Kurt before reporters in Japan: Kosovo is the most democratic country in the Western Balkans

On the second day of his stay in Japan, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti held a media conference at Japan's Foreign Correspondent Club.

Addressing those in attendance with an opening word, he first spoke of the figure, importance and role of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was last goodbye yesterday, broadcasts Klan Kosova.

“Prime Minister Abe was a great politician and an even bigger manstate: He was a leader who had a long-term and transformative vision of how his country could serve as a force of world good”, Prime Minister Kurti said.

In his address, Kurti further introduced Kosovo's successes and government achievements. Kosovo is the most democratic country in the Western Balkans, Prime Minister Kurti said, among other things, as he listed Kosovo's improvements in international reports such as Transparency International, Reporters Without Borders and World Justice Project.

He said democratic progress and rule of law during the year we are leaving behind have also been associated with economic development.

Last year's “, Kosovo has marked economic growth of 10.7%, while this year for the first time exports are expected to exceed the figure of 1 billion euros”, Prime Minister Kurti said.

In addition to domestic successes, Prime Minister Kurti also spoke of Kosovo's engagement on the international level.

With participation in Defender Europe 2021 alongside 26 other countries and the immediate deployment of sanctions against Russia on one side, and the accommodation of over 1800 Afghan refugees and 9 journalists from Ukraine on the other, Kosovo has proved to be a secure partner and loyal ally in the international arena, Prime Minister Kurti said.

Cutting off the close ties and continued co-operation between Serbia and Russia, and the danger they pose for the region, Prime Minister Kurti said Kosovo and Japan have a special connection as two states committed to democratic governments, but also facing autocratic regimes in respective regions.