KSF and KFOR restore relations after show of weapons
The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) and the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) have "restored relations", just a day after members of the security force showed their weapons in public, Kosovo Albanian officials said in a statement.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Tuesday, March 09, 2010
KFOR suspended relations with KSF on Sunday, after it violated its status as an unarmed organization by displaying arms during a ceremony dedicated to the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
"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."
Meanwhile, The International Civilian Office (ICO) also stated that it supports KFOR's decision to temporarily freeze cooperation with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF).
The KSF is Kosovo's fledgling army, mainly manned by former guerrillas, but still officially an unarmed disaster-relief organization trained by KFOR.
