Kosovo Foreign Minister Donika Gervella announced that Kosovo can become a member of NATO’s Partnership for Peace Program in 2023. Minister Gervalla, who presented his report to the Foreign and Diaspora Committee of the Assembly of Kosovo on the targets of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the next year, said that applying to the Partnership for Peace Program was not only his own thoughts, but that Kosovo’s international partners also recommended it.
WE HOPE KOSOVO WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE PROGRAM BY THE END OF 2023
Partnership for Peace ProgramEmphasizing that Kosovo is a difficult process just like the EU and the Council of Europe, Gervella said, “Because there are countries that do not recognize Kosovo and this requires a lot of lobbying. Personally, I am optimistic about membership in the Partnership for Peace Program in 2023. Other We will work with the same dedication in this area as we have worked for membership.We hope that Kosovo will become a member of the Partnership for Peace Program by the end of 2023. Thus, Kosovo will NATO We will also clarify the path to be followed in terms of membership,” he said.
Referring to Kosovo’s application for membership to the EU, Gervalla added that this process also had great difficulties, but that the application in question was made after consultations with its allies.
SERBIA-KOSOVO TENSION
unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008 KosovoAlthough , has been recognized as an independent state by more than 100 countries to date, Serbia still continues to see Kosovo as its territory. While the dialogue process between the two countries has been carried out under the mediation of the EU since 2011, this process is frequently interrupted due to the tensions. Kosovo applied for EU membership on 15 December.
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