Cameroon–Kosovo relations

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Cameroonian–Kosovar relations
Map indicating locations of Cameroon and Kosovo

Cameroon
Kosovo

Cameroonian–Kosovar relations are foreign relations between Cameroon and Kosovo.[a] Formal diplomatic relations between two states are non-existent as Cameroon does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state.

History[]

In January 2011, the General Secretary of Cameroon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, reportedly said that his government could not deny that Kosovo's independence was irreversible, but that it would have to be careful on how to proceed in order not to create a situation that would damage Cameroon's interests and position in the world.[1]

In November 2011, in a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Behgjet Pacolli, Cameroon's prime minister, Philémon Yang, reportedly said that the recognition of Kosovo was underway.[2]

In a 15 November 2012 meeting with Kosovo's Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, the Minister Delegate of Cameroon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Adoum Gargoum, said that his country has no political or legal reasons not to recognise Kosovo's independence, expressing the sympathy of his people for the people of Kosovo.[3]

In 2018, Cameroon was one of 51 countries to vote against Kosovo's bid to joint Interpol, effectively blocking it from becoming a member country of the organization.[4]

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Notes[]

a.   ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.

References[]

  1. ^ Cameroon, Flying for Kosovo, 13 January 2011
  2. ^ Pacolli: Njohja nga Kameruni në proces e sipër Archived 3 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Telegrafi, 19 November 2011 (in Albanian)
  3. ^ Ministri Hoxhaj kërkon njohjen nga Kameruni, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, 15 November 2012 (in Albanian)
  4. ^ "Who was with Serbia, which of our neighbors voted for Kosovo". B92.net. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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