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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
March 8, 2010
Kosovo and NATO restore relations after show of weapons
Pristina: The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) and the NATO-led peacekeeping force
in Kosovo (KFOR) have restored relations, a day after members of the security
force showed their weapons in public, Kosovo officials said in a statement
Monday. KFOR suspended relations with KSF on Sunday, after it violated its
status as an unarmed organization by displaying arms during a ceremony.
"We hereby assess as overcome" the issue of KSF's participation at Sunday's
ceremony, Kosovo's Security Forces Ministry said in a statement. "The KSF will
continue the close cooperation with KFOR and NATO."
In 1999 NATO intervened against Serbia, ousting its forces from Kosovo. After
years of United Nations administration, Albanian majority declared independence
in February 2008.
The KSF is Kosovo's fledgling army, mainly manned by former guerrillas, but
still officially an unarmed disaster-relief organization trained by KFOR.
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