Serbia's anger over the defense pact between Kosovo, Albania and Croatia has not surprised security experts in Pristina. They say Serbia has no reason to feel threatened, as it is not built against any country, writes A2 CNN.
"The goal of Serbia and Russia is for there to be constant unrest and tension in the Balkans. Therefore, this agreement does not violate the territorial integrity of any state, neither Serbia nor anyone else, but is a trilateral military agreement to build defense capacities," Lieutenant Colonel Refki Morina tells A2 CNN.
"Every day, the space for Serbia, as a pawn of the Russian Federation, to have influence in countries that are trying and working to create stability is shrinking. This agreement confirms the same thing and is not built against anyone," says Valdet Hoxha, Former Deputy Minister of Interior of Kosovo.
This defense cooperation between the three countries is believed to put an end to Serbia's appetite for territorial secession. Heads of state in Kosovo have warned several times that Serbia wanted to act in this way with northern Kosovo.
"With a hegemonic policy, such as Serbia's, with consistent appetites for the occupation or division of certain parts of the territories in the Balkan region, this trilateral cooperation, with the possibility of further cooperation and expansion, is an obstacle to these Serbian hegemonic appetites," says Hoxha.
Security experts are convinced that this alliance will expand to other Balkan countries, which want a region at peace and prepared in the face of great changes and uncertainties.
"These countries must advance in terms of military, training and other things, but also in military equipment, in order to protect themselves from an eventual attack, from various aggressions, whether from Serbia or from other countries that do not want a peaceful Balkans. Then, the best response to these countries is for the other countries of the Western Balkans to join this trilateral agreement," says Morina.
Kosovo, Albania and Croatia, through this agreement, have declared that they will increase the interoperability of their armies through education, training and joint exercises. They will also engage in combating hybrid threats and coordinate policies for Euro-Atlantic integration. (A2 Televizion)
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