Kosovo opens embassy in UAE

Kosovo opened its embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli and President Hashim Thaci attended the ceremony, FM Behgjet Pacolli announced in his Facebook. He said that UAE was the first Arab country to recognise Kosovo’s Independence.

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In the second of BIRN’s series about women’s wartime activism, Midheta Kaloper explains how she survived sexual violence during the Bosnian war and now helps other survivors to fight for their rights – and bring the perpetrators to justice. Original post Here

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