Putin's visit to Belgrade named Ramadani confirmation of anti summit - NATO

In an interview for Online Economy, Deputy Defence Minister Burim Ramadani, Russia and Serbia's approach to the Western Balkans, calls it “Anti Summit - NATO). Even representatives of the Serbian List in Kosovo assess them as Russian veto instruments in relation to Kosovo.

Unfortunately, years and years have passed since the process of transforming the KSF into the Army has been held hostage precisely by Russian veto through designated political representatives in Kosovo that have not allowed the constitution to change”, Ramadani has said. “However, we are very clear that at these moments it is extremely important not only for Kosovo and the Balkans but also for NATO and the European Union, because it's formalized or formalised in what I'm saying to the anti-summer NATO in Belgrade, with Putin's arrival”, Ramadani said.

As far as reports with NATO are concerned, Ramadani claims they are the same and have never been fluctuating, despite the formation of NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg's Army and statements. He adds that there are daily discussions on finding better ways to deepen co-operation, while Kosovo aims to be a NATO member state.

According to Ramadani, problems remain those NATO member states, which do not recognise the state of Kosovo, or the country's Army.

“Reports of up to now have neither wavered nor faded, but it is clear that within NATO, however, we have four non-controversial states, not all have an approach to the state of Kosovo, but decision-making in NATO, is consensus decisionmaking, so each state of the country of NATO. NATO has vetoed the decisions, so the up-to-date excise is completely the same co-operation. Our aim is to deepen co-operation and formalise in contractual agreements between NATO and Kosovo, and this will be in the upcoming period of”, Ramadani said.

According to him, professional education, but military equipment is also linked to each other. For Kosovo, the main ally remains the United States of America, says Ramadani for Online Economy.

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Even bilateral relations with other states, according to KSF deputy minister, are deepening in the sense of an arms and professionalism system. According to Ramadani, these are the four main conceptual and operational areas which the KSF will receive continued support of the American model that is essentially NATO's model. While the adoption of three laws for the KSF and the Ministry of Defence has already established another level of co-operation with the Kosovo Allied states.

“in the first phase we will primarily deal with the interior reorganisation of the ministry and the KSF, already in the bilateral but multilateral reports with the states, communication has deepened over the goal or goal of Kosovo to be contributing to regional and global security, so I can say there is deepening communication and discussing the goal of co-operation with the separate states but also with the states in the”, claims Deputy Prime Minister Ramadani.

As far as the Kosovo government's tools are concerned with the country's Army, Ramadani said the budget is not an obstacle to the development of KSF. According to him, there are clear and detailed plans for gradual and continued budget growth for The KSF also has a security programme on the table.

“Of course that is currently sufficient and with GDP growth and Kosovo budget increased, defence investment and KSF will be even greater. What I can say is that we have lacked political decision on laws, so Kosovo has lacked military laws and the budget for KSF capacities is not an obstacle to its development, so it's not about budgetary shortcomings, rather it's about an extremely good space for KSF to strengthen and professionalise, of course we have an extremely large number of co-operation with different states and donations, and as such as the growth of the budget in a continuous way that the KSF will certainly allow it to carry out its task professionalally<1> Ramadani was expressed.

Otherwise, immediately after the passage of the three laws on the Kosovo Security Force package, it has been said that even the military's capacities would be doubled. During this year, the number of KSF members is expected to double. While the entire process of restructuring and reorganisation of the Army will take Kosovo several years.