Croatia–Kosovo relations

Croatia–Kosovo relations

Croatia
Kosovo

Croatia–Kosovo relations refer to the bilateral relations of Croatia and Kosovo[a]. Diplomatic relations among two countries were established on June 30, 2008 following Kosovo's declaration of independence.[1] Croatia has an embassy in Pristina, and Kosovo has an embassy in Zagreb. Both, Croatia and Kosovo were part of Yugoslavia from 1918 until 1991.

Relations

Croatia became the thirty-first country to recognise Kosovo on March 19, 2008, and established diplomatic relations on June 30, 2008.[2] Croatia has upgraded its liaison office in Pristina to an embassy. Current Croatian Ambassador to Kosovo is Zlatko Kramaric. In order to enhance the bilateral cooperation, Kosovo has opened an embassy in Zagreb, capital of Croatia.[3] Current Kosovo Ambassador to Croatia is Valdet Sadiku.

Military

Croatia currently has 20 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force.[4]

ICJ

Croatia supported Kosovo at the International Court of Justice's oral debate on the legality of Kosovo's independence.[5]

See also

Notes

Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mvep.hr/hr/predstavnistva/dmkurh-u-svijetu/kosovo-pristina,580.html#p
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Kosovar Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia". Embassy Pages. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kosovo Force (KFOR)" www.nato.int Link accessed 21-07-09
  5. ↑ "ICJ Sets Agenda for Kosovo Hearing " balkaninsight.com 08-10-09 Link retrieved 09-10-09
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