PRISTINA, June 19 (Reuters) - NATO forces in Kosovo are ready to face any situation if acts of violence similar to recent encounters threaten the peace, the NATO commander in Pristina said late on Monday.
Some 30 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters late on May.
We do not react, we act," the commander of NATO troops, known as KFOR, Angelo Michele Ristuccia told to a group of journalists from his headquarters in the outskirts of Pristina.
Kosovo says the three were arrested inside its territory by Serbian officers who had crossed the border.
Some 50,000 Serbs who live in the north part refuse Pristina ruling and consider Belgrade as their capital.
Persons:
Angelo Michele Ristuccia, Ristuccia, Albin Kurti, Kurti, Fatos Bytyci, Franklin Paul
Organizations:
NATO, KFOR, European Union, Franklin Paul Our, Thomson
Locations:
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Pristina, Serbs, Serbia, United States, Serbian, Belgrade