These were Lt Gen Sir Mike Jackson's last words, before he handed over the command of KFOR to his German successor, Gen Dr Klaus Reinhardt. A force of 20,000 troops entered Kosovo on June 12. I hope it ends well. Dr Reinhardt disagreed with those who say that the problems of this part of the world are insolvable.
People say that the religious, cultural and political differences are too great.
I do not believe that. When I look around KFOR, I see soldiers and airmen from 29 countries. Some of them fought one another in the bloodiest war this world has ever seen. Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.