Kosovo and NATO restore relations after show of weapons

Pristina - The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) and the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) have restored relations, a day after members of the security force showed their weapons in public, Kosovo officials said in a statement Monday. KFOR suspended relations with KSF on Sunday, after it violated its status as an unarmed organization by displaying arms during a ceremony.

"We hereby assess as overcome" the issue of KSF's participation at Sunday's ceremony, Kosovo's Security Forces Ministry said in a statement. "The KSF will continue the close cooperation with KFOR and NATO."

In 1999 NATO intervened against Serbia, ousting its forces from Kosovo. After years of United Nations administration, Albanian majority declared independence in February 2008.

The KSF is Kosovo's fledgling army, mainly manned by former guerrillas, but still officially an unarmed disaster-relief organization trained by KFOR.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/313051,kosovo-and-nato-restore-relations-after-show-of-weapons.html.