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- December 22, 2025 12:46
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Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani will meet with US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Washington on Monday, the US State Department announced in an official statement.
No further details were provided on what the topics of discussion will be at the meeting, which will take place in the afternoon, local Kosovo time.
President Osmani met with Deputy Secretary Landau in July of this year, when the two sides discussed potential areas for future economic cooperation between the two countries.
She mentioned that the two countries could benefit from cooperation in the energy, information technology and defense sectors.
Osmani has also met with senior American officials throughout the year, on the sidelines of various summits, including US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Relations between Kosovo and the US suffered a blow earlier this year due to Washington's decision to indefinitely suspend the planned strategic dialogue with Kosovo, due to concerns over the actions of the acting Kosovo Government.
The dialogue was planned to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties, but the executive's actions have been seen as a challenge to progress.
Osmani expresses gratitude to the Deputy Secretary of State for the US approach to Kosovo
In recent years, Kosovo's acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti has been the target of criticism from international allies several times due to several decisions in northern Kosovo - an area inhabited by a Serb majority - related to replacing Serbian license plates with Kosovo ones, removing the Serbian dinar from use, or closing Serbian institutions.
Kurti has justified these actions as steps towards extending the rule of law in the north and has said that they are in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Kosovo.
But the international community, in some cases, has described them as unilateral and uncoordinated with allies.
Kurti himself said days ago that the country's relations with the United States are very good and that the main disagreements have always had to do with Serbia and its structures, and never with bilateral issues.
Asked about these statements, the US Embassy in Kosovo told Radio Free Europe on December 17 that it intends to work closely with the new government elected after the December 28 parliamentary elections in Kosovo, "to advance shared priorities."
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The United States has allocated over $2 billion to Kosovo since 1998.
Kosovar state leaders have reiterated over the years that America is Kosovo's most important partner and that its support is vital.
