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Kiribati recognizes independence of Kosovo

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Republic of Kiribati recognizes the Republic of Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state, informs the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Kosovo.

"Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kiribati has notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo through a verbal note that this country has decided to recognize the independence of the Republic of Kosovo on October 21, 2010."

At the same time, the Republic of Kiribati has expressed readiness to enter the Republic of Kosovo diplomatic bilateral relations to develop friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries in political, trade and economic.

Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. Kiribati became independent from the United Kingdom in 1979. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the IMF and the World Bank, and became a full member of the United Nations in 1999.

Kiribati becomes the 71th UN state to recognize Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state.

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