Troop presence in Kosovo to be reduced, but W Balkans remains priority

Ljubljana, 9 February - The Defence Ministry has announced that while operations and missions in the Western Balkans remain one of the key priorities for Slovenia, quality will be preferred over quantity. As part of this plan, presence in the KFOR mission in Kosovo will be scaled back and part of these troops redeployed to other operations and missions.

Prishtina, Kosovo Defence Minister Matej Tonin visits Slovenian soldiers serving in the NATO-led KFOR mission. Photo: Defence Ministry Twitter profile

Prishtina, Kosovo
Defence Minister Matej Tonin visits Slovenian soldiers serving in the NATO-led KFOR mission.
Photo: Defence Ministry Twitter profile

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