�?� NATO reinforcements arrive in Kosovo
�?� Video - What is NATO�??s Kosovo Force (KFOR)?
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The first contingent of two hundred British soldiers arrived in Kosovo on 6 October 2023 to reinforce NATO�??s Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeeping mission. The deployment comes after the violent attack on Kosovo Police on 24 September and increased tensions in the region.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed a group of independent experts to support a review of NATO�??s approach to its southern neighbourhood �?? particularly the Middle East, North Africa and Sahel regions. Professor Ana Santos Pinto of Portugal was appointed as Chair.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined NATO�??s enduring support for Ukraine in a call with transatlantic leaders on 3 October 2023. �??As Russia continues its brutal war we are all committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes,�?� Mr Stoltenberg said. The call was hosted by US President Joe Biden, bringing together G7 leaders with NATO and European Union leadership, as well as Poland and Romania as co-chairs of the Bucharest Nine (B9) group.
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The NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC) met on 4 October 2023 to reaffirm NATO�??s long-term support to Ukraine and take forward the decisions from the Vilnius Summit. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoan�?, with the participation of Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna.
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On 3 October 2023, during the Warsaw Security Forum, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Bauer, accepted the Knight of Freedom award �?? one of Poland�??s most important foreign policy and human rights award �?? on behalf of the Alliance.
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NATO and partner country Jordan co-hosted a conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) control in Amman on 3 and 4 October 2023. The event was the first of its kind on SALW organised with partner countries, as part of NATO�??s defence and related security capacity building package for Jordan.
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The Kosovo Force was mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 1999 as a peacekeeping mission in the immediate aftermath of NATO�??s intervention to end the humanitarian catastrophe that was unfolding in and around Kosovo.
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NATO has been leading a peace-support operation in Kosovo since June 1999 in support of wider international efforts to build peace and stability in the area.
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