KFOR Commander, Major-General Salvatore Cuoci said in an interview to Radio kontakt plus, that NATO does not plan to reduce the number of soldiers in Kosovo or change the mandate of KFOR, adding that KFOR has more than 4000 members. The interview is scheduled to be aired on Saturday, at 11.05.

“KFOR is NATO’s success story, one of the longest missions and there are more than 4000 members present on the ground. They come from NATO member states and North-Atlantic Alliance partners,” General Cuoci said.

“At this moment, we have to confirm and underline that NATO has no plans to reduce or change KFOR Mission in Kosovo. KFOR continues to carry out its tasks in accordance with UN SC Resolution 1244 and Kumanovo Military-Technical Agreement,” General Cuoci added.

He also said, KFOR is not time limited, but depends on conditions on the ground, as conditions on the ground are fulfilled, changes in the mission occur.

“It means that any change in numbers or in the mission happens with a concrete change of conditions on the ground, while political decision comes from the North Atlantic Council (NAC),” General Cuoci said.