On Monday, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer expressed his profound condolences, stressing that Rugova would be remembered for the "brave and remarkable" opposition to violence and for his commitment to the idea of a fully democratic, peaceful and multiethnic Kosovo.
Generalni sekretar NATO-a Jap de Hop Shefer u ponedeljak je izrazio duboko saučešće, ukazujući da će Rugova biti zapamćen po «hrabrom i značajnom» protivljenju nasilju i po svojoj posvećenosti ideji o potpuno demokratskom, miroljubivom i multietničkom Kosovu.