tadic said.
Serbia's army chief, General Zdravko Ponos, said that he met in Naples with the commander of NATO forces in the region, Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, about revising the accord, which he said no longer reflected the situation on the ground.
Tadic noted that, for example, that there was no longer any security reason to maintain the no-fly zone imposed by the accord.
He also again expressed Belgrade's opposition to the creation of a Kosovo security force and the effect it could have on the region.
"These are not forces that pose any danger for Serbia... but they could be the beginnings of an army which could become a risk to the stability of the region," Tadic said.
