NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Brussels on Monday that the number of KFOR soldiers troops in Kosovo would be halved as of March 1.
Reducing the number of soldiers from the current 10,000 to 5,000 will be completed by March 12, Rasmussen told reporters in Brussels, stressing that that would not affect the stability and security in Kosovo, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.
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KFOR troop numbers to be halved
January 25th, 2011 |
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KPS takes over border control from KFOR
January 23rd, 2011 |
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The Kosovo Border Police took over the control of the border with Macedonia from KFOR on Saturday.
The ceremony was attended by KFOR Commander Erhard Buehler, Kosovo’s Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi, Macedonia’s Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska and Deputy Head of the EU Mission to Kosovo Andy Sparks.
EULEX says north is “dangerous zone”
January 20th, 2011 |
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Kosovo Albanian Interior Minister Bajram Redzepi urged the EULEX mission to withdraw from northern Kosovo, after EULEX declared this area a dangerous zone.
“The situation in (Kosovska) Mitrovica has not changed, and EULEX is not able to operate effectively. Therefore, it should withdraw and let KFOR and the Kosovo police (KPS) safeguard the security,” said Redzepi, according to Albanian language media reports in PriÅ¡tina.
KFOR: No changes in north
January 12th, 2011 |
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KFOR has denied that the U.S. soldiers will take over the responsibility for the Kosovo north from the French.
KFOR Spokesman Hans-Dieter Wichter refuted allegations by the media from Priština that U.S. troops would be deployed to the north in March.
“KFOR troop cut dangerous for holy sites”
January 2nd, 2011 |
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A Serbian Orthodox Church dignitary says the reduction in the number of KFOR soldiers in Kosovo is “worrying and represents a very dangerous process”. “The cut in the number of KFOR soldiers, given the permanent political and security instability in Kosovo-Metohija, is a very dangerous process,” Archimandrite Sava Janjić stated at the SPC DeÄani Monastery, adding that the KFOR reduction can cause a security vacuum in the province.
“French won’t withdraw from north”
December 27th, 2010 |
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KFOR Commander Erhard Bueler said that U.S. troops are to be deployed in the north of Kosovo. He added that this is not to imply the French troops would withdraw from the territory.
KFOR commander’s concern for returnees
December 3rd, 2010 |
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KFOR Commander Erhard Buehler on Thursday visited Serb returnees to the Kosovo village of ŽaÄ, mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. The Serb returnees have been living in tents since last summer, expecting to move into their newly-built homes.
KFOR troops reduction “natural result”
November 25th, 2010 |
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Allied Joint Force Command Naples Commander Admiral Samuel Locklear said in Pristina that the reduction in KFOR troops will not affect security in Kosovo. The role of NATO, through KFOR, will be the continued support to a safe society. NATO’s recent decision to reduce KFOR presence from 10,000 to 5,500 troops over the coming months is a natural result and a good indicator that significant progress has been made in Kosovo, Locklear said after meeting acting Kosovo President Jakup Krasnici.
KFOR commander congratulates bishop
November 19th, 2010 |
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KFOR Commander Erhard Buehler congratulated Thursday Serbian Orthodox Church Bishop Teodosije on his election as the new head of the Diocese of RaÅ¡ka-Prizren. Buehler has gotten to know Bishop Teodosije as a “committed spiritual leader and an extraordinary person, who embodies tolerance, reconciliation and harmony,” KFOR said in a statement, which also notes that the KFOR commander has known the bishop for some time.
Army chief: Borders “not negotiable”
November 8th, 2010 |
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Serbian Army chief Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletić rejected on Sunday reports in some Albanian language media in PriÅ¡tina regarding his meeting with the KFOR commander. Miletić, who is due to meet with KFOR’s Erhard Buhler, said reports that “marking of borders between Kosovo and Serbia” will be a topic were untrue.
KFOR to “react against anyone jeopardizing security”
October 20th, 2010 |
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The NATO-led KFOR will not let the situation in Kosovo get out of control, newly-appointed KFOR Commander German General Erhard Buhler has stated. KFOR will react against anyone who tries to jeopardize security, he said in an interview published by the Belgrade-based daily VeÄernje Novosti, which ran the article under the headline, “There’ll be peace, even by force”.
“EULEX, KFOR, Serbia agree on arrests”
October 7th, 2010 |
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EU, NATO and Serbia have, with consent from the government in Priština, reached an agreement to combat organized crime in N. Kosovo, Belgrade daily Danas says.
According to the report, the agreement includes arrests of those responsible for crimes and corruption.
KFOR: All precautions taken
October 3rd, 2010 |
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KFOR has taken all necessary security measures ahead of enthronement of Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej in the Peć Patriarchate.
KFOR commander Erhard Buehler said that area surrounding the monastery and a road to Peć would be secured.
KFOR: All precautions taken
October 3rd, 2010 |
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KFOR has taken all necessary security measures ahead of enthronement of Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej in the Peć Patriarchate.
KFOR commander Erhard Buehler said that area surrounding the monastery and a road to Peć would be secured.
“KFOR to secure patriarch’s inauguration”
September 21st, 2010 |
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Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says the inauguration ceremony of the Serbian Patriarch Irinej will be entrusted to KFOR.
The ceremony will take place on October 3 at the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarchate of Peć.
“KFOR to continue keeping peace”
September 2nd, 2010 |
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A change of command ceremony took place on Wednesday in Priština at the NATO-led peacekeepers headquarters.
Commander Allied Joint Force Command Naples Mark Fitzgerald said that that the force, KFOR, will continue to preserve peace and stability, adding that this needs to be followed up with economic progress and further development of a free and democratic society in Kosovo.