The commander of the NATO mission in Kosovo, KFOR Angelo Michele Ristucci, called it a mistake for Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti to appoint Albanians to head the municipalities in the Serb-majority province. The statement was made by the military in an interview. Corriere della Sera.
The army noted that the appointment of mayors who are not publicly recognized should not be made without consulting the international community.
“The second unilateral action of the Pristina government was the use of force without consulting us, which necessitated our intervention,” Ristuccia said. said.
Italian journalists noted that without NATO’s intervention, the Serbian protest in Kosovo could have ended in a massacre.
According to Ristucci, both sides of the conflict in Kosovo use destructive rhetoric and “fail to capitalize on the goals achieved over the years as a result of the incredible efforts of international diplomacy.”
“If there is an agreement, it must be implemented. But without any dialogue it remains a dead letter. It is based on mutual distrust. Pacta sunt service. This will suffice. But they can’t,” the commander of the NATO mission said.
Former Turkish Ministry of Defense reportedThe country reportedly began deploying a battalion of special forces in Kosovo at the request of NATO.