NATO will gradually adjust the strength of its peace ​support mission in Kosovo, which has ‌been in place since 1999, over the next year due to the steady ​security situation in the country, ​it said on Friday.

“NATO and KFOR ⁠are fully committed to safety ​and security in Kosovo,” said US ​Air Force General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), in a statement.

“It is ​this commitment that has led to ​increased stability as the security organisations in ‌Kosovo ⁠have become more capable.

The current conditions provide an opportunity to optimise KFOR’s size and posture further,“ he ​added.

Calibrated reductions ​are ⁠expected to follow national rotational deployment and redeployment cycles ​between now and next year, ​NATO ⁠said.

The changes will occur gradually and in line with conditions on the ⁠ground, ​and could be reversed ​if needed, NATO said.