NATO has asked Turkey to send a commando unit to Kosovo to control the chaotic situation, and the Turkish Defense Ministry said Turkish commandos would arrive by Monday.
The ministry’s written statement in Ankara on the developments in Kosovo said that Turkey continues to contribute to regional and global peace and stability through the UN, NATO, EU and OSCE missions and its bilateral relations. In this context, the message emphasizes, the events in the Balkans, where there are common historical and cultural values with Turkey, are also closely monitored.
🔴📸 #Turkey will deploy special commando forces to Kosovo at the request of NATO.#Turkey
By using @savunmaisleri pic.twitter.com/iJ0RP7njwV— Mete Sohtaoglu (@metesohtaoglu) June 3, 2023
Ankara adds that it “takes a constructive stance and calls on the parties to exercise restraint in order to resolve the events in the north of the country that are detrimental to regional security and stability through dialogue.”
It then reports that “after the events that took place in Kosovo, a commando battalion under the command of our 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Lüleburgaz), which was previously assigned to NATO forces in Kosovo, was deployed as a reserve unit based in on request, submitted by NATO Joint Forces Command Naples”.
The Turkish ministry also indicates that “the necessary preparations have begun for the transfer of the unit assigned to us to the Sultan Murat camp in Kosovo until June 4-5, 2023.”
Source: Reuters, NTV Haber.
Source: Kathimerini
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