Gen. Sir Mike Jackson warns on Kosovo
Last Updated: 1:11am GMT 09/12/2007 General Sir Mike Jackson has warned that the Balkans could be engulfed in violence unless the crisis surrounding the future of the province of Kosovo can be resolved. Sir Mike fears that British troops will be sent to intervene if Kosovo's leaders unilaterally declare independence from Serbia. Serbian officials have stated they will use "all means" to preserve sovereignty over the ethnically Albanian province. The current crisis follows the failure of a peace initiative between the rival governments in Pristina and Belgrade. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph today, Sir Mike says: "The situation is volatile and likely to become more so." Many of the Serbian minority living in Kosovo have already left their homes for Serbia in the belief that they are about to be attacked. Kosovo is to be discussed at a meeting of European foreign ministers on Monday, and at a European summit this week before going before the Security Council on December 19. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/09/wkosovo109.xml [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
