Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has canceled her participation in the Munich Security Conference.
According to the media advisor at the Office of the Presidency, Bekim Kupina, the reason for the cancellation of participation has to do with institutional commitment and priorities related to developments within the country.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support Contribute"The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has been invited to the Munich Security Conference again this year, for which she is very grateful to the organizers. However, due to institutional commitments and priorities related to developments within the country, she has canceled her participation," Kupina declared for KOHO.
The 62nd Munich Security Conference will be held from February 13 to 15, and is expected to be attended by hundreds of world leaders, including those from Kosovo. Prime Minister Albin Kurti and the head of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, Petrit Ajeti, are expected to be in Munich.
US top diplomat Marco Rubio will also travel to Germany later this week and lead a high-level delegation to the Munich Security Conference.
Serbia is also expected to have representatives at the Conference, including President Aleksandar Vučić, Chief Diplomat Marko Đurić, and several other ministers. Meanwhile, other countries in the region are also expected to be represented in Munich by senior officials, including prime ministers.
Russia's war in Ukraine, which enters its fifth year at the end of February, is expected to be a major topic of discussion at the Conference, as well as tensions related to Iran.