Deployment of additional Turkish troops raises hopes of easing tension in Kosovo, 24 years after Türkiye joined the NATO peacekeeping mission in the Balkan nation
Türkiye has been contributing military personnel to the Kosovo Force to keep security and stability in the Balkan country. / Photo: AA
Among the cities that received Turkish soldiers was Prizren, a city in the southern part of the country. Serbia and Kosovo have been at odds for decades, with Belgrade refusing to recognise Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence.The violence along their border has stirred fears of a rerun of the 1998-99 conflict that claimed more than 10,000 lives and resulted in the deployment of the KFOR peacekeeping mission.
After the elections, the EU said in a statement that low turnout did not provide municipalities with long-term political solutions.
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