Press Release (2005)102 1 Sep. 2005

Statement by NATO Secretary General on Change of command in KFOR 1 September 2005 On behalf of the Alliance, I congratulate and thank Lieutenant General Yves de Kermabon of France for his year of service as commander of NATO’s operation in Kosovo. His determined leadership and vision were pivotal to fulfilling NATO’s responsibilities in Kosovo and inspired confidence in all of Kosovo’s communities. I would also like to welcome today Lieutenant General Giuseppe Valotto of Italy as the new commander of KFOR. He will continue to provide determined leadership of KFOR during this important period of Kosovo’s political evolution.

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