The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has thanked the Israeli ambassador in Pristina, Tamara Ziv, for Israel’s decision to remove visas for citizens of Kosovo.
At the end of last month, the president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, announced that Israel has accepted Kosovo’s request to allow Kosovars to travel freely to the Middle Eastern country for tourism purposes.
This decision by Israel, which is the last country that recognized Kosovo’s independence about three years ago, will enter into force after the signing of the agreement.
“Prime Minister Kurti thanked Ambassador Ziv for the close communication and continuous support”, the announcement states.
In the meeting, according to the announcement of the Government, the deepening of the economic cooperation between the two countries was also discussed.
“It was also discussed about the possibility of organizing an Economic Forum that would serve as an opportunity to promote economic cooperation and opportunities to invest in Kosovo”, the announcement states.
Meanwhile, Kurti also said during the meeting that his Government supports Israel’s right to self-defense and said he hopes a stable and permanent ceasefire will be reached between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian group declared a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union.
He expressed his condolences to the Israeli ambassador in Kosovo for the victims of the Hamas attacks in the south of Israel on October 7.
Hamas members killed nearly 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, and kidnapped nearly 250 others on October 7. Almost half of the hostages were released during the week-long November ceasefire.
The subsequent Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 26,700 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-led Gaza Ministry of Health, an institution that does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
Recently mediators from the US and the Middle East were optimistic about reaching a ceasefire agreement, but on Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the radical Palestinian group’s two main demands, that Israel withdraw its forces from Gaza and free thousands of Palestinian prisoners, noting that the two sides still have major difference
