New Kosova Report

Up to 50 new recognitions for Kosovo in 2009

Source: Radio Kosova

Friday, 02 January 2009

Prishtina has positive signals for new recognitions of the newborn country. The Republic of Kosovo Minister of Foreign Affairs Skënder Hyseni announced that many countries have promised to recognize the independence of Kosovo very soon. On the other side, Hyseni’s Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic said that there is a possibility of recognition of Kosovo state by 50 other countries at the beginning of 2009.

The Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ambitious plans for the year of 2009. The Kosovo Minister of Foreign Affairs Skënder Hyseni said that he has received clear signals that there will be new recognitions very soon. “There are many countries who gave signals for the recognition of Kosovo. In hundreds of meetings that I have had, none of the countries said ‘no’. Every country said that they will recognize Kosovo. Months have been set when this will happen; therefore, there will be new countries to recognize Kosovo,” Minister Hyseni said.

This has also been confirmed by the concerns expressed by the Serbia diplomacy. The Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic said that he expects that the countries that back the independence of Kosovo will pressure those countries that have not yet recognized Kosovo. We received information that in January or February some of the countries that back the independence of Kosovo will begin such pressure, said Jeremic. Jeremic received such information from the Serbian embassies around the world.

Meanwhile, depending on the number of countries that have recognized Kosovo, Kosovo intends to apply for United Nations membership by 2009. However, the Kosovo Minister of Foreign Affairs did not comment how the recognition process will be carried out. “Depending on the number of recognitions, I am optimistic that Kosovo can apply for United Nations membership during the next year,” Minister Hyseni said.

So far, 53 countries have recognized Kosovo. The institutions of Kosovo will start an intensive lobbying campaign in January in order to receive the necessary recognitions as soon as possible.

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fatih koparan said:

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i think "wikipedia" is not the issue.the link i have sent you wasn't something discussed.it was a pure information.so WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THAT? it was a link showing which countries has recognized s.ossetia and abkhazia?so why discussing about credibility of wikipedia.it is a hell of a different subject.people can be funny sometimes.anyway as i wrote before,we began to see recognitons coming.the first of 2009 is: panama.there are many countries in central america.that would help kosovo to reach the number 100.also i want you guys not to worry about u.n. membership.it is not working properly anymore as you can see in gaza war.thanx

January 16, 2009
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Peggy said:

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ECWFOREVER, you obviously want to debate this issue with me. If you take Wikipedia as a credible source of information then I say good for you. Most people would not.
FYI, Russia doesn't care what the US or their lackies think of them. If they did they wouldn't ve gone into Georgia.
China is big enough to resist any pressure from the west as well but I suppose Wikipedia would tell you otherwise.
I am not going to say any more than, get your information from more credible sources and you won't look so silly.

January 16, 2009
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Ecwforever said:

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Maybe the fact that Peggy doesn't read Wikipedia is the reason why she writes stupid stuff rivaling the garbage coming out of the U.S. House and Senate lately. Russia and China are weak and need us for other reasons so them vetoing Kosovo is a very bad idea especially in Russia's case as they already have the world hating them for South Ossetia. But if both Clintons are lobbying for Kosovo then that's bad for it as well since a failed president (except for the Balkans) and a criminal joke sleaze will do nothing for you. It's the failure of both sides, not their success that will keep Kosovo in limbo. But if the recognitions do get to 100 then Kosovo comes out looking very strong itself.

January 14, 2009
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Gianluca said:

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UN membership is granted to sovereign countries and bodies by recommendation from the UN Security Council (5 members: USA, Russia, PR China, France, UK) to the General Assembly (currently 192 members). At present time, the opposition of both Russia and PR China makes it highly unlikely, to say the least, for Kosovo to be invited to join the UN. More, still the majority of UN General Assembly members do not recognize Kosovo independence.
As far as a EU membership for Kosovo is concerned, this is close to be a wild fantasy, at the moment, since Kosovo should first be recognized as an independent country by all EU members (and Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain still refuse to do so) and secondly it should respect the Copenhagen criteria, both in terms of democracy and economy. Such criteria are really quite strict are still keeping Turkey and Croatia at bay, not to mention the long time Romania and Bulgaria had to wait, though being fully recognized.

January 09, 2009
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bluerose799 said:

	... Because there were about 50 recognitions during 2008, there isn’t any guaranty that 2009 will bring same numbers. Might be more, but might be less. The most important fact is that, “THE KOSOVA INDEPENDENCE IS AN IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS”.
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January 09, 2009
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fatih koparan said:

	... the link i have sent you is not something disputed.it is reality.russia couldnt manage to get s.ossetia or abkhazia recognized.even belarus or other russian satellites did not or couldnt recognize.anyway you are right we will wait and see.and funny enough we have seen most of it but i think the media in serbia must be blinkered .let see...
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January 07, 2009
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Peggy said:

	... Faith, I don't read wikipedia so I won't even bother with the link. I belive in reading from more accurate sources. LOL, I suppose the old wait and see approach will have to do here. We are only amateurs here so we would be way off the mark.
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January 07, 2009
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fatih koparan said:

	... that is how powerful Russia is in foreign policy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abkhazia_and_South_Ossetia_recognition.png
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January 06, 2009
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LOL said:

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Meanwhile, we've got both Clintons lobbying for recognitions and a big wave of recognitions being projected.

Russia won't be able to ask for wonders after world majority has been achieved. The West will not make 100 recognitions revert after decades of sponsoring Kosovo's independence.

Not trying to frustrate you here either, but the huge amount of time and money invested to make Kosovo independent makes it's independence a non-negotiable element. Russia on the other hand can't even get their Ossetia/Abkhazia venture recognized other than Nicaragua. I think Russia needs the Western vetoes lifted much more than the West does.

