Russian/Nat After almost a week in position at Pristina airport, Russian K-FOR troops continue to block the road to the landing strip and buildings which NATO had planned to use as a headquarters in the Kosovo capital. Saturday saw the Russians again refusing NATO soldiers entry to the facility, despite Friday's agreement in Helsinki in which both Moscow and the allies announced they had resolved the dispute. Russian K-FOR troops are still blocking the road to the landing strip and buildings at Pristina airport, after almost a week in position there. NATO had planned to use the buildings as a headquarters in the Kosovo capital. But Saturday saw the Russians again refusing NATO soldiers entry to the facility, despite Friday's agreement in Helsinki in which both Moscow and the allies announced they had resolved the dispute. In Pristina, both sides met once again on Saturday. Col-Gen Anatoly Zavarzin, Commander of the Russian contingent in Kosovo, said he met NATO commander General Mike Jackson to discuss the implementation of the Helsinki agreement. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) "I had just had a schedule meeting with general Jackson to discuss the documents signed in Helsinki. We are working together with the English in joint measures to secure this zone. Russian troops are securing the airport, completely. It falls within our sphere. " SUPER CAPTION: Col-Gen Anatoly Zavarzin, Commander of Russian contingent in Kosovo The accord puts the airport under Russian administration but with NATO in charge of air traffic control. You can license this story through AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/99f5477fafd5c7cedc1f688a20a7c66e Find out more about AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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