In an exclusive interview with Radio Kosova, Colonel Dieter Jensch, senior official of the German Ministry of Defense, said that Germany will assist Kosovo Security Force with 204 military vehicles. The assistance is valued at 2.6 million Euros. Germany also sent 15 military personnel to help build KSF structures and to train the members of this force.

The building of the Kosovo Security Force and its professional training is expected to cost 43 million Euros. Germany is among the first countries to help in building this force. It has already sent 15 military officers to help in building the structures of this force and to train its members.

Colonel Dieter Jensch told Radio Kosova that the German aid is being given to Kosovo in two forms: technical and professional. “The Bundeswehr is helping the Kosovo Security Force through a material assistance, which includes the donation of 204 vehicles and other technical equipment, and we have assigned a team of 15 professional military officers to help in building the KSF structures. These fifteen soldiers are already in Kosovo and they have been assigned to various tasks. Some of them have been assigned to the main command where they are doing the administrative work. And the rest of the team is divided into essential teams. One of the teams is training and helping in building the KSF structures,” he said.

He said that the value of the military vehicles that will be donated to the KSF equals 2.6 million Euros. The majority of these vehicles (128) are transport vehicles, 50 of them are Mercedes SUVs, and there are also buses and some other heavy vehicles with trailers.

Ibrahim Shala, acting director of the KSF Public Affairs Office, told Radio Kosova that the Government of Kosovo and the Ministry of KSF are grateful to the German Ministry of Defense. “This donation will be received on February 12,” Ibrahim Shala said.

“Such a number of vehicles will have an impact on the efficiency and the mobility of the Kosovo Security Force in the territory of Kosovo, and it will also give KSF its identity. This donation is the second largest donation to the KSF, after the US donation,” said Ibrahim Shala.