{"id":77441,"date":"2025-03-26T19:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=77441"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:59:33","slug":"begaj-on-kenyas-recognition-of-kosovo-a-decision-welcomed-by-all-albanians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/begaj-on-kenyas-recognition-of-kosovo-a-decision-welcomed-by-all-albanians\/","title":{"rendered":"Begaj on Kenya&#8217;s Recognition of Kosovo: A Decision Welcomed by All Albanians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"01ebcd50-7d67-470f-9b29-f4666bce35d2\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"184\">Kenya officially recognized Kosovo\u2019s independence this Wednesday, becoming the 118th country to do so.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"356\">Albanian President Bajram Begaj expressed his gratitude on social media platform X, thanking the President of Kenya and highlighting the significance of this development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"554\">\u201cI am pleased that Kenya has recognized the state of Kosovo today. 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