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International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which was declared in 2008. [1] [2] The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, [3] although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the ...
The Republic of Kosovo has formally applied for membership in 4 more international intergovernmental organizations. Kosovo, under the designation United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), or Kosovo*, is a member of 6 and an observer of 1 international intergovernmental organizations. Kosovo is a full member of two United ...
Kosovo is currently recognized by the EU as a potential candidate for accession. [1] Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia was enacted on 17 February 2008 by a vote of members of the Assembly of Kosovo. [2][3] Independence has not been recognised by Serbia, or five out of 27 EU member states, and as a result the European Union itself ...
[2] [3] [4] Reactions to the decision were mixed, with most countries which already recognised Kosovo hailing the decision and saying it was "unique" and does not set a precedent; while many countries which do not recognise Kosovo said they would not be doing so as such recognition could set a precedent of endorsing secession in other places.
The political status of Kosovo, also known as the Kosovo question, is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian (and previously, Yugoslav) government and the Government of Kosovo, stemming from the breakup of Yugoslavia (1991–92) and the ensuing Kosovo War (1998–99). In 1999, the administration of ...
The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo. [205] Its operations are gradually reducing until Kosovo's Security Force, established in 2009, becomes self-sufficient. [206] KFOR entered Kosovo on 12 June 1999, [207] one day after the United Nations Security Council adopted the UNSC Resolution 1244.
t. e. The relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo are unofficial because Bosnia and Herzegovina's central government has not recognized Kosovo as an independent state, essentially through the veto of the Bosnian Serb -dominated Republika Srpska. Bosniak and Croat members of the Presidency want to recognise Kosovo, but Serb members refuse.
Kosovo–United States relations. The United States officially recognized Kosovo as a country on February 18, 2008, one day after the Kosovar declaration of independence from Serbia. [1][2] Since then, the two countries have maintained relations, with Kosovo considering the United States one of its most important allies.