The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence of February 17th 2008, did not violate the international law.
Congrats to all. And a big thanks to all friends around the world.
On this day, 2 years ago, Kosovo became an independent state. Since the 1st anniversary of Kosovar independence, another 11 UN member states have recognized the youngest European country.
We would like to wholeheartedly thank Maldives, Palau, Gambia, Saudi Arabia, Comoros, Bahrain, Jordan, Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Malawi and Mauritania for extending their recognition and friendship to our people.
We greatly appreciate it, value it and need it.
2010 is a crucial year for Kosovo. Besides the International Court of Justice case, this year will also see many challenges for our country in terms of European integration and economic development. We hope and wish things will continue to go our way as they have in the past 2 years.
We would like to thank all our supporters around the world for everything they have given us.
May peace and light prevail.
Happy birthday Kosovo.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo today announced that Republic of Malawi has decided to recognize Kosovo. Malawi has made this announcement via the United Nations mission in New York. Malawi has extended its recognition by stating that it will forge further ties with Kosovo in the near future.
Malawi becomes the 64th UN member state to recognize Kosovo.
We thank wholeheartedly the people of Malawi for their support and recognition.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo has confirmed that New Zealand has recognized Kosovo as an independent state.
New Zealand becomes the 63rd UN Member state to recognize Republic of Kosovo.
We would like to thank all the people of New Zealand for their support and recognition.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo:
http://www.ks-gov.net/mpj/?page=1,4,324
One year after Macedonia recognized Kosovo, this Saturday, the foreign minister of Kosovo Skender Hyseni and his Macedonian counterpart Antonio Milošoski signed an act for establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Republic of Macedonia.
“Convinced that the establishment of the diplomatic relations between our countries will contribute to cooperation and mutual understanding as well as peace and security in the region” is stated on the agreement.
It is also stated that both countries will at opportune time open embassies and accredit their ambassadors.
Source: MFA of Kosovo
KosovoThanksYou team has independently verified, and received reports from Kosovo citizens in Europe, that Republic of South Korea requires visas for citizens of Republic of Kosovo. Contrary to reports in the Kosovar media, South Korea does not allow visa-free entry for citizens of Republic of Kosovo.
Embassies in Paris, Bern and Oslo have stated that Republic of Kosovo passport holders are required to have a visa prior to their departure for South Korea.
Republic of South Korea recognized Kosovo on March 28th 2008, and accepts the passport of Republic of Kosovo.
List of countries not requiring entry visa for South Korea, source Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of South Korea:
http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/visa/apply/index.jsp
KosovoThanksYou team has received reports of Kosovar citizens visiting Egypt, Vietnam and Cambodia using the passports of the Republic of Kosovo. In the recent months a number of Kosovo citizens have successfully applied and received tourist visas for Egypt, Vietnam and Cambodia. The passports of Republic of Kosovo were accepted by the countries and stamps are provided further below as a reference.
We would like to thank our compatriots traveling the world for their support and help in collecting this valuable information.
Passport stamps: Egypt, Vietnam and Cambodia.
The KosovaThanksYou team has embarked on a project to strengthen the relationship and further thank the countries that have shown support to Kosova. “Flag Around the World” is a project that will take years to complete with the goal of bringing the Kosovar flag to the countries that have recognized us. We hope to achieve this goal.
Flag Around the World continues through Europe, starting with Zermatt in Switzerland
We have chosen Switzerland as our first destination in Europe since it is an old nation, built on hard work and cooperation, and home to diverse cultures and traditions. Switzerland as a neutral state in the heart of Europe has been an old friend of Kosovo and its people. Switzerland also serves as a model for a peaceful and prosperous nation. The Matterhorn overlooks town of Zermatt in Valais, and is considered the iconic emblem of the Swiss alps, the grandest of mountains in Europe. The photo was taken before the arrival at the Hörnli hut at the altitude of 3,000 m. The Matterhorn, although not the highest mountain in Switzerland or the Alps, is one of the most iconic and difficult to climb. The summit of this mountain sits at 4,478 m altitude. The south side of the Matterhorn lies in Italy.
We thank Matterhorn for welcoming us and hope that our next stops in Europe will be successful.
We thank you all for the support. We also thank the host countries and hope to visit them all one day.
See also Kosovar flag on Mount Fuji, Japan and Seoul, South Korea.
Raising the flags of Kosovo and Switzerland at the foot of Matterhorn, Switzerland
In the last couple of days local Kosovar media have issued reports that People’s Republic of China recognizes passports of Republic of Kosovo. KosovoThanksYou team is attempting to acquire solid proof of this, either by attaining a Chinese visa or by receiving a scanned version of the issued visa.
Although there were reports of Kosovars traveling to China even before last week, to date there has been no proof sent to our website.
A condition for a country to appear in the list of countries that unofficially recognize the Kosovo passports is to either have a scanned version of the passport page containing the entry stamp or visa, or an email from the country’s authorities stating that passports are recognized.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo confirmed that the Dominican Republic has recognized the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state.
The recognition was confirmed by the Dominican Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was announced on July 10th. “The Government of the Dominican Republic, based on the constitutional authority and in line with policies and international laws for recognition of states has decided to recognize the independent Republic of Kosovo,” says in the letter sent to Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Kosovo.
This decision was first announced by the leader of the New Kosovo Allience (AKR), Behgjet Pacolli who visited the region of Central America including the Dominican Republic a few weeks ago.
We would like to thank the people of Dominican Republic for their support and recognition and look forward to forging closer relations with the Caribbean Republic.
Recognition letter: Download
Other sources: New Kosova Report, Gazeta Express