Stoltenberg: NATO does not withdraw from Bondsteel

NATO will not withdraw from the base in Bondsteel and protect all Kosovo citizens, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

“We are here to protect all people, including the Serb community, Stoltenberg told Belgrade's TV Prva, stressing that NATO does not plan to reduce the presence of its troops in Kosovo.

E chief I NATO from Serbian television has also been asked about how you view the bombing of then Yugoslavia after two decades”, what it says was NATO's “work has been to stop war and humanitarian catastrophe, but also prevent the loss of civilian lives”.

“Every loss of civilian life is a major tragedy”, the Alliance official said, adding that he understands that the bombing is still a serious topic.

Stoltenberg says NATO respects Serbia's position that it does not want to be a member of the Alliance and wants it to remain neutral, but also respects it that Serbia wants to be NATO partner in the fight against terrorism, in natural and similar disasters.