Russia to ask NATO that KFOR act only within its mandate

Russia and NATO are to hold an informal meeting in Brussels today.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 28.03.2008.

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Russia and NATO are to hold an informal meeting in Brussels today. Russia will ask NATO at the informal meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, as it will also do at the Council summit in Bucharest next week, that the international peacekeeping forces, KFOR, do not step outside their mandate in Kosovo, sources within NATO have told Tanjug. Russia to ask NATO that KFOR act only within its mandate Moscow's decision stems directly from the use of force in Kosovska Mitrovica on March 17, but also Washington's decision to approve arms shipments to Pristina, a move that is being interpreted in certain diplomatic circles as support for the creation of the province’s future security forces, as envisaged under the Martti Ahtisaari plan. According to Ahtisaari's plan, KFOR should lay the foundations for these security forces, but Russia believes that this would be a drastic breach of the mandate given to NATO, on the basis of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1244. Even though Kosovo is officially not a topic at tomorrow's informal meeting, Russian Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin is expected to raise this issue under the “Miscellaneous” agenda item. NATO spokesman James Appathurai said in a statement for Tanjug in Brussels that he would be surprised if Russia did not raise the question of Kosovo under this item.

Russia to ask NATO that KFOR act only within its mandate

Moscow's decision stems directly from the use of force in Kosovska Mitrovica on March 17, but also Washington's decision to approve arms shipments to Priština, a move that is being interpreted in certain diplomatic circles as support for the creation of the province’s future security forces, as envisaged under the Martti Ahtisaari plan.

According to Ahtisaari's plan, KFOR should lay the foundations for these security forces, but Russia believes that this would be a drastic breach of the mandate given to NATO, on the basis of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1244.

Even though Kosovo is officially not a topic at tomorrow's informal meeting, Russian Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin is expected to raise this issue under the “Miscellaneous” agenda item.

NATO spokesman James Appathurai said in a statement for Tanjug in Brussels that he would be surprised if Russia did not raise the question of Kosovo under this item.

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