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KFOR message to the Serbian army: You need permission to approach more than 1 thousand meters from the border with Kosovo

KFOR message to the Serbian army: You need permission to approach more than 1

The NATO-led peacekeeping forces in Kosovo have reminded the Armed Forces of Serbia that they do not need authorization from KFOR to move and train in their territory, but must ask for permission to get closer. more than a thousand meters from the border with Kosovo.

This reaction comes after the Minister of Defense of Serbia, Miloš Vučević and the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Army, Milan Mojsilović, visited the Serbian forces in the Rashka region, about two kilometers from the border with Kosovo.

"In accordance with the existing agreements, the Armed Forces of Serbia must inform the KFOR headquarters only if their units must move closer than 1 thousand meters from the border with Kosovo.

Serbia said this week it had put its security forces on "military alert" near the border with Kosovo, despite calls from NATO and Western diplomats to ease tensions. Belgrade said its actions followed Kosovo's decision to raised the state of military readiness, but these assertions have been denied by the authorities in Kosovo.

As for the Kosovo Security Forces, their deployment in the north of Kosovo, according to the existing agreements, requires the prior consent of the KFOR commander" , says a KFOR statement, adding that all parties have respected always existing agreements and calls for them to continue to do so.

KFOR message to the Serbian army: You need permission to approach more than 1

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