Kosovo–Syria relations
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Kosovo–Syria relations are the bilateral relations between Kosovo and Syria. Syria formally recognized Kosovo as an independent state on 29 October 2025.
When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, the Assad regime, which was backed by Russia, whose Serbia is also an ally, never recognized Kosovo's independence.
Relations during the Assad regime
On 13 May 2009, Ba'athist Syria's ambassador to Serbia, Majed Shadoud, reported that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad told Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić that his country continues to oppose the recognition of the independence of Kosovo. Shadoud quoted al-Assad as saying "Syria urges a political solution for the situation in the Balkans and the Middle East and is opposed to any kind of divisions in both regions, regardless of whether religious, ethnic or nationalist reasons are in question".[1] In April 2012 a Syrian opposition delegation (Syrian National Council) led by Ammar Abdulhamid visited Pristina and promised to recognise Kosovo immediately if they triumph in Syria.[2]
Post-Assad relations
Following the Fall of the Assad regime, new Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa met Kosovo's president Vjosa Osmani at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on 11 April 2025. The flags of both countries were present and the official Syrian readout stated that al-Shaara met with the president of the "Republic of Kosovo" implying acknowledgement of the Republic of Kosovo as a state.[3][4]
On 29 October 2025, Syria officially recognized the Republic of Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ Syria "refuses to recognize Kosovo" Archived 15 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, B92, 13 May 2009
- ^ The Syrian opposition promise Kosovo's recognition immediately after the triumph of democracy in Syria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, 26 April 2012
- ^ "Syria signals possible recognition of Kosovo under Turkey's influence, according to experts". hashtag.al. 11 April 2025.
- ^ @G_CSyria (11 April 2025). "رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية السيد أحمد الشرع ومعالي وزير الخارجية السيد أسعد الشيباني يلتقيان رئيسة جمهورية كوسوفو السيدة فيوسا عثماني، على هامش منتدى أنطاليا الدبلوماسي" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Syria recognizes the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state - Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)". 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Si, Nen (29 October 2025). "Syria Recognizes Kosovo's Independence". Euronews Albania. Retrieved 29 October 2025.