Today on October 7, 2008, the Government of Portugal becomes the 48th UN and 22nd EU country that has officially recognized the Republic of Kosova as an independent state.
Government of Samoa recognized the Republic of Kosova
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosova has confirmed today that the Government of Samoa has formally recognized the Republic of Kosova.
In a verbal note signed by the Samoa prime minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi sent to the president Sejdiu it is noted that the Government of Samoa has decided to recognize the independence of Kosova… and that they hope that more countries will embrace the Independence of Kosova which will help on closing the conflict of 90s that damaged Western Balkans and that it will help on stability of the region.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi then added that “We wish you and the people of Kosova success on your efforts to build a state”
Samoa is the 47th United Nations country that has formally recognized the Republic of Kosova.
Malta recognizes Republic of Kosova
The KosovaThanksYou team has just received confirmation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta that the Maltese government has officially recognized the Republic of Kosova.
Malta Recognition
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta the decision to officially recognize Republic of Kosova has not been taken yet. KosovaThanksYou team has contacted the MFA on the 5th of August. We are working on acquiring more accurate information regarding the recognition process.
Sierra Leone Recognition (3)
After numerous communications with the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Sierra Leone, the Missions of Sierra Leone in London, New York and Brussels, an official at MOFA has responded to KosovaThanksYou inquiries by saying they are observing the issue and cannot disclose more information at this point. An official at MOFA was unable to confirm to us the reports in the media and has claimed there was no official communication with Kosovar media. To date, there has been no explanation by the local media about this issue.
Sierra Leone Recognition (2)
We have tried to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other diplomatic missions of Sierra Leone around the World, but due to the weekend, we were not able to confirm this news. We hope to confirm this by Monday. In the meantime we have noticed that RTK has removed the news from the website without any explanation.
Sierra Leone Recognition
Kosova Public Television RTK announced today that Sierra Leone has recognized Kosova as an independent state. We are trying to get an official confirmation about the news.
Liberia Recognizes Kosova (2)
The Mission of Republic of Liberia to the United Nations in New York, has confirmed for KosovaThanksYou that the Government of Liberia has recognized Kosova as an Independent State. Thank You from Kosova!!!
Liberia Recognizes Kosova
According to Liberian Observer, the Government of Liberia has recognized the Republic of Kosova as an independent state. We are working on providing the official confirmation about the recognition.
Regarding Malaysia Recognition of Kosova (2)
Due to a misunderstanding that apparently occurred between the Liaison Office of Malaysia in Prishtina and the Malaysian Government, the Liaison Office communicated by mistake that Kuala Lumpur has recognized Kosova. This happened on 20th of February 2008 during the meeting between the Cabinet of the President of Republic of Kosova and the Malaysian Liaison Office.
As it turns out, Malaysia has not yet formally recognized the independence of Republic of Kosova. Malaysia has welcomed Kosovar independence.
Explanation by Republic of Kosova Presidency regarding Malaysian recognition (in Albanian)