Kosovo–Poland relations

Kosovan–Polish relations

Kosovo
Poland

Kosovan–Polish relations are foreign relations between Kosovo[a] and Poland. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Poland recognised it on 26 February 2008.[1] Poland was the first Slavic country to do so.

In September 2008, President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, stated that the original cause of the 2008 South Ossetia war was not the Georgian operation, but the recognition of Kosovo's independence[2] and that he would block attempts to establish diplomatic relations of Poland with Kosovo at ambassadorial level; however, the government has not proposed to send an ambassador to Pristina.[3]

Military

Poland currently has 274 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force. Originally there were 800 Polish troops in KFOR.[4]

Post

As of August 2009, Polish public post service Poczta Polska is still not sending mail to Kosovo because it has not yet been added to the list of countries. The mail is directed either to the small village of Kosowo in Poland or to villages with name Kosovo in Russia.[5][6]

See also

Notes and references

Notes:

a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. ↑ Poland Recognizes Kosovo
  2. ↑ Let's First Help Georgia, Then Talk about Russia
  3. ↑ Poland won't open embassy in Priština
  4. ↑ "Kosovo Force (KFOR)" www.nato.int Link accessed 21-07-09
  5. ↑ "Polish post has Kosovo "somewhere in Russia"" b92.net.en 10 August 2009 Link accessed 10 August 2009
  6. ↑ Kosowo? Nie ma takiego państwa
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