Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo)

Republic of Kosovo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme (in Albanian) Ministarstvo Inostranih Poslova (in Serbian)
Coat of Arms of Kosovo
Ministry overview
Formed	3 March 2008
Jurisdiction	Government of Kosovo
Headquarters	Government Building, Str. "Nënë Tereza" 10000, Pristina
Minister responsible	Hashim Thaçi (PDK), Minister of Foreign Affairs
Website	www.mfa-ks.net

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Albanian: Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme; Serbo-Croat: Ministarstvo Inostranih Poslova, Министарство Иностраних Послова) of Kosovo is the ministry in the Government of Kosovo which is in charge of foreign relations and admission of Kosovo into the European Union.

Senior officials

The senior officials in the ministry are as follows:

Official	Rank
Hashim Thaçi	Minister
Petrit Selimi	Deputy Minister
Nagip Skënderi	Secretary General
Sami Ukelli	Director General

Foreign Ministers

No.	Portrait	Name	Term start	Term end	Cabinet	Party
Republic of Kosovo
1		Skënder Hyseni	3 March 2008	18 October 2010	Thaçi 1	LDK
Acting		Vlora Çitaku	18 October 2010	22 February 2011	Thaçi 1	PDK
2		Enver Hoxhaj	22 February 2011	12 December 2014	Thaçi 2	PDK
3		Hashim Thaçi	12 December 2014	current	Mustafa	PDK

Objectives

New MFA Office Building in central Prishtina

• Development of good relations with all neighbours
• Implementation of President Ahtisaari’s Package
• Acceleration of the process of international recognition of independent and sovereign state of Kosovo
• Completion of the structure and full functionalising of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo
• Setting up of diplomatic services, embassies and consular units at the main centres and organisations in the world, according to the priorities set out by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, and in compliance with the Law on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diplomatic Services of Kosovo, based on the decisions and coordination between the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Assembly
• Full membership of the country in the key organisations, international and regional financial institutions, according to the priorities such as International Monetary Fund, World Bank, etc. The process of diplomatic campaign will urgently start for Kosovo’s accession in the UN, OSCE, EC. Being fully aware that the accomplishment of these objectives will be a highly complex task and will require time and special resources, the MFA will mobilise all its potentials to putting into life these tasks
• Creation of the frame and environment for close cooperation with the neighbouring countries, and at the regional level, in the areas of reciprocal interests
• Promotion of political and economical interests of the Government of Republic of Kosovo;
• Attraction of foreign investments
• Protection of Kosovo citizens’ interests abroad
• Affirmation of a distinguishable identity of Kosovo

Mission Statement

The following is the mission statement for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo:

Kosovo Foreign Affairs Ministry’s mission is to formulate and implement Kosovo’s foreign policy, protect Kosovo interests vis-à-vis other countries and international organisations.

Its mission also is to represent Kosovo abroad, preserve and protect immunities and privileges of diplomatic missions , persons whom they belong to in accordance with international laws and conventions, develop and coordinate policies vis-à-vis other countries.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs promotes and protects Kosovo’s national cultural and economical policies.

— mfa-ks.net

See also

• Foreign relations of Kosovo
• International recognition of Kosovo
• List of diplomatic missions in Kosovo
• List of diplomatic missions of Kosovo

External links

• (English) (Albanian) (Serbian) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• (Albanian) Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Facebook
• (English) (Albanian) Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Twitter
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo's channel on YouTube
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo on Flickr