Friday, June 4, 2010

Army chief, KFOR commander on security
Source: Beta
PRIŠTINA -- Serbian Army (VS) CoGS Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletić and the KFOR commander, Lt. Gen. Markus Bentler, met on Thursday in Priština.

The meeting in Priština (Tanjug)
The meeting in Priština (Tanjug)

Serbian Army (VS) CoGS Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletić and the KFOR commander, Lt. Gen. Markus Bentler, met on Thursday in Priština.

The talks focused on issues of joint interest, such as fight against smuggling, security on the border line and problems of illegal crossing of the administrative line, KFOR said in a statement.

“High-level meetings of this kind strengthen the relations and cooperation between KFOR and the Serbian Army to the benefit of all people living in the region. The talks contribute to the preservation of region's peace and stability, it was said in the statement,” adding that KFOR “regularly informs Kosovo institutions” on this process.

In Belgrade, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the two generals discussed the overall state of security in Kosovo and Metohija, including attacks on mobile telephony transmitters and KFOR's obligations when it comes to protecting Serb religious and other heritage sites.

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