Rasmussen: KFOR downsizing will not endanger Kosovo
New NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday in Pristina that he hopes to gradually wind down the presence of NATO's 13,800-strong Kfor, but that a decision will be taken only after the situation on the ground is analyzed in detail.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Thursday, August 13, 2009
"NATO has decided to downsize KFOR in the coming years, but this decision is dependent on further improvement of the security situation", he said.
NATO will not take any decision that might have negative effects on the security situation in Kosovo, and all decisions will be based on military and political analyses, he said.
He added NATO will continue to help Kosovo authorities in the development of their own security forces.
Rasmussen emphasized that his visit to Pristina only a few days after he assumed office shows how high Kosovo is on his agenda of priorities.
