Mauritania recognizes officially Kosovo independence
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania recognizes the Republic of Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state and has decided to establish diplomatic relations, informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania.
“After intensive communications between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Kosovo and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and meetings at the foreign ministers of both countries, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on 12 January 2010, has taken the decision to recognize Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state,”confirms the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, through a press release.