"The integration of the entire
Balkan region into the EU necessitates calm. For 25 years, KFOR
has been committed to this mission. I have been paying close
attention to it, and I have noticed that the local climate is
sometimes deliberately heated, making dialogue between Belgrade
and Pristina difficult. Your mission to keep it alive is
critical," stated Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
MAttarella spoke to the Italian KFOR command mission in Kosovo
during a ceremony of good wishes for Italian contingents serving
in international theatres of operations. "The risk of
interference from outside the Balkans is extremely high.
Mattarella concluded that without KFOR, there would have been
violent explosions that would have devastated the country during
those years.
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