KFOR (5) - Norway's role as Lead Nation

Lieutenant General Thorstein Skiaker on 6 April 2001 took up his post as Commander KFOR by virtue of his position as the NATO commander at Joint Headquarters North located at Jåtta, Stavanger. Norway has therefore taken on the responsibility as Lead Nation.

KFOR (5) - Norway's role as Lead Nation

Lieutenant General Thorstein Skiaker on 6 April 2001 took up his post as Commander KFOR by virtue of his position as the NATO commander at Joint Headquarters North located at Jåtta, Stavanger. Norway has therefore taken on the responsibility as Lead Nation.

Information from the Norwegian Ministry of Defence:

KFOR (5) - Norway's role as Lead Nation
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KFOR (5) – Norway's role as Lead Nation (text edition)

Press release at General Skiaker's taking over as Commander KFOR

Other important information about Kosovo can be found in these home pages:

KFOR's home page

The United Nations

OSCE (The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)

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