Kosovo, US prepare framework agreement in defence field

After being held at the United States Department of Defence, Minister Ejup Macedonia has announced that it has been discussed implementing the Framework Agreement in the field of defence.

Macedonia, hosted Tuesday at the United States Department of Defence (SHBA) by Deputy Defence Secretary for NATO and Europe, Alton Buland.

With Mr. Bulland discussed especially the goals achieved under the KSF's General Transitional Plan, the road ahead of us during the third and final phase of this plan, and for the realisation of the framework agreement between our countries in the field of defence”, the minister Macedonian wrote on Facebook.

We also discussed it with General Yasar Buland plans to co-operate with KSF with American troops in international missions that will be realised this year, as well as other plans and ideas”.

In announcing this meeting, which the Ministry of Defence has made, it is stressed that the framework agreement in the field of defence “will open new possibilities in the area of security and defence”.

More information has been provided.

General Jashari discussed numerous bilateral military activities between the two forces, as well as concrete plans for co-operation and co-operation with the Iowa National Guard. Another key discussion was further steps for finalising the 10-year transition plan”, the announcement said. “On the other side, Mr. Bulland stressed the importance of partnership between the two countries and offered the Defence Department's support for the road forward towards meeting strategic goals”.

According to the announcement, both sides have agreed that bilate co-operation is high and with concrete steps for further development in the service of ensuring the two countries' security interests.

Before this meeting, the Kosovo delegation has held a meeting at Atlantic Council, where it is hosted by Jörn Flekck, senior director of this think-tank, as well as his associates. It has been discussed there about the global security situation, terrorist attacks in the north, the security situation in Kosovo, and the influence and co-operation Russia-Serbia in serving the region's destabilisation.

The report is said to have confirmed Kosovo's institutional commitment to integration into NATO and the EU and to deepening further co-operation between Kosovo and the US in the field of defence and security.