Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi speaks to his Kosovan counterpart, Meliza Haradinaj Stublla, for the first time since Jerusalem recognized the state last month.
Israel’s recognition of Kosovo is part of a three-way deal announced on September 4 by the White House. According to the announcement, Serbia, which claims ownership of Kosovo’s territory and has fought against international recognition of its declaration of independence in 2008, has agreed to cooperate on some economic issues with the government of the breakaway region.
The deal stipulates that both countries will open embassies in Jerusalem — a development that Israel and the United States are advancing, despite opposition by the Palestinians and the European Union.
Ashkenazi says in a statement that he thanked Stublla for agreeing to open a Jerusalem embassy, for recognizing Hezbollah as a terror group, and for her personal efforts to have the government adopt the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism.
The two agreed a delegation from Kosovo would visit Israel to discuss the establishment of diplomatic ties, Ashkenazi says.
— with JTA
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