The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has held a meeting in Saint Stefan with Lord Wood of Anfield, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe at the Foreign Ministry of the United Kingdom. Through a post on Facebook, Kurti announced that the dialogue with London is close and continuous, emphasizing the importance of relations between Kosovo and the United Kingdom.
According to Kurti, the meeting comes after communications developed over the last two months with the British special envoy for the Western Balkans, Dame Karen Pierce. These contacts include a meeting within the United Nations General Assembly in New York, as well as a telephone conversation from Pristina.
“The United Kingdom has been a key friend and ally at every stage of our development, from liberation and independence to today’s democracy, and remains among the strongest voices for our Euro-Atlantic integration.“, Kurti wrote.
He also emphasized that, with fully functional institutions, Kosovo is focused on reforms and development, seeing opportunities for expanding cooperation with the United Kingdom in various fields, from defense to the organization of the Mediterranean Games “Prishtina 2030”.
The meeting took place within the framework of the Kosovar Prime Minister’s stay in Saint Stefan, where the day before he participated in the 13th Summit of the Berlin Process.
During his speech at the summit, Kurti called on the European Union to take a decision on Kosovo’s application for membership, grant the country candidate status and open membership negotiations.
