Barduani: Path towards lasting security in Kosovo not military, but political

BRUSSELS - KFOR Commander Maj Gen Enrico Barduani said on Tuesday the path towards lasting security in Kosovo-Metohija was not military, but political.

Barduani said this in a briefing to the NATO Military Committee and the North Atlantic Council in Brussels, speaking about the security situation in Serbia's southern province, with particular focus on the EU-facilitated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

As some of KFOR's achievements, he emphasised the strengthening of the mission, also through temporary deployment of reserve forces, and the deepened cooperation with the international community, the so-called Kosovo's security organisations and the Serbian Armed Forces.

"During the visit, Maj Gen Barduani also met General Seán Clancy, Chair of the EU Military Committee, with whom he discussed KFOR’s cooperation with operations EULEX and EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina," KFOR posted on its Facebook profile.