{"id":19482,"date":"2021-09-02T19:22:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=19482"},"modified":"2021-09-02T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:34:10","slug":"kosovo-switzerland-negotiating-the-prospect-of-a-free-trade-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-switzerland-negotiating-the-prospect-of-a-free-trade-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo-Switzerland negotiating the prospect of a free-trade agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani held a meeting with her Swiss homolog, Guy Parmelin, the focus of which was cooperation between both countries with a concentration on the economy, education, agriculture, and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe excellent relations between our two countries and our people form a strong basis for opening new chapters of cooperation. We discussed bilateral economic opportunities and agreed to actively engage in this regard,\u201d wrote Osmani on her Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>In her post, President Osmani also put forward the prospect of Kosovo signing an agreement for free trade with Switzerland. \u00a0Osmani is currently partaking in the Economic Forum in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur two countries are now negotiating the signing of the Free Trade Agreement and this will expand our economic ties which have already huge upheaval thanks to our extraordinary expatriate,\u201d concluded Osmani.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/07\/25\/national-day-of-mourning-for-victims-of-accident-osmani-cancels-japan-visit-kurti-heads-to-croatia\/\">National Day of Mourning for victims of accident \u2013 Osmani cancels Japan visit, Kurti heads to Croatia<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/09\/01\/pm-rama-there-is-no-future-for-europe-without-the-balkans-in-the-eu\/\">PM Rama: There is no future for Europe without the Balkans in the EU<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/09\/01\/slovenian-president-against-redrawing-borders-in-the-balkans\/\">Slovenian President against redrawing borders in the Balkans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani held a meeting with her Swiss homolog, Guy Parmelin, the focus of which was cooperation between both countries with a concentration on the economy, education, agriculture, and healthcare. \u201cThe excellent relations between our two countries and our people form a strong basis for opening new chapters of cooperation. 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