Friday, March 26, 2010

Admiral Stavridis visited Visoki Decani Monastery Print

March 26, 2010

 In talks with the Commander of NATO forces in Europe, Admiral James Stavridis, Bishop Teodosije of Lipljan underlined the importance of the presence of international peacekeeping forces in Kosovo and noted that it is particularly important for the Serbian Orthodox Church that KFOR continue to secure the eight most important holy sites in the Serbian Province.

The Eparchy of Raska and Prizren communicated that during talks in the Visoki Decani Monastery, Stavridis assured Bishop Teodosije that NATO will not take any further steps concerning the protection of Serbian holy sites without a dialogue with the Serbian Orthodox Church and that the concerns of the Serbian Church pertaining to security issues will be seriously taken into account.


Also NATO supreme commander in Europe, met with Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu.

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