Eritrea–Kosovo relations

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Eritrean–Kosovar relations
Map indicating locations of Eritrea and Kosovo

Eritrea
Kosovo

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

History[]

On 4 September 2008, the Director of the Euro-Americas Division at the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tsehaye Fassil, said that his government had not decided whether it would recognise Kosovo's independence.[1]

In September 2011, the President of Eritrea, Isaias Afewerki, was reported to have responded positively to a request for recognition of Kosovo.[2]

In April 2014, the Eritrean Foreign Minister, Osman Saleh Mohammed, said Eritrea supported the right to self-determination and that his country would work to improve its relations with Kosovo.[3]

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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. ^ Eritrea undecided on Kosovo, WikiLeaks, 5 September 2008
  2. ^ Aktivitet i ngjeshur diplomatik në New York, Gazeta Express, 21 September 2011 (in Albanian) Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Hoxhaj në samitin BE-Afrikë, lobon për njohje te vendet afrikane, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, 3 April 2014 (in Albanian)
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