Category: General

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo just announced that Honduras has officially recognized Kosovo. Honduras is the 70th UN Member state to recognize Kosovo.

Thank you to all the people of Honduras!

Dear visitors of the KosovoThanksYou website. We have decided to discontinue the pages on Diplomatic Relations, Passports and Helping with Recognitions. These pages and related information will not be maintained anymore.

We urge you to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo with requests related to the use of the Kosovar passport abroad and any related visa requirements.

We believe that information related to diplomatic relations, passport use and helping with recognitions should be disseminated by the Republic of Kosovo authorities as this insures the information is official and cited correctly.

Thank you for your understanding and support,
KTY Team

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

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 Department of Labour of New Zealand announces that the Republic of Kosovo passports are acceptable for New Zealand since June 5, 2009.

The statement says that the Kosovo passport meets the definition of a passport as specified under Section 2 of the Immigration Act. All Kosovo passports issued by the Republic of Kosovo, both standard and diplomatic, are considered acceptable travel documents and thus valid for travel to New Zealand if the holder meets immigration policy.

New Zealand has not recognized the republic of Kosovo as an independent state as yet as opposed to it’s close neighbour, Australia, which recognized Kosovo just two days after the declaration of independence. However, the recognition of the passports is a step forward towards recognition of Kosovo institutions.
Download the Department of Labour of NZ statement

See the complete list of passports

The Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, today confirmed that Kosovo has been admitted to the World Bank. With over 100 countries being in favor of Kosovo joining the World Bank the admittance sends a strong message that Kosovo is accepted as a sovreign state by countries and institutions of the world.

The World Bank is made up of two institutions, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). World Bank’s main role is to help governments lead and implement development projects. The World Bank Group includes additional three institutions.

Acceptance into the World Bank is significant for Kosovo because, together with the IMF, it gives it access to both expertise and funds for the development of the Kosovar economy, infrastructure and society.

Source: http://www.kryeministri-ks.net/?page=1,9,661