Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
14.06.2023.

Chief of General Staff meets with KFOR Commander



Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff, General Milan Mojsilović, met with KFOR Commander, Major General Angelo Michele Ristuccia, in Belgrade today, to discuss the security situation in Kosovo and Metohija.
  The meeting, held in the context of increased tension in the north of the Province, discussed the efforts to avoid further aggravation of the security situation on the ground and provide a safe and secure environment for the Serbian people who are subjected to unlawful violence of the provisional institutions of self-government in Priština.
 
During the conversation, the interlocutors expressed mutual commitment to preserving peace and stability and highlighted the importance of maintaining contact between the Serbian Armed Forces and international forces in Kosovo and Metohija at all levels for a successful preventive action and crisis prevention in the territory of the southern Serbian province.
 
The Chief of the General Staff conveyed Serbia’s firm position and expectation that KFOR, as the sole legitimate armed formation in Kosovo and Metohija, would consistently, fully and impartially fulfil its mandate under UNSC Resolution 1244 and protect the Serbs and their national, cultural, historical and religious heritage in the Province.