Stoltenberg: Historic opportunity for compromise between Kosovo, Serbia

So Stoltenberg declared, at a joint conference with Albanian President Begaj.

Albanian President Bajram Begaj has held a joint conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.

Begaj said Albania's commitment to NATO would continue to grow and stressed that Kosovo's membership in the alliance is necessary.

Stoltenberg, meanwhile, spoke of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, stressing that now it is a historic opportunity for the parties to reach compromise.

There is a considerable NATO presence in Kosovo, and this has resulted in significant. We also appreciate recent discussions in the EU. NATO will continue to facilitate dialogue. Now we have historic opportunities that might be important to the region, and it is important that parties show interest in compromise”, Stoltenbe said.