On February 1, Kosovo and Israel to establish diplomatic relations

Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla

 The Republic of Kosovo is entering a new historical stage with the state of Israel.

On Monday, February 1, with a solemn virtual ceremony,  will be signed the formalization of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the state of Israel.

In the announcement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the official signing of the diplomatic relations will be done by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo, Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Gabriel Ashkenazi.

"This very important moment for us, is the perpetuation of the long friendship between our peoples, which is now being crowned with the establishment of diplomatic relations", said the head of Kosovo diplomacy in a video posted on Facebook, where he added that Kosovo is eternally grateful to the United States of America.

Kosovo declared independence on February 17, 2008.

So far, Kosovo has been recognized as an independent state by 116 countries around the world.

Afghanistan was the first country to recognize Kosovo as an independent state.