Kosovo President Osmani highlights President Erdoğan’s support for her country
Kosovo President Osmani highlights President Erdoğan’s support for her country
Vjosa Osmani emphasized the significant support President Erdoğan has provided in the process of gaining recognition for her country by other states, saying, “I would like to thank him once again for the great support he has given to the people of Kosovo.”
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani made statements to Kosovo’s "RTV21" television regarding her meetings within the scope of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF).
Osmani noted that Kosovo has never ceased coordination and cooperation with its allies for new recognitions, confirmation of existing recognitions, and membership in international organizations in order to strengthen its international standing.
"The closer we work with our allies, the more concrete results we achieve. In fact, this has been evident in the close cooperation I have had with President Erdoğan. He has always stood by Kosovo. Now, we see this support more clearly in the form of concrete assistance in this (recognition) process, beyond just economic and military areas," she said.
Emphasizing that Turkey, and especially President Erdoğan, have provided great support in the process of Kosovo being recognized by other countries, Osmani continued:
"President Erdoğan has personally helped in the recognition process both during his term as prime minister and now as president. In our meeting, we spoke very concretely about which countries are closer to recognizing us. We also discussed our joint plan not only for these days but also for the coming months and years. Therefore, I would like to thank him once again for the great support he has given to the people of Kosovo. This support is not only important in the fields of defense and economy but also in further strengthening our international subjectivity, as recognition is a very important process."
A “wonderful” meeting with Ahmed Şara
Osmani also said that she had a "wonderful" meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Şara within the scope of the ADF.
"The Syrian people have suffered for a very long time, and genocide and horrific war crimes have been committed against them. Even chemical weapons were used against children by the Assad regime. As institutions, we have never sought diplomatic relations with that regime. Now, of course, we hope this process will be consolidated and completed as soon as possible with the institutions of a free Syria," she said.
Osmani added that they have brought the process of recognition by other countries to its final stage and are now awaiting the official recognition.
Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008, has been recognized by 119 countries.
A large number of countries, led by Turkey, immediately recognized Kosovo’s independence, with the most recent recognitions coming from Kenya on March 26 and Sudan on April 12.