The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( sq, Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme, sr, Ministarstvo Inostranih Poslova) is a department of the

Government of Kosovo sr, Влада Косова / Vlada Kosova , border = , image = , caption = , date = , polity = Kosovo , address = Government Building, Pristina , leader_title = Prime Min ...

in charge of

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and the

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of Kosovo into the

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and

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(NATO).

Objectives

*Development of good relations with all neighbours *Implementation of Ahtisaari's Package *Acceleration of the process of

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of an independent, sovereign Kosovo *Completion of the structure and full functioning of the Ministry *Setting up of diplomatic services, embassies and consular units at the main centres and organisations in the world, according to the priorities set out by the

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, and in compliance with the Law on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diplomatic Services of Kosovo, based on the decisions and coordination between the

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, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the

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*Full membership of the country in key organisations, international and regional financial institutions, according to certain priorities such as the

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, etc. - jumpstarting Kosovo's accession to the UN,

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and EU. *Creation of the frame and environment for close cooperation with neighbouring countries, and at the regional level, in the areas of reciprocal interests *Promotion of political and economical interests of the Government of Republic of Kosovo; *Attraction of foreign investments *Protection of Kosovo citizens’ interests abroad *Affirmation of a distinguishable identity for Kosovo

Mission statement

The following is the

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of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo:

Senior officials

The senior officials in the ministry are as follows:

Officeholders

Notes

References

External links

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Facebook
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Foreign relations of Kosovo

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

Kosovo, Foreign Affairs Kosovan diplomats Government of Kosovo