KFOR Commander Özkan Ulutaş has spoken following meetings held at NATO headquarters in Brussels with ambassadors of allied countries and NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska.
Ulutaş stated that although the security situation in Kosovo is currently calm, it remains fragile with the potential for new tensions, particularly in the north of the country.
He emphasized that KFOR’s main priority is maintaining stability for all communities, adding that the mission maintains a “visible, agile, and flexible” presence on the ground to respond to any developments that could affect security.
“There is an urgent need for a sustainable political solution. Stability depends on the choice of all parties to pursue diplomacy instead of violence. The path to lasting peace is political, not military,” Ulutaş said.
He reaffirmed that NATO continues to fully support the EU-facilitated Dialogue for the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, stressing that KFOR will continue contributing to this process.
According to him, KFOR remains a key pillar of stability in Kosovo and the Western Balkans, with over 4,600 troops contributed by 31 participating countries.
Ulutaş also noted that the security situation since October 2025 has been generally calm, without a return to violence seen in 2023, but with an ongoing risk of escalation in the north.
