Mojsilovic meets with KFOR commander

BELGRADE - Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Gen Milan Mojsilovic met with KFOR Commander Maj Gen Ozkan Ulutas in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss the security situation in Serbia's southern province of Kosovo-Metohija, and noted that unilateral moves by the provisional self-government institutions in Pristina represented the biggest security threat.

The meeting also addressed activities being undertaken to monitor the situation on the ground, prevent an escalation of the crisis and, ultimately, preserve peace and security in the territory of the province, the Serbian MoD said in a statement.

Mojsilovic and Ulutas said the security situation in the province was extremely sensitive and that, therefore, it was important that KFOR - a NATO-led international peacekeeping force tasked with protecting peace and order and creating and maintaining security in Kosovo-Metohija - acts fully in line with its mandate, and that it was necessary to continue joint activities and maintain regular contact between Serbian Armed Forces and KFOR troops at all levels.

Noting that unilateral moves by Pristina were the biggest security threat, Mojsilovic requested that the KFOR commander take the necessary measures to protect the Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija, in line with the mandate of the international security force as the only legitimate armed formation in the province, especially during campaigning for the upcoming elections in Kosovo-Metohija.

He also said Serbia did not look favourably upon continued arming and training of the so-called "Kosovo Security Force" and noted that it represented provocative activities that were not contributing to peace and security.