NATO Deputy Secretary: Kosovo- Serbia has no magical solution, political will must

It has estimated that Kosovo's way to become part of the Alliance's Partnership for Peace programme requires difficult compromises.

As for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Sekerinska mentioned that NATO fully supports the EU-led dialogue and has encouraged Pristina and Belgrade to constructive approaches, stressing that it is in the hands of leaders of the two states to make progress and move from the current stalemate.

If you've mentioned it, NATO has been active in the region for a long time, we have been present through KFOR for a long time. This is our longest and strongest mission at this moment, and this is very clear about our dedication, it also speaks very clearly about the positions of allies that the stability of the Western Balkans is of strategic importance to the Alliance. It's not easy to convince the Allies to send so many troops and keep them there for so long. But we have all always said that KFOR's mission is clear, to preserve security and keep people in Kosovo safe. This does not solve the problem, so KFOR's goal is to create, in a way, military security in order to support EU-led dialogue. We have called on both Belgrade and Pristina for constructive access to dialogue, so that is why we fully support the new special representative for this EU-led dialogue, Mr. Sorensen, and that's why I only met him a while ago. This is probably the issue where the co-operation of NATO and the EU is more visible and necessary. ”, she said in an interview for KTV.

“has no magic solution,” said Sekerinska.

“Must have political will both in Belgrade and Pristina for progress. We have appreciated the progress that has been achieved in the past, but we believe that we must now move forward and that's what we hear is the EU's reception. High representative but has just announced her visit to the region, and we believe it will spur political dialogue.”, Sekerinska said.. /Periscopi/