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Stoltenberg: NATO strengthens security in the Western Balkans

Stoltenberg

NATO has played an important role in the Western Balkans for years and it is strengthening the security of the region, secretary general of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg said today.

He said that at a press conference on the second day of a ministerial meeting in Brussels.

Stoltenberg called to mind the KFOR mission in Kosovo, pointing out that NATO had its representatives in Skopje and Sarajevo. He added that he had recently spoken to Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic at the headquarters of the alliance.

“NATO is strengthening security in the Western Balkans. We urge everyone in the Western Balkans to avoid inflammatory rhetoric,” Stoltenberg said.

According to him, NATO respects the territorial integrity of Georgia and urges Russia to withdraw its troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

“We are open to dialogue, our approach to Russia is effective, economic sanctions produce results. We need to get stronger In order to protect our allies,” Stoltenberg said.

He reiterated that after Montenegro, NATO’s door is open to Georgia, it should only strengthen the fight against corruption and crime.

Stoltenberg said that NATO supports the peaceful resolution of the crisis in the Korean peninsula.

He said that NATO needed to continue its solidarity with traditional partners Japan and South Korea.

 

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