Newly appointed Commander of the US KFOR Bondsteel military base in Kosovo, Colonel Roy Macaraeg, said his unit would be prepared to perform operations in case of violent acts aimed against safety and security.

Commenting on a possibility of an army of Kosovo being declared on November 28, Macaraeg told Tanjug news agency this was a political process.

“But if that happens we will be ready. KFOR has its mandate now. If that mandate changes, the NATO will have to reconsider our engagement in Kosovo again,” he said.

“I must focus on the current mission, to carry out all KFOR’s instructions. We must be synchronised on anything KFOR or NATO leaders say we have to do,” the commander was carried as saying.