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In July 2009, Umaru Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria, said that Nigeria would not recognise Kosovo as an independent nation and that the decision was informed by Nigeria's historical experience of the civil war of 1967 to 1970, fought to maintain its territorial integrity and sovereignty, declaring that "Since the end of the civil war, Nigeria has continued to embark on nation-building policies ...
Emerging from an earlier tradition of bilateral oil diplomacy, both countries have diversified their oil trades over the last decade, but the United States remains a major market for Nigerian exports, almost entirely in crude oil. The United States is also the primary foreign investor in Nigeria and a significant source of foreign aid. Over a ...
International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which was declared in 2008. [1] [2] The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, [3] although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the ...
In February 2017, Kosovo's President, Hashim Thaçi, said that Kosovo will apply for membership in the Council of Europe. [54] Kosovo formally applied for membership of the Council of Europe in May 2022. [55] On 24 April 2023, Kosovo's application was approved by more than the 2/3 threshold of member states required in the Committee of ...
Ukraine applied for EU membership several days after it was invaded by Russia in February 2022, and was granted candidate status in June that year. Factbox-Candidates to join the European Union ...
Enver Hoxhaj, Kosovo's Minister of Foreign Affairs during 2011–14 and 2016–17, stated in November 2013 that the country was considering making applications for membership in three United Nations specialized agencies in the first half of 2013, [68] and that an application for membership of the Council of Europe in 2014 was being prepared. [69]
Leaders of the European Union on Friday welcomed dialogue efforts between Serbia and Kosovo and urged them to normalise relations after last month's violence at a village in northern Kosovo.
[3] [4] All four founding members aspire to join the European Union. At the official launch, Osmani stated that "After the Russian aggression on Ukraine, alignment with the CFSP, but even beyond that, with the positions and values of the democratic world, has become one of the most important priorities of the aspiring EU member states, but also ...