Macedonian President: Presence of 5,000 troops in Kosovo guarantees non-proliferation of conflict

The presence of 5,000 NATO troops in Kosovo is a guarantee that the crisis will not spread to the region, and it is good that North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania are NATO members, so it can prevent a direct confrontation between the armies of Kosovo and Serbia, Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski said in an interview for Macedonian Radio.

Macedonian President Pendarovski estimates that without NATO troops in the north, the conflict would be widespread.

There have been similar situations before without NATO troops there, the conflict would have spread. Firstly, it would have been a direct confrontation between the armies and police of Serbia and Kosovo, and then this would have spread to the province”, President Pendarovski said.