United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has unveiled plans to reconfigure the UN mission in Kosovo, including a transfer of many of its responsibilities to the European Union.
In a separate move, NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels agreed to launch a new Kosovo domestic security force in the former Serbian province. The announcements come only days before the disputed territory Global Media Forum in Bonn wraps up second day ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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