Foreign relations of Kosovo - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

On 17 February 2008, the Assembly of Kosovo

Assembly of Kosovo

The Assembly of Kosovo was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001 to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'....

, a body of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government

Provisional Institutions of Self-Government

The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government or 'PISG' are the local administrative bodies in Kosovo established by the United Nations administration in that province under the terms of UNSCR 1244...

under the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), declared independence

2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence was adopted on 17 February 2008 by individual members of the Assembly of Kosovo acting in personal capacity and not binding to the Assembly itself...

from Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. This move was controversial among the international community. The Republic of Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo
Kosovo , officially the Republic of Kosovo is a partially recognised state and a disputed territory in the Balkans...

has been recognised

Diplomatic recognition

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and the Republic of China

Republic of China

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(Taiwan

Taiwan

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).

Additionally some countries that don't recognise the Republic of Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

Kosovo , officially the Republic of Kosovo is a partially recognised state and a disputed territory in the Balkans...

(PR China, Russia

Russia

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, Romania

Romania

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, Slovakia

Slovakia

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, Greece

Greece

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), maintain non-diplomatic official "liaison offices" in Kosovo.

Kosovo maintains a number of diplomatic missions abroad and several countries have embassies or representative offices in Pristina

Pristina

Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....

Status of diplomatic relations

Kosovo has established diplomatic relations with the following countries.

