KFOR Commander Shows What Challenges Waiting for Kosovo

19 years ago, on June 12, we had 55 thousand soldiers on the ground, and today we hardly have 5,000. The situation is improving, so the final phase of this situation is the number of troops KFOR has in Kosovo. This is a good result and is based on the achievements of Kosovo's state and citizens as well as”, he underlined.

Commander Cuoci cited permanent co-ordination with Kosovo institutions, noting that over the years, it has increased markedly.

“I'm talking about the country's police and KSF in particular, who are able to manage natural disasters or civil protection issues. And that's good. On one hand, although institutions have increased their capacities, some challenges remain, and that is why KFOR is still here”, he said.

“What it wants to affect state security, I'm talking about economic or social factors, unemployment, what affects the environment, KFOR takes into consideration, so the challenges that will remain in the coming months are the reports with Serbia, which still have to be found out, visa liberalisation, corruption, economic situation, the Association of Serb majority municipalities, the KSF transition to the Armed Forces, energy is also a problem. And the use of symbols. All are challenges”, he added further.

In all the interventions they have had so far, Cuoci stressed that there has never been a failure of the first and second intervenator, which is the Kosovo Police and EULEX, continuing with the third that KFOR is.