He didn't get into the Oval Office, Kurti summarizes meetings with officials in Washington: They Were Fruitful

Kurti has said there have been important meetings with senior officials of two federal government political branches of the United States, the executive and legislative branch. However, Kurt failed to meet with President Joe Biden or other senior American officials.

Kurti says there have been fruitful meetings with administration officials Beden in the areas of national security and international development.

During our three - day stay in Washington, D.C., we held a series of important meetings with senior officials of the federal government of the United States, the executive and legislative branch. Fruitful meetings have been held with top administration officials Beden in the areas of national security and international development: Mr. Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser, and Mrs. Samantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development”, writes Kurti.

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During our three - day stay in Washington, D.C., we held a series of important meetings with senior officials of the federal government of the United States, the executive and legislative branch. Fruitful meetings have been held with top administration officials Beden in the areas of national security and international development: Mr. Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser, and Mrs. Samantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development.

And in the U.S. Congress, we were hosted by leading foreign policy leaders, Mr. Bob Menandez, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Commission, and Mr. Gregory Meeks, chairman of the House of Foreign Affairs House Commission, and we met with senators Joni Ernst, Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen, Thom Tillis and Ted Cruz, and conventioners Ritchie Torres, Jim Himes, Robert Aderholt, Lisa McClain, Caroline Maloney, Darellesa, Eliza Slotkin, Montgomery Jones, Jim McGovern, Brad Schwender and Bill Keating.

Our main goal during all these meetings was to accommodate as strongly the common values and priorities of the Republic of Kosovo and the United States. The long-term dedication to security and peace of the Republic of Kosovo, accelerating procedures for NATO and the European Union, increasing American investments and increased attention to Kosovo's security were some of the key topics discussed in Washington, D.C.

At all official meetings we suggested that for the security of Kosovo we need a deilitarisation of a generation around Kosovo's border with Serbia, the return of the military camp “Bandsteel” on a permanent basis of the American Army, as well as increased support for the Kosovo Security Force.
Senior US officials were informed of democratic and socioeconomic progress after a year in running the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and of our work and engagement in empowering the rule of law, especially through fighting organised crime and corruption.

Of all officials, we received open support for mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia, as well as gratitude for the assistance we have given to Afghan refugees, for listing alongside the US and the democratic world with the establishment of sanctions against Russia following Ukraine's illegal invasion and our willingness to house up to 5,000 refugees from that conflict.

Likewise, US officials commended us for the goal during my visit to the United States to present investment opportunities and promote potential investors in Kosovo, a key factor for our country's economic development.

In addition to the official meetings, I was a guest of the “Page” platform “Atlantic Council”, where I developed an important conversation about the current situation in the world and how it affects Kosovo's security and prospects for peace in the region. During the conversation, I renewed the importance of special relations with the United States, not only because our history is woven in time of liberation and need, but because we are connected with the common values of freedom and democracy.

I recalled how from a victim of war and genocide, Kosovo has become an independent, sovereign state, with full democratic institutions and a constitution based on the principles of freedom, peace, democracy, equality and respect of human rights. The story of our success is the story that we now share with the world community of democratic nations.

Within the dialogue initiative with Maggata, even Washington, D.C. I met our fellow professionals, with whom I talked about the possibilities of being involved in Kosovo's political, economic, cultural and social processes.
We talked about the specific importance of networking professionals in the gates, building mechanisms for knowledge transfer, expertise and resources, and creating instruments for active involvement in development policies.

Our government recognises Mrrgata as a factor for the country's development and aims to boost the commitment of these professionals to the drafting of developmental and strategic policies, in implementing policies, as well as for joint investments with local companies in Kosovo.

I thanked the Albanian community of Washington D.C. for waiting, as well as for deepening dialogue on how community professionals can contribute to Kosovo's continued progress.

At the end of the visit to Washington, D.C. I waited for the American Councils, where I met his directors and other guests.

The American Council also operates in the Republic of Kosovo and is the implementation organisation of several research programmes in the United States supported by the American Government, among them the KAEF programme dedicated to the country's long-term economic development through Kosovo youth education at the most selected universities in the US.

I expressed my gratitude to the directors of this organisation for contributing to the establishment of intellectual and professional capacities, as well as to the country's cultural experiences through different programmes that have benefited hundreds of Kosovo Republic students.

Such programs as our students study and school at American institutions, to return and make their contribution to the country are extremely important for the development of our country. In this way, apart from the acquired knowledge and skills that contribute to the country, we build even more bridges between our two countries and our two peoples.