NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that as head of the North Atlantic Alliance he does not comment on the trilateral agreement between Kosovo, Albania and Croatia for a military alliance.
At a press conference in Brussels, Rutte said that stability in the Western Balkans is a major concern for NATO, which is why they are present with KFOR forces.
However, he said that trilateral agreements between allied countries are matters that they decide individually.
"Stability in the Western Balkans is a big concern. That's why NATO is present in Kosovo and also in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We have five allies, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia, and we are all working closely together, but please understand that for me, I should not... I should refrain a little from commenting on any development in any part, including the Western Balkans, this is true for the allies to individually decide on bilateral or trilateral agreements between the allies. I know that the Netherlands and Belgium work together on many issues and of course this is something completely different from what you are addressing, but anyway I think I should not comment myself," he said.
