By AFP1 February 2021, 4:03 pm
Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic ties on Monday, with the Muslim-majority territory recognizing Jerusalem as the Jewish state’s capital, putting it at odds with the rest of the Islamic world.
In a ceremony held over Zoom in Jerusalem and Pristina, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and his counterpart from Kosovo Meliza Haradinaj Stublla sign a joint declaration establishing ties.
Ashkenazi says he has approved Kosovo’s “formal request to open an embassy in Jerusalem.”
FM Ashkenazi signs economic development agreement to be scanned and sent to @MFAKOSOVO to be signed @IsraelMFA pic.twitter.com/Qckh1puCzf
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