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It is important that both sides understand that, if there is any unrest in the north, it means a confrontation with NATO!
The US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, James O'Brien, has issued a strong warning this Monday, as he declared that causing unrest in the north of Kosovo means confrontation with NATO.
" It is important that both sides understand that, if there is any unrest in the north, it means a confrontation with NATO ," O'Brien told reporters.
He said that the north of Kosovo must be calm and safe so that Kosovo and Serbia can make political progress on their way to the European Union.
O'Brien's comments come at a time when NATO is considering increasing its permanent presence in Kosovo through its own peacekeeping mission, KFOR.
He added that the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will discuss the increase in tensions in the Western Balkans during the two-day meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the NATO countries, this week in Brussels, reports 'REL'.
Blinken will also represent the United States at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Skopje, North Macedonia.
As for the possibility of a more permanent increase of NATO's presence in Kosovo, Stoltenberg also spoke during a visit to Pristina on November 20.
Last week, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg promised that the Western military alliance will do everything to maintain peace in the Western Balkans region.
Stoltenberg sent a special message to Serbia and Kosovo to advance in the process of normalization of relations, which is mediated by the European Union.
" We invite Belgrade and Prishtina to engage in dialogue, supported by the EU, in good faith, and we also believe that the new proposal for the Association of Serb-majority municipalities can be an important step for dialogue and that this process be more constructive ," he said.
During the visit to Pristina on November 20, which was part of a Balkan tour, Stoltenberg said that increasing the military presence in Kosovo by 1,000 troops shows how seriously the alliance takes the violence that broke out in Kosovo in recent months.
"We are really investing in the security of this region, because the security of the people in this region, the stability in this region, is important for our security ," he said.
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