Kurt Walker, former United States Ambassador to NATO, said today that Kosovo’s first step in its bid for NATO membership is to secure international recognitions. “Recognitions are the first step. I don’t think Spain or other countries, but Spain in particular, will recognize Kosovo if Serbia does not do this,” he said. Walker, who now heads the John McCain Institute in the U.S., told The New Bugajski Hour that “if Serbia does not recognize Kosovo, I think the latter will remain outside NATO for a certain period of time”.