Albin Kurti in Seoul