• NATO Secretary General meets with Albin Kurti of Kosovo
• Video - What is NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR)?
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Albin Kurti of Kosovo at NATO Headquarters on 17 August 2022. In a joint press conference, the Secretary General welcomed the recent easing of tensions in the north of Kosovo and urged all parties to “act with restraint and avoid unhelpful rhetoric”.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia at NATO Headquarters on 17 August 2022, saying he welcomed the opportunity to continue discussions on recent tensions in northern Kosovo.
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Danish F-16s will begin flying air policing sorties from Keflavik Air Base on 17 August 2022, as part of NATO’s continuing mission to keep Icelandic airspace safe and secure.
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Joint training “Thracian Viper” is underway over Bulgarian airspace, with jets from Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Romania, and the United States improving their ability to work together on operations.
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The Kosovo Force, KFOR, was mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 1999, with the aim to deploy a neutral peacekeeping mission in the immediate aftermath of NATO’s intervention aimed at ending the humanitarian catastrophe that was unfolding in and around Kosovo.
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