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Congolese–Kosovar relations

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Congolese–Kosovar relations are foreign relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kosovo. Formal diplomatic relations between two states are non-existent as the Democratic Republic of the Congo does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state.

History

On 10 February 2009, the Head of the International Organizations Directorate at the Congolese Foreign Ministry, Alice Kimpembe Bamba, said that her government had no plans to recognise Kosovo at the moment, adding that her government was closely following developments on Kosovo at the United Nations. In November 2009, it was reported that the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila had said that his country would not recognise the independence of Kosovo for as long as he lived.

On 6 April 2012, the Congolese National Assembly Speaker, Evariste Boshab Mabudj-ma-Bilenge, said that "Serbia's position on Kosovo and Metohija is the Democratic Republic of Congo's position".

In September 2013 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DR Congo, Raymond Tshibanda, stated that he would suggest to the Congolese President that they recognise Kosovo.

See also

• Democratic Republic of the Congo–Yugoslavia relations
• Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Foreign relations of Kosovo

References

1. Kabila: I shall not recognize Kosovo as long as I live Archived 28 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Blic, 26 November 2009
2. Speaker apologizes to Congolese counterpart Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine, B92, 6 April 2011
3. Hoxhaj takoi homologët nga Kongo, Armenia e Gjeorgjia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, 28 September 2013 (in Albanian)

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