The President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani held a series of bilateral meetings with senior officials of several countries during the proceedings of the Women, Peace and Security Forum.
At the meeting with the German Minister of State for Europe and Climate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany Ana Lührmann, Madam President thanked her for the support given to Kosovo on visa liberalization and membership in the Council of Europe. Madam President also welcomed the progress achieved at the last ministerial-level meetings of the Berlin Process in Berlin on the issue of finalization of several agreements that contribute to regional cooperation and in particular the free movement without visas between the 6 countries of the region and the establishment of the Common Market Regional.
According to President Osmani, this process that has just commenced should continue alongside Germany's support for the Western Balkans. President Osmani, at the meeting with Minister Lührmann, also reiterated that Kosovo has already met all the criteria for liberalization and that she expects the lifting of visas to be finalised by December and are not conditioned on ETIAS, as there is not as yet a clear commencement date at the European Commission.
During the meeting with Anita Vandelbeld, secretary at the Ministry for International Development of Canada, President Osmani received confirmation of the support by this country to Kosovo's Euro-Atlantic path.
Madam president also held a meeting with Ilhan Kyuchuk, co-chairman of the Liberal-Democratic Alliance of Europe (ALDE), at the same time a member of the European Parliament, with whom she also visa liberalization and Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe. MEP Kyuchuk confirmed support for visa liberalization for Kosovo, as well as for membership in the Council of Europe.
At the meeting with the former president of Estonia Kersti Kaljualid she emphasized that Kosovo has always had a Euro-Atlantic vision and that the majority of Kosovars not only share the same values as European countries but are also the majority in favor of EU integration.
At the meeting with Eric Nelson, resident ambassador at the George C Marshall Center for Security Studies, President Osmani discussed the fulfillment of the WPS agenda, thanking the US for its support in organizing this year's Forum. A part of the meeting was dedicated to cyber-attacks and threats that Kosovo is facing lately. Ambassador Nelson has promised support to Kosovo against cyber-attacks.
President Osmani, as part of the activities of the Forum for Women, Peace and Security, also met Ruth Gaby Vermot, co-chair of the organization Peace Women Across the Globe.