{"id":35600,"date":"2022-05-03T15:19:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=35600"},"modified":"2022-05-03T16:21:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:21:53","slug":"kurti-calls-on-greece-to-recognize-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kurti-calls-on-greece-to-recognize-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurti calls on Greece to recognize Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met on Tuesday with the Head of the Liaison Office of Greece, Ambassador\u00a0Heleni Vakali, where among other things the country\u2019s executive called for the recognition of Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>Kurti commended the good bilateral ties but added that more can be done by enhancing trade, economic cooperation, and investments.<\/p>\n<p>Pristina called on Athens to join the rest of the EU countries in recognizing the country\u2019s independence, according to a statement released to the press.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Vakali said she feels honored to take up such an important post and that Greece is a strong and sincere friend to Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough we still do not recognize the independence of Kosovo, Greece has been able to develop bilateral ties without any issues whatsoever\u201d, emphasized Vakali.<\/p>\n<p>Vasali said she was \u2018impressed\u2019 by Kosovo\u2019s great potential and the opportunities that exist for bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador also commended the government\u2019s commitment to enforcing democratic values and results from tackling corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Kurti and Ambassador Vakali reckoned that the two countries must go ahead with their joint projects in the field of education and culture, as well as the organization of the upcoming economic forum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/04\/ukraine-has-yet-to-decide-on-kosovos-recognition-said-the-ukrainian-ambassador\/\">Ukraine has yet to decide on Kosovo\u2019s independence, said Ukranian ambassador<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/02\/17\/blinken-kosovos-independence-is-irreversible\/\">Blinken: Kosovo\u2019s independence is irreversible<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/21\/would-serbia-recognize-kosovo-in-open-balkan-vucic-replies-to-euronews-albania\/\">Would Serbia recognize Kosovo in \u2018Open Balkan\u2019? 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Pristina called on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[308,644,649,300,151,383,1328],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kurti calls on Greece to recognize Kosovo - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kurti-calls-on-greece-to-recognize-kosovo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kurti calls on Greece to recognize Kosovo - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met on Tuesday with the Head of the Liaison Office of Greece, Ambassador\u00a0Heleni Vakali, where among other things the country\u2019s executive called for the recognition of Kosovo. 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