U.S. ambassador: Kosovo will become member of NATO

U.S. ambassador to Kosovo Christopher Dell said that Kosovo will become a member of NATO once it fulfills all conditions for doing so.

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, September 21, 2009

"The Republic of Kosovo, as a democratic, prosperous and multi-ethnic state, in which everyone is equal under law, will receive a place in Europe and become a full-fledged member of the North Atlantic Alliance," Dell said.

He added that all prerequisites must be met in order for this to occur, however.

"The construction of state institutions, then the integration of the community and its protection, economic development, rule of law, all should come before European integration," Dell said.

Washington is the mastermind of Kosovo's secession from Serbia and is essentially treating it as its protectorate.