Commander of KFOR Multi-National Brigade East and US base in Kosovo Bondsteel, Colonel Nick Ducich told Kontakt plus radio the current security situation in Kosovo is peaceful and stable. He expects no incidents but pointed out that KFOR was ready to handle anything that might be considered as provocation.

When asked if the allegations published by some media are true, that KFOR is training Kosovo Security Forces (KSF), Ducich said that KFOR was training KSF, but only within the framework of KFOR’s mandate and the US as a country, in terms of the key competencies.

“Some of the trainings that are being performed are the medical training, first aid training, helicopter evacuation training, how to bring wounded people out of the helicopter, how to remove the explosive devices, and this type of training is taking place. Let me point out that the trainings are conducted only within the framework of key competencies for the support of civilians, and there is no military training, weapons training or such,” Ducich underlined.

When asked what Serbs and Albanians complain about the most, Colonel Ducich said that those were similar things, primarily unemployment, crime and corruption.

“There are great similarities. In the first place is employment. The problem encountered by both Serbs and Albanians is that young people are leaving Kosovo to find a better life, work, and for their existence. Another problem on both sides, which was recently identified by the EU is organized crime and corruption” Ducich said.

He also said that all the people he has spoken to, wanted their leaders to reach an agreement, “so that they can move forward, into a prosperous, secure environment and engage in all the opportunities that other parts of Europe enjoy,” Radio kontakt plus reported.