NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that a partition of Kosovo is not considered as an option by the international community.
He underlined that the future Kosovo institutions should pursue a responsible and moderate policy.
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EU and dialogue on Kosovo top agenda
September 22nd, 2010 |
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Serbia’s EU integration and a dialogue between Belgrade and PriÅ¡tina are the main topics of bilateral meeting of Serbia’s delegation in New York. President Boris Tadić met on Tuesday with EC President Jose Manuel Barrose and will also speak with the Belgian PM, and the NATO secretary-general.
NATO: No change in Afghan strategy
June 24th, 2010 |
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that the alliance’s strategy in Afghanistan “will not miss a beat”, RFE/RL reports. His comments came despite the dismissal of the United States’ top general in the war-torn country.
“Serbia’s future is in EU, NATOâ€
May 21st, 2010 |
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged Serbia to look to the future, said reports. That future, he said, lies in integration into the European Union and NATO despite its skepticism regarding the alliance.
“W. Balkans to enter NATO in 10 years”
March 11th, 2010 |
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Ex-NATO Secretary General George Robertson says the Western Balkan countries have made significant progress. He also expressed his belief that the whole region will be part of the Alliance in ten years.
NATO chief calls for engagement with Russia: report
September 16th, 2009 |
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was quoted on Wednesday as calling for an “open-minded and unprecedented dialogue” with Russia. The appeal comes in a bid to reduce security tensions in Europe and confront common threats.
“Small NATO force to remain in Kosovo”
August 4th, 2009 |
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Newly-appointed NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that KFOR should be reduced to a small reaction force. “That is, that all of us leave Kosovo together” by the end of his term as the head of the Atlantic alliance, he was quoted as saying in Brussels on Monday.
Ex-Danish premier to take over NATO
August 1st, 2009 |
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The conflict in Afghanistan is set to dominate Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s tenure as the new NATO secretary general, as it did that of his predecessor. Divisions among NATO members still exist, though now they have a different focus.
Nato warning over Afghan mission
July 21st, 2009 |
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Nato head Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has warned that walking away from the alliance’s mission in Afghanistan would have a "devastating" effect.
Speaking in London, the Nato secretary-general said failure would give free run to al-Qaeda.
His comments come as Afghanistan suffers a spike in violence ahead of elections on 20 August.
More foreign troops have been killed in July than in any other month since the US-led invasion in 2001.
In a speech at a think tank, Mr de Hoop Scheffer said Nato allies could not afford to abandon their campaign.
"If we were to walk away, Afghanistan would fall to the Taliban, with devastating effect for the people there – women in particular," he said.
‘Burden sharing’
He also said any such move would have an impact on the wider region.
"Pakistan would suffer the consequences, with all that that implies for international security," he said.
"Central Asia would see extremism spread. Al-Qaeda would have a free run again, and their terrorist ambitions are global."
He said Nato members had to realise that the mission was "essential" to their security.
"As much as we may long for the near-perfect security of Cold War deterrence, we must accept that security today requires engagement in far away places – engagement that is dangerous, expensive, open ended, and with no guarantee of success."
Earlier on Monday, the Nato-led force in Afghanistan announced the deaths of four US soldiers in the east of the country.
The deaths bring the number of Nato soldiers killed in July to 55.
Seventeen of those are from the UK, where the rising toll has sparked debate over the country’s participation in the Nato-led mission.
Mr de Hoop Scheffer, who met UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown earlier on Monday, acknowledged the sacrifices being made by soldiers from the UK and other allies.
He also called for what he called more equitable "burden sharing" between members of the Nato alliance.</p
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