A true friend of 🇽🇰 and now even decorated with the Medal for Distinguished Service🎖️!
BG Ralf Hammerstein was thanked by Albin Kurti and Ejup Maqedonci as he handed over the command as DirNALT to BG Christian Nawrat.
Thanks for your outstanding service, dear General! 🙏🏽
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By meeting with PM Albin Kurti, 🇩🇪 SR Manuel Sarrazin concluded his visit to 🇽🇰.
While expressing 🇩🇪's steadfast support to 🇽🇰's path forward on Euro-Atlantic integration, he emphasized what needs to be done from 🇽🇰's side as well. Berlin Process is key element for way forward!

Thanks for the good meeting!🙏🏽 Lots of things to discuss, as always. Both 🇽🇰's CoE membership as well as progress in the Berlin Process are of high importance for 🇩🇪!

Continuing our excellent cooperation!🤝
Had the pleasure to hand over 5 Rheinmetall HX 8x8 trucks🚛 to 🇽🇰 DefMin Ejup Maqedonci. Worth €2.7 mio, funded by Verteidigungsministerium 🇩🇪 under its Enhancement & Enabling Initiative, serving the new Kosova Security Force GS logistics regiment🇽🇰
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Read the Quint🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇬🇧🇺🇸 + EU 🇪🇺 Statement on Mayoral Recall Vote of April 21, 2024

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Check out my latest interview w/ RTK - Radio and Television of Kosovo, which covers current issues, e.g.

👉🏽 Kosovo's application for Council of Europe
👉🏽 the use of dinar & Banka Qendrore e Republikës së Kosovës's regulation
👉🏽 Srpska Lista's declared boycott on the recall vote in the north

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Time to bid farewell NALTDir Gen Hammerstein! 👋🏽
Hosted a dinner among friends yesterday for the outgoing General & welcomed his successor in office, Gen Nawrath.
Thanks to PM Albin Kurti, Min Ejup Maqedonci & MP Dugolli for joining!
Lieber Ralf, alles Gute für den neuen Posten!

Happy Bajram🌒 to everyone celebrating in Kosovo🇽🇰 and beyond!🌍
I wish you a festive day with your family and friends and lots of sweets🍬 and delicacies!

Happy Constitution Day, dear Kosovo! 🎉🇽🇰
The citizens here can be proud of one of the most advanced constitutions in the world!
The German🇩🇪 equivalent, the Basic Law, celebrates its 75th birthday this year - comparatively grey-haired, but still a strong one 😉

Congratulations to NATO, the strongest & most successful alliance in history, as NATO GS Jens Stoltenberg put it today - successfully providing peace and stability also in Kosovo through NATO_KFOR, operating here for almost 25 years.

Had a lively discussion with young students from Drenas today on what each and everyone of us can do to protect the environment. It’s encouraging to see how motivated 🇽🇰‘s young generation is in terms of preserving our precious nature. Thank you NGO CEDE in Drenas for hosting us.

I appreciated the opportunity to be present together with with Arbërie Nagavci at the opening ceremony of the ‚Youth and Adult Learning and Education Center‘ established by NGOs THY and DVV International. Important step for empowering the youth of Prizren! Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband (DVV)

Thanks for having me RYCO Western Balkans. It’s always a pleasure to discuss regional developments with you. We are looking forward to RYCO Western Balkans‘s Youth Forum’s contribution at next #BerlinProcess Summit!

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A quite clear result for 🇽🇰: today's vote at PACE Pol AffCOM was 31 in favor, 4 against, 1 abstention.

Starting today, the suffering and undeniable truth of Krusha e Madhe will be enshrined within the walls of a museum.

The museum will bear witness to the courage of the massacre survivors, honor the memory of the victims, and remember those who were forcibly taken from us.

Joined Kosovan friends, officials, and diplomats as we recalled Krusha e Madhe's tragedy 25 years ago. One day after NATO acted against ethnic cleansing, Milosevic's forces entered the village, killing over 200 civilians. Despite the tragedy, the residents of Krusha inspire us…

On the 25 anniversary of this heinous crime by the Milosevic regime we remembered together the 243 victims of the Krusha e Madhe massacres Vjosa Osmani Albulena Haxhiu Ramush Haradinaj Vlora Çitaku 🇽🇰 Ambassador Jeff Hovenier

Fully agree. Brussels/Ohrid agreements need full implementation. Not doing it undermines the dialogue process.

In 1999 after Belgrade rejected a political solution & attacked civilians in #Kosovo NATO launched Op Allied Force. No reason to celebrate the anniversary. But good to remember that we stopped a humanitarian catastrophe. And that was the right thing to do.
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At the invitation of Vjosa Osmani, I joined colleagues in remembering the NATO soldiers who lost their lives during their deployment to Kosovo🇽🇰. Our increased 🇩🇪 contingent within NATO_KFOR underlines our commitment to peace and security in Kosovo🇽🇰!
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