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Sweden |
Kosovan–Swedish relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo[a] and Sweden. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Sweden recognized it on 4 March 2008.[1] Kosovo plans to open an embassy in Stockholm.[2] The Swedish Liaison Office in Pristina, a branch of the Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia, represents Sweden's interests in the Republic of Kosovo.[3] On 8 March 2008, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt became the first foreign minister to officially visit Kosovo since it declared its independence.[4]
Sweden currently has 243 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force.[5]
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| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states. |
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