US official, Kosovo premier discuss slain police officer in phone call

By Firdevs Bulut Kartal

TORONTO (AA) - The US national security advisor discussed with Prime Minister Albin Kurti on the telephone a slain police officer in Kosovo who was killed in the line of duty.

Jake Sullivan conveyed condolences for the officer's death in a violent attack Sept. 24 and expressed concern about Serbian military mobilizations near Kosovo's border.

He "noted recent decisions by NATO to bolster the NATO Kosovo Force’s (KFOR) presence and activity, especially in northern Kosovo, and underscored the readiness of the United States to work with our Allies to ensure KFOR remained appropriately resourced to fulfill its mission," according to a statement by the State Department.

Sullivan and Kurti discussed the EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, which "Mr. Sullivan underscored was the only long-term solution to ensuring stability throughout Kosovo."