Dacic: Pacolli boasts in vain; two-thirds of Africa does not recognize Kosovo

Only ten of the 54 African countries that are members of the United Nations recognize Kosovo's independence, and Egypt has frozen the recognition, Kurir writes.

The latest attempts by Pristina politicians to mitigate their diplomatic failures confirm that the process of recognizing Kosovo's independence is seriously blocked. Judging by the actions of former Kosovo president Behgjet Pacolli, Kenya is one of the countries that Kosovo is trying to turn around, despite the fact that this African country confirmed in a letter to Serbia in January that it does not recognize Kosovo's statehood.

The head of the Serbian diplomacy, Ivica Dacic, tells Kurir that Pacolli can say whatever he wants, but the facts disprove him.

"Kenya recently confirmed to us that it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia, that it remains firmly in the position of not recognizing the fake state of Kosovo. Pacolli boasts in vain. The facts show that two-thirds of Africa does not recognize Kosovo, but stands with Serbia in its fight to preserve its territorial integrity. Only ten of the UN's 54 member countries recognize Kosovo, and Egypt is the only one that has frozen the recognition," Dacic emphasizes.

Pacolli previously boasted on Facebook about his personal friendship with Kenyan President William Ruto and the news that Kenya has decided to recognize Kosovo passports and cooperate with Kosovo in areas of mutual interest.

"Today I visited the President of the Republic of Kenya, my friend William Ruto, in Nairobi to thank him for his friendship over the years," Pacolli wrote.

Pacolli said that the recognition of passports was the first step in concretizing cooperation and that it marked a historic moment for Kosovo's diplomatic relations with Kenya.

He also published the letter sent to him by Ruto, but there was no mention of Kenya changing its stance on not recognizing Kosovo's independence.

Only two months ago, Kenya confirmed to Serbia that it would not recognize Kosovo's independence. In response to a congratulatory message on the occasion of Kenya's Independence Day, a letter arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs then, in which this country stated that it respected Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that it remained committed to the principles of international law.