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations	Status of Diplomatic Mission in Kosovo	Status of Diplomatic Mission in the country	Notes
18 February 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Albania–Kosovo relations Albania–Kosovo relations Albanian–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Albania and the Republic of Kosovo. When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, Albania became one of the first countries to officially announce its recognition of the sovereign Republic of Kosovo, which is...
21 May 2008			Australia–Kosovo relations Australia–Kosovo relations Australian–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Australia and the Republic of Kosovo. Neither country has resident ambassadors. Australia's Ambassador to Kosovo is subordinate to the Embassy in Vienna, Austria.-History:...
14 September 2011
20 March 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Austria–Kosovo relations Austria–Kosovo relations Austrian–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Austria and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Austria recognised it in 28 February 2008. Austria has an embassy in Pristina since 20 March 2008...
10 April 2008		Embassy	Belgium–Kosovo relations Belgium–Kosovo relations Belgian–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Belgium and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Belgium recognised it on 24 February 2008...
27 May 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Bulgaria–Kosovo relations Bulgaria–Kosovo relations Bulgarian–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Bulgaria recognised it in 20 March 2008...
7 April 2009
30 June 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Croatia–Kosovo relations Croatia–Kosovo relations Croatia–Kosovo relations are the bilateral relations of Croatia and the Republic of Kosovo. Croatia became the thirty-first country to recognise Kosovo on March 19, 2008, and established diplomatic relations on June 30 2008 . Croatia has upgraded its liaison office in Pristina to an embassy....
16 June 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Czech Republic – Kosovo relations Czech Republic – Kosovo relations Czech–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Czech Republic recognized it on 21 May 2008...
6 March 2008			Denmark–Kosovo relations Denmark–Kosovo relations Danish–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Denmark and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Denmark recognized it on 21 February 2008. Ambassador of Denmark to Kosovo, subordinate to the Embassy in Vienna, Austria from 6 March...
24 April 2008			Estonia–Kosovo relations Estonia–Kosovo relations Estonian–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Estonia and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Estonia recognized it on 21 February 2008...
2 February 2009	Embassy		Finland–Kosovo relations Finland–Kosovo relations Finland–Kosovo relations are foreign relations between Finland and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Finland recognized it on 7 March 2008...
18 February 2008	Embassy	Embassy	France–Kosovo relations France–Kosovo relations French–Kosovan relations refer to the bilateral relations between France and the Republic of Kosovo. When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008, France became one of the first countries to announce officially about recognition of sovereign Kosovo. France has an embassy...
27 February 2008	Embassy	Embassy	German–Kosovan relations
2 December 2010
27 June 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Hungary–Kosovo relations Hungary–Kosovo relations The Hungary–Kosovo relations are foreign relations between Hungary and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Hungary recognized it on 19 March 2008. Hungary has an embassy in Pristina.-Military:...
11 November 2008			Ireland–Kosovo relations Ireland–Kosovo relations Irish–Kosovan relations are foreign relations between Ireland and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Ireland recognised it on 29 February 2008.-Relations:...
15 May 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Italian–Kosovan relations
28 June 2009		Embassy	Japan–Kosovo relations Japan–Kosovo relations Japanese–Kosovar relations are foreign relations between Japan and the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Japan recognised it in 18 March 2008. In June 2009, Japan assigned a resident ambassador to Kosovo...
10 June 2008			Kosovo–Latvia relations Kosovo–Latvia relations Kosovan–Latvian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Latvia. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Latvia recognized it on 20 February 2008. Latvian and Kosovan governments established diplomatic relations on 10 June 2008...
16 June 2011
1 September 2008			Kosovo–Lithuania relations Kosovo–Lithuania relations Kosovan–Lithuanian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Lithuania. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Lithuania recognized it on 6 May 2008. Diplomatic relations commenced on 16 July 2008....
25 March 2008	Embassy of Switzerland	Embassy in Switzerland	Kosovo–Switzerland relations Kosovo–Switzerland relations Kosovan–Swiss relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Switzerland. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Switzerland recognized it on 27 February 2008. Switzerland has an embassy in Pristina since 28 March 2008. Kosovo will open an embassy...
18 October 2009	Embassy	Embassy	Kosovo–Macedonia relations
17 June 2010
23 March 2011			Kosovo–Malaysia relations Kosovo–Malaysia relations Kosovan–Malaysian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Malaysia. Formal relations between the two countries first began in 2000, when Malaysia became the first Asian country to establish a liaison office in Kosovo...
16 April 2009			Kosovo–Maldives relations Kosovo–Maldives relations Kosovan–Maldivian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Maldives. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and the Maldives recognised it on 19 February 2009...
22 September 2011
12 January 2010
19 March 2008	Embassy of France	Embassy in France	France–Kosovo relations France–Kosovo relations French–Kosovan relations refer to the bilateral relations between France and the Republic of Kosovo. When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008, France became one of the first countries to announce officially about recognition of sovereign Kosovo. France has an embassy...
15 January 2010			Kosovo–Montenegro relations Kosovo–Montenegro relations Kosovan–Montenegrin relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Montenegro. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Montenegro recognised it on 9 October 2008....
23 April 2008
27 June 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Kosovo–Netherlands relations Kosovo–Netherlands relations Kosovan–Dutch relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Netherlands. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and the Netherlands recognized it on 4 March 2008...
9 November 2009
25 October 2008	Embassy		Kosovo–Norway relations Kosovo–Norway relations Kosovan–Norwegian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Norway. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Norway recognized it in 28 March 2008...
4 February 2011
14 November 2011
7 January 2011
7 August 2009		Embassy	Kosovo – Saudi Arabia relations Kosovo – Saudi Arabia relations Kosovo–Saudi Arabia relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Saudi Arabia.-General Relations:Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Saudi Arabia recognised it on 20 April 2009. Saudi Arabia has a Liaison Office in Pristina and Kosovo is to...
15 May 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Kosovo–Slovenia relations Kosovo–Slovenia relations Kosovo–Slovenian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Slovenia. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Slovenia recognized it on 5 March 2008. The diplomatic relations were established on 8 April 2008. Slovenia has had an embassy in...
28 March 2008		Embassy	Kosovo–Sweden relations Kosovo–Sweden relations Kosovan–Swedish relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Sweden. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Sweden recognized it on 4 March 2008. Kosovo plans to open an embassy in Stockholm...
28 March 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Kosovo–Switzerland relations Kosovo–Switzerland relations Kosovan–Swiss relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Switzerland. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Switzerland recognized it on 27 February 2008. Switzerland has an embassy in Pristina since 28 March 2008. Kosovo will open an embassy...
18 February 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Kosovo–Turkey relations Kosovo–Turkey relations Kosovan–Turkish relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Turkey. When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, Turkey became one of the first countries to announce officially about recognition of sovereign Kosovo...
27 April 2010			Kosovo – United Arab Emirates relations
18 February 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Kosovo – United Kingdom relations
18 February 2008	Embassy	Embassy	Kosovo – United States relations
23 September 2010

Status of diplomatic relations

See also