Stoltenberg for Kosovo-Serbia airline: An Important Step

Secretary - General NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, welcomed the announcement of the signing of a memorandum between the Government of Serbia and the Lufthansa company that would lead to the creation of a Pristina hotline.

I welcome the goal of Eurowings and the Lufthanza Group to establish direct flights between Belgrade and Pristina, based on papers signed in Berlin today. This is an important step that will facilitate the fastest movement of people and goods within the Western Balkans region. Our KFOR commander maintains authority in airspace over Kosovo, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Stoltenberg said, broadcast the Kosovo Clan.

According to the chief of the North-Atlantic Alliance, NATO will remain involved through the long-term process of normalising the Balkan aviation, which it is leading.

It was the director of the so-called Serbian Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric, said that in Berlin today, representatives of the Serbian Ministry of Economy will sign a memorandum of understanding with German company Lufhansa, and that the airline could come to life when Kosovo's tax on Serbian products is abolished.