January 06, 2009
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Peggy said:

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Faith, you know as well as I do that it will be Cyprus who will veto in the EU. They have said so. Serbia is not relying on Russia in the EU of course. There are other countries who will use veto there.

LOL as far as veto in the UN don't think that only Russia will need a favour from US. The US will most likley need Russia first because of Iran. I am not trying to frustrate you here but this is reality and it can turn either way. It doesn't matter what you or I think or want, the big powers have their own interests and all depends on who will need a favour from whom first.

January 06, 2009
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LOL said:

	... Countries with veto powers swap vetoes for their own benefit. The only negotiations that will take place are between the big powers regarding their own interests. Just as soon Russia needs a Western favor, the West will ask Russia to lift the veto on Kosovo first.
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January 05, 2009
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Peggy said:

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AO KS you are right about veto power. Both sides have countries with veto powers. So where does that leave both sides?
Albanians have US in the UN who can veto. In the EU anyone can veto and there are countries prepared to do just that. Negotiations are the only option left. Force cannot be applied as you see both have powerful friends. Don't worry about the price of gas etc. US have their problems too. It's become an even playing field.
No chest thumping, just sincere negotiations.

January 05, 2009
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fatih koparan said:

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there is only one solution in Kosovo problem: E.U. i think it is all planned Kosovo and Serbia will join the e.u. at the same time.if serbia chooses the other way,kosovo will join alone like in the cyprus issue.i really want to ask who is going to veto Kosovo in nato and e.u.? spain? romania? cyprus? come on maybe peggy you think russia is in e.u.? i really want serbs to be realistic.even all the serbian politics know that kosovo is gone.tell them stop fooling their own people and face the truth.greetings from Turkey...

January 05, 2009
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LOL said:

	... Pegs, sorry to disappoint you hun but the West holds it's own vetoes and defying the West means expecting a veto over anything you do as well. If Russia and China need something, they will also run into a Western veto, unless they choose to swap...like Kosovo for Ossetia or Kosovo for Tibet. Serbia isn't even in the equation.
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January 04, 2009
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AO KS said:

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Yes, maybe you are right peggy, you have Russia and China (probably India too), but how many other international (weak? as you describe them) players have veto powers in these organizations (EU, NATO...) that can use their veto in our regard? You seem to forget that fact, or simply ignoring it to please yourself!

Just as we all recall the global economic problems, your beloved Russia will one day feel this downfall as well. See the gas supply issue with Ukraine lately. If the gas price falls under $25 a barrel in Russia, imagine what can happen?!

Anyways, thanx for visiting our site as well, you are more than welcome here ;)

Greets from Prishtina!

January 04, 2009
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Peggy said:

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Yes, Russia and China will defy the others. Russia, China and India are emerging as new economic super powers in case you didn't know.
It only taken one veto in the UN and one veto in the EU. In both these organizations we have at least one country which WILL veto. That is unquestionable. You may choose to accept it or not. It is irrelevant either way but this is the reality.

BTW, what's the problem with me posting here? You guys are always on Serbian sites posting angry and derogatory remarks. At last I am not doing that.

January 04, 2009
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LOL said:

	... Peggy, you still don't explain how Russia and China can justify their veto based on international law with more than half the world having recognized. Do you really believe that they will defy the world will after 97+ recognitions and ridicule their own diplomacies just to please Serbia? Hahahahahahaha...
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January 03, 2009
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BB said:

	... It`s a shame thta peggy started to read this site.
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January 03, 2009
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fatih koparan said:

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Peggy. a country can live without u.n. membership.is Taiwan un-member? as european union says "kosovo doesnt have to become u.n. member to join the e.u. i think that what really matters.Peggy what you need to consider is "how will Serbia become a e.u. member without recognizing Kosovo? by the way you call the countries weak!!1you are so funny so for you france,u.k.,germany,italy,canada,netherlands,all scandinavian countries,Turkey,australia,malaysia,switzerland. if these are all weak countries which countries are powerful???

January 03, 2009
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LOL said:

	... Ronaldamus, your crystal ball is worthless in the world stage. :)
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January 03, 2009
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Ian, UK said:

	... This is good news, not just because I support Kosovo's independence, but for humanitarian reasons too. The more countries, which recognise Kosovo will increase trade and freedom of movement for Kosovo. Even if Serbia doesn't recognise Kosovo, hopefully Serbian people will be glad of this, so that the people of Kosovo can enjoy a better standard of life. Happy New Year!
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January 03, 2009
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fatih koparan said:

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good news for Kosova!!! we will work hard for more recognitions in 2009.Turkish goverment and Albanians in Turkey are all with you.numbers don't really matter all democratic countries have recognised Kosovo.now i am expecting a big number of arabic and african countries.what if Russia and serbia never recognizes kosovo? russia is a country as powerful as France and a very anti-democratic country.in the future china will recognise kosovo as a de facto country.and i believe in 5 eyars time kosovo will be in process of e.u. wait you will see.

January 02, 2009
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valon said:

	... Blueandgold, I don't think it was the Kosovar government who said "50." It looks like Vuk Jeremic (the minister of foreign affairs of Serbia) said that it could be 50. Maybe they are just purposely raising expectations.
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January 02, 2009
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blue and gold said:

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I am not sure why Mr. Skenderi is setting the bar so high. Anything less than 50, will be a failure on his part. He should not use numbers. We know what happened when Thaci said 100 countries will recognize us very soon after the declaration of independence. Now, 53 number of countries, although significant, seems like a failure on Kosovo's part and somehow as success of Serbian gov't in stopping the other '47' recognitions.