News

Kosovo Foreign Minister Meets With Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - March 20, 2012

Above: Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj (UN Photo/Evan Schneider)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer recently received Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj for talks on the matter of Kosovo’s recognition as an independent state, the government announced today.

Hoxhaj said he was seeking Antigua’s support to recognize his country as an independent states.

Spencer said that while he was “sympathetic” to the people of Kosovo and their push for independence, Antigua would continue to support the United Nations process geared toward ensuring that Kosovo meets all necessary criteria according to the 1933 Montevideo Convention on the rights of states.

Spencer said that process should be allowed to take its course.

The matter of Kosovo’s potential recognition is a point of discussion among CARICOM’s Council for Community and Foreign Relations.

Kosovo, which declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008 has not received recognition from a number of countries, including China.

It is not clear what impact Antigua and China’s increasingly strong relationship would have on Antigua’s decision whether to recognize Kosovo.

Popular Posts

A.R. Carnegie, 74, Caribbean Legal Legend

A Caribbean Journal Editorial He was never a judge, never a Queen’s Counsel. His robes were never silk. But A. Ralph Carnegie was a Caribbean John Marshall if there ever was one. Ralph Carnegie, A.R. in scholarly texts, passed away […]


Robinson: Manatt Approached Government

Lackston Robinson, Jamaica’s Deputy Solicitor General, testified that it was the law firm Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, and not the Jamaican Government/Jamaica Labour Party, that made the first move to solicit a contract to lobby the White House, he told […]


IMF Back in Antigua on Performance Review

The International Monetary Fund has sent a team to Antigua for a third review of the nation’s performance on a stand-by arrangement with the IMF. According to the Ministry of Finance, the IMF team began the review Monday and will […]


Related Posts

Antigua and Barbuda Courts Chinese Tourism Market

By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s no bigger potential tourism source market for the Caribbean anywhere on earth — China. And while many destinations have talked about courting tourists from the country, one destination made a measure push this week. Antigua […]


Air China, Caribbean Airlines Hold Talks

By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Is this the beginning of a major partnership? The Chairman of Caribbean Airlines, Ronnie Mohammed, visited China this week to meet with officials from the NHA Group and Air China. The delegation, which is led […]


China’s New $384 Million Highway Project in Jamaica

A huge new highway project is coming to the island of Jamaica. The Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project will entail the rehabilitation of the 110-kilometer roadway between Harbour View in Kingston and Port Antonio in Portland. It’s slated to launch […]


SUBSCRIBE!

Sign up for Caribbean Journal's free newsletter for a daily dose of beaches, hotels, rum and the best Caribbean travel information on the net.


No. Thank You