KFOR and Serbia's Army with joint patrol at Kosovo-border Serbia

Peacekeeping Mission NATO in Kosovo, KFOR, and Serbia's Army have carried out a synchronized patrol on two sides of Kosovo's border with Serbia, near the Podujevo municipality.

“These efforts are part of KFOR's daily mission to support long-term security throughout Kosovo and regional stability”, KFOR's announcement said.

Meanwhile, in a separate statement, the Serbian Defence Ministry said a joint patrol has been carried out in the area, which said it is the responsibility of the Shushnjak military base, near Kurmoshlia.

“Information on the ground has been shared and important data for future implementation of tasks” has been collected, told in the Serbian ministry's report on 26 September.

Serbia, which does not recognise Kosovo's independence, calls the border with Kosovo an administrative line. The Serbian Defence Ministry also said that the Serbian Army consistently co-operates with KFOR in the Land Security Zone.

The Earth Security Zone between Kosovo and Serbia is 5km and is defined in the Kumanovo Technical Agreement.

After 78 days of attacks, the bombings were interrupted on June 10th 1999, with the Kumanovo Technical Agreement, which envisioned the withdrawal of all Serbian military and police forces from Kosovo.

The agreement is followed by the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

Otherwise, KFOR is the third security reacter in Kosovo, after the Kosovo Police, which is first and behind the EU's rule of law mission, EULEX.

Mission NATO in Kosovo is also responsible for ensuring Kosovo's borders with Serbia. While the rest of the border line is monitored by Kosovo Police.