Serbia, Kosovo to open embassies in Jerusalem
Serbia plans to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem next year, and Kosovo also has agreed to open an embassy in the holy city.
Serbia and Kosovo will open embassies in Jerusalem as part of talks brokered by the Donald Trump administration, with the predominantly Muslim Kosovo also agreeing to normalize ties with the Jewish state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the news today and said his country will establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo — whose 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia still has not been recognized by Serbia, which sees Kosovo as its province.
“Kosovo will be the first country with a Muslim majority to open an embassy in Jerusalem,” Netanyahu said. “As I’ve said in recent days — the circle of peace and recognition of Israel is expanding and more countries are expected to join.”
Serbia would become the first European country to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, promising to do so by July 2021.
