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PRISTINA - Major General Michele Risi, Commander of the NATO-led Kosovo Force, met the Chief of General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces Major General Bajram Begaj in Tirana, during a scheduled official visit.

Regional security and Albania’s long-standing contribution to KFOR wereamongst the main topics discussed. Major General Begaj and Major General Risi highlighted the excellent cooperation developed during all these years within the framework of NATO efforts in Kosovo.

The Commander of the Kosovo Force also expressed his appreciation forthe Albanian forces services under the KFOR’s mandate to contribute to a safe and secure environment and to freedom of movement for all communities in Kosovo, as per the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 1999.