Our Republic is now entering a new and decisive phase for our National Defense Capabilities, developing the Kosovo Security Force to NATO standards, and further deepening relations with our strategic partner, the United States.<\/p>\n
As the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the KSF, I wish to commend all the efforts and energies that our defense institutions have put forth over the years to ensure that we meet the eligibility criteria of the U.S. State Department Foreign Military Sales Program.<\/p>\n
In particular, I wish to extend gratitude to Secretary of State Blinken, with whom we engaged in discussions regarding FMS back in July 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the United States Congress, which has now received official notification of Kosovo\u2019s intent to purchase weapons systems via the FMS program.<\/p>\n
As the U.S. Government crucially noted: \u201cThis proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security of the United States by improving the security of a European partner which is an important force for political and economic stability in Europe. The proposed sale will improve Kosovo\u2019s long-term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to meet its national defense requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n
I have full confidence that the Congress will support this possible sale to the most pro-American nation on earth, as an act which will enhance security in Kosovo, our region, as well as the European continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Our Republic is now entering a new and decisive phase for our National Defense Capabilities, developing the Kosovo Security Force to NATO standards, and further deepening relations with our strategic partner, the United States. As the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the KSF, I wish to commend all the efforts and energies that our defense institutions have put forth over the years to ensure that we meet the eligibility criteria of the U.S. State Department Foreign Military Sales Program. In particular, I wish to extend gratitude to Secretary of State Blinken, with whom we engaged in discussions regarding FMS back in July 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the United States Congress, which has now received official notification of Kosovo\u2019s intent to purchase weapons systems via the FMS program. As the U.S. Government crucially noted: \u201cThis proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security of the United States by improving the security of a European partner which is an important force for political and economic stability in Europe. The proposed sale will improve Kosovo\u2019s long-term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and to meet its national defense requirements.\u201d I have full confidence that the Congress will support this possible sale to the most pro-American nation on earth, as an act which will enhance security in Kosovo, our region, as well as the European continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":99756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n