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English.news.cn 2010-11-19 04:25:42
BELGRADE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- To compensate for troop reductions among NATO's forces in Kosovo, Major General Erhard Buehler announced on Thursday in the southern Serbian city of Nis that KFOR would increase its military mobility, flexibility and readiness.
Buehler made the statement after meeting with Serbian Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Miloje Miletic, where he informed Miletic of the planned KFOR troop reduction and reorganization, reported the Serbian news agency Tanjug.
Beuhler stated that despite the plan to roughly halve the troop numbers to approximately 5,000 by the spring of 2011, KFOR remained committed to providing safety and freedom of movement in Kosovo, and would continue working with the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo and the local police. In 2001, KFOR had an estimated 21, 000 NATO troops in Kosovo.
The two military officials also discussed cooperation and simultaneous patrols on both sides of the administrative border between Serbia and its breakaway province of Kosovo. They also discussed the general situation in Kosovo, in particular the predominately Serb populated areas.
KFOR's NATO-led mission has been on the ground since 1999, as part of international efforts to build peace and stability in the region. An Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice in July 2010 that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence in 2008 did not violate international law. Serbia continues to maintain that Kosovo is its southern province.
Buehler made the statement after meeting with Serbian Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Miloje Miletic, where he informed Miletic of the planned KFOR troop reduction and reorganization, reported the Serbian news agency Tanjug.
Beuhler stated that despite the plan to roughly halve the troop numbers to approximately 5,000 by the spring of 2011, KFOR remained committed to providing safety and freedom of movement in Kosovo, and would continue working with the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo and the local police. In 2001, KFOR had an estimated 21, 000 NATO troops in Kosovo.
The two military officials also discussed cooperation and simultaneous patrols on both sides of the administrative border between Serbia and its breakaway province of Kosovo. They also discussed the general situation in Kosovo, in particular the predominately Serb populated areas.
KFOR's NATO-led mission has been on the ground since 1999, as part of international efforts to build peace and stability in the region. An Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice in July 2010 that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence in 2008 did not violate international law. Serbia continues to maintain that Kosovo is its southern province.
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