TIRANA, Feb. 1 /ATA/-Israel recognised Kosovo as an independent state after Pristina and Belgrade signed an agreement at the White House on September 4, 2020.
Under the same deal, Kosovo will open its embassy in Jerusalem.
On Feb 1st, with a solemn virtual ceremony, Republic of Kosovo and the State of Israel signed the agreement to establish diplomatic relations between the two countires.
The official document on diplomatic relations was signed by Kosovo Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Gabriel Ashkenazi.
The document was signed in four copies, in Albanian, English, Hebrew and Serbian.
The two ministries also signed two memorandums of Understanding on political consultations and on development cooperation. //a.i/
