NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that a division of Kosovo is not considered as an option by the international community, and underlined that the future Kosovo institutions should pursue a responsible and moderate policy.

In an interview for the Pristina-based daily Koha Ditore, Rasmussen said that NATO would remain the main guarantor of peace in Kosovo, adding that it was too early to talk about Kosovo joining NATO and since the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) is not an army.

From the point of view of security, which concerns NATO and KFOR, what is expected or, better to say, demanded from the Kosovo leadership, is for it to continue implementing a contemporary and constructive policy, Rasmussen argued.

He said that reducing the military presence of NATO would not prejudice the safety and stability of the population and that the Alliance, no matter how small the number of its soldiers might be, would remain the main guarantor of peace and stability in Kosovo.

Rasmussen expressed the belief that if Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty had evidence to support his allegations (about crimes, corruption, drug trafficking and human organs), he would present them before relevant officials.