Albanian Minister of Defense, Pirro Vengu, provided more details about the defense agreement signed on Tuesday between Albania, Kosovo, and Croatia.
Vengu stated that there had been attempts in the border area of Kosovo to create destabilizing situations that threaten order and security.
“Our assessment, as well as that of all our allied structures, is that there have been attempts in the border area to create situations of destabilization and situations that threaten order and security. We must be very attentive and vigilant to prevent these situations. Therefore, we have repeatedly asked NATO to increase vigilance and for KFOR to have greater operational tools and means available on the ground. The threats could also be of a hybrid nature, including cybercrimes, sabotage, and elements of this nature that could create destabilization. We have also requested that the government of Kosovo coordinate all of its actions with KFOR,” said Vengu, speaking to Euronews Albania.
He noted that the agreement is open and not exclusive.
“Certainly, this is an agreement where the focus is on the involvement of these first three countries. We have had interest from our Bulgarian colleagues to join, as they also have the same assessment of threats in the region, the same commitment regarding instability. They know Kosovo and the importance of its integrity, and we also have coordination when it comes to the significance of Corridor 8. If Montenegro and North Macedonia wish to join the principles of this agreement, we are certainly open,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Croatian Minister of Defense, Ivan Anušič, responded to the statement from the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which announced that Serbia “will not accept in silence” the signing of the declaration that strengthens the trilateral defense cooperation between Croatia, Kosovo, and Albania.
He stated that the time when the neighboring state of Serbia decided what Croatia would do is over.
