Welcome Montenegro

COMKFOR, Major General Salvatore Cuoci, welcomed Montenegro in KFOR as the 29th troop contributing nation (21 NATO members and 8 partners).

The ceremony to transfer COMKFOR the authority of Operational Control by deploying one staff officer in the operation, attended also by Mr. Predrag Bošković, Minister of Defence of Republic of Montenegro, was held in Camp Film City, Pristina.

"For a neighboring country like Montenegro it is significant to contribute to the safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in the Western Balkans, and choosing to be part of an operation like KFOR is a concrete step forward to the normalization of the area,” said COMKFOR, Major General Salvatore CUOCI in his opening remarks during the ceremony.

NATO welcomes any further contribution to KFOR from any member or partner to consolidate stability and security in the Balkans.

Welcome, Montenegro.

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