Published 04:50 IST, September 5th 2020
Serbia, Kosovo agree to normalise economic ties in US brokered peace deal
US President Donald Trump on Friday, September 4 announced the normalisation of economic ties between Serbia and Kosovo in a Washington brokered peace.
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US President Donald Trump on Friday, September 4 anunced rmalisation of ecomic ties between Serbia and Kosovo in a Washington brokered peace. While calling rmalisation a "truly historic commitment", Trump said two countries were able to reach a major breakthrough after years of failed negotiations.
Serbia and Kosovo share a violent history and re have been formal diplomatic ties between both nations ever since latter declared independence from Belgre in 2008.
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"This is a truly historic day — a very, very important day, especially in a beautiful part of world. I’m pleased to anunce a truly historic commitment: Serbia and Kosovo have each committed to ecomic rmalisation. Very expect — very important term. I look forward to seeing Serbia and Kosovo prosper as we work toger on ecomic cooperation in region," Trump said in a statement on Friday.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti have been talking to Trump ministration officials for past two days in Washington before US President anunced historic commitment by both nations on Friday.
It is important to te that Serbia still does t recognise Kosovo as an independent state. However, anuncement gave Trump a major diplomatic win ahe of crucial vember poll.
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In dition to ecomic commitment, Trump also anunced that Serbia has agreed to open a commercial building in Jerusalem and will move its embassy to disputed Israeli capital in July 2021. Trump furr informed that Kosovo and Israel have also agreed to rmalisation of ties and establishment of diplomatic relations.
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UAE-Israel peace deal
Trump ministration last month brought United Arab Emirates and Israel toger on same table to sign an agreement to rmalise ties between both countries.
With peace deal, UAE became third Muslim country to rmalise relations with Israel after Jordan and Egypt. To move on with deal, a first-ever commercial flight carrying high-level delegates from Israel arrived in Abu Dhabi on September 1.
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02:12 IST, September 5th 2020