Kosovo must be in NATO to create stability in the Balkans. This was the message of US Congressman Keith Self during a Security Forum in the US Congress, where Albanian MPs were also present.
Congressman Keith Self said: “I am looking for balance in the Balkans. I want balance in the Balkans and I think one of the key parts - and I have taken it as a personal mission - is Kosovo's membership in NATO, which would be an extremely stabilizing force in the Balkans. So we need to make progress on that and we need to respond to the objections of some countries. I believe that this is a key part of what we are talking about today, because security in the Balkans - the Balkans today, in my opinion, is a powder keg - and we need to resolve this and bring stability to the region.”
Also present at this roundtable was Fatmir Mediu, as co-chair of the conference proceedings, who emphasized that Kosovo's membership in NATO would bring stability and partnership to the region.
PR Chairman Fatmir Mediu said: "We all hope that all NATO countries will agree, at least, to start the membership process for Kosovo. Within NATO, this will bring more stability and more partnership to our region, to the Balkans. And I think they are working hard to achieve every objective required to be part of the NATO alliance."
This meeting also discussed the plan to increase defense spending to 5% of all NATO countries' budgets /A2CNN/
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