The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, received today the Commander of the National Guard of the American state of Iowa, Major General Stephen Osborn, with whom she discussed the close cooperation between the KSF and the Iowa National Guard, as well as future plans to expand this strategic partnership.<\/p>\n
“The alliance with the US in the field of defense strengthens the state and sovereignty of the Republic of Kosovo”, emphasized President Osmani.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, President Osmani expressed her gratitude and utmost appreciation for the continuous support that the Iowa Guard has provided to the KSF in the development and advancement of its operational capacities, which were successfully demonstrated during the joint international exercise “Defender Europe 2025”. She highlighted the fact that this year, within the framework of this exercise, Kosovo had the honour of welcoming the Tactical Command of the 28th Infantry Division of the US Army, and that members of the Iowa National Guard were an active part of the joint force that operated in the territory of Kosovo.<\/p>\n
At the meeting, President Osmani also expressed sincere gratitude and appreciation for the opportunity given to a KSF contingent to conduct joint exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Centre in Louisiana, together with members of the Iowa Guard and other US allied forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, received today the Commander of the National Guard of the American state of Iowa, Major General Stephen Osborn, with whom she discussed the close cooperation between the KSF and the Iowa National Guard, as well as future plans to expand this strategic partnership. “The alliance with the US in the field of defense strengthens the state and sovereignty of the Republic of Kosovo”, emphasized President Osmani. Furthermore, President Osmani expressed her gratitude and utmost appreciation for the continuous support that the Iowa Guard has provided to the KSF in the development and advancement of its operational capacities, which were successfully demonstrated during the joint international exercise “Defender Europe 2025”. She highlighted the fact that this year, within the framework of this exercise, Kosovo had the honour of welcoming the Tactical Command of the 28th Infantry Division of the US Army, and that members of the Iowa National Guard were an active part of the joint force that operated in the territory of Kosovo. At the meeting, President Osmani also expressed sincere gratitude and appreciation for the opportunity given to a KSF contingent to conduct joint exercises at the Joint Readiness Training Centre in Louisiana, together with members of the Iowa Guard and other US allied forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":165054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n