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Kosovo–United Arab Emirates relations

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Kosovan–Emirati
Map indicating locations of Kosovo and United Arab Emirates

Kosovo
United Arab Emirates
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Kosovo, Abu Dhabinone
Envoy
Ambassador Avni Arifinone

Kosovo–United Arab Emirates relationsare foreign relations betweenKosovoand theUnited Arab Emirates.

History

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Kosovodeclared its independencefromSerbiaon 17 February 2008 and the United Arab Emiratesrecognisedit on 14 October 2008.[1][2]Kosovo has an embassy in Abu Dhabi.[3]On 27 April 2010, the United Arab Emirates designated Khalid Khalifa Al-Mualla, who is the Emirati ambassador to Turkey, as its non-resident ambassador to Kosovo.[4]

On 13 March 2014, Kosovo and the UAE agreed to open mutual embassies, organise a forum for businessmen in Abu Dhabi to explore investment opportunities in Kosovo and signed a cooperation agreement between the two countries in the field of air transport services.[5]

Diplomatic relationships

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Kosovo War

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Main article:Kosovo War

After the Serbian government launched a major offensive against the ethnic Albanian population in Kosovo in 1998, the UAE called for international intervention and commenced a major program of humanitarian relief through itsRed Crescent Society.In 1999, the UAE was among the first non-NATO states to voice support for NATO's bombing campaign.[6] During theUN administration period,the UAE maintained almost 1,500 peacekeeping and special operations troops in Kosovo.[7]The UAE was the only Arab state to offer to participate in theKosovo Forceand its commitment was the first operational deployment of UAE forces outside theMiddle Eastregion.[6]These forces remained in Kosovo and between 1998 and 2008. The aid given to Kosovo by the UAE's Red Crescent Authority alone amounted toDh125 million, which at the time in 2008 was the biggest international humanitarian mission in the UAE's history.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"UAE recognises Kosovo".Emirates News Agency.2008-10-14.Retrieved2008-10-14.In accordance with its firm support for the principle of the legitimate right of peoples to self-determination, the United Arab Emirates has announced its recognition of the Kosovo Republic as an independent and sovereign state.
  2. ^"UAE recognises Kosovo".IC Publications. 2008-10-14. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-10-22.Retrieved2008-10-14.
  3. ^"Kosovo Plans Diplomatic Offensive for '09".Balkan Insight.Archived fromthe originalon May 13, 2009.Retrieved2009-05-29.'We are also planning to open an embassy in Japan, to maintain contacts with Asia, in Colombia for Latin America, and eventually in the United Arab Emirates', said Beqiri.
  4. ^"Ambasadori i Emiratave të Bashkuara Arabe i dorëzon kopjen e letrave kredenciale Ministrit Hyseni"mfa-ks.net27 April 2010 Link retrieved 27 April 2010 (Albanian)
  5. ^"UAE, Kosovo sign air transport agreement".Gulf News. 13 March 2014.Retrieved13 March2014.
  6. ^abAbed, Ibrahim; Peter Hellyer (2001).United Arab Emirates, a new perspective.Trident Press.ISBN9781900724470.The UAE's active interest in the Balkans was again stimulated by the conflict in Kosovo, whose autonomous status within Serbia had been abolished in 1989....
  7. ^"UAE to Keep Troops in Kosovo".Global Policy Forum.Retrieved2009-05-29.The commander of the United Arab Emirates military vowed on Monday to keep its peacekeepers in Kosovo for at least two more years, a mission that has raised the Gulf Arab state's international profile.
  8. ^It’s not enough for the UAE just to recognise Kosovo
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