Guatemala–Kosovo relations

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Guatemalan–Kosovar relations
Map indicating locations of Guatemala and Kosovo

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Kosovo

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

History[]

In March 2008, the Guatemalan Foreign Minister, Haroldo Rodas, said that he had objected to the recognition of Kosovo in deference to Russian concerns. However, the government was still considering recognising Kosovo.[1]

At a meeting on 26 March 2009 with Kosovo's Foreign Minister, Skënder Hyseni, the Ambassador of Guatemala to the United Nations, Gert Rosenthal, said that his country's government was carefully studying the developments in Kosovo, and the preparations to present a case to the International Court of Justice. He also said that Guatemala was working with others in Latin America to reach a decision.[2]

In April 2014, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina said that his country would consider recognising 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. ^ Guatemala Still Considering Kosovo Recognition Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, American Embassy, Guatemala (released by Wikileaks), 26 March 2008
  2. ^ Time is on Kosovo's side, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, 26 March 2009
  3. ^ Jahjaga demands recognition of Kosova by Guatemala Archived 5 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Kosova Press, 3 April 2014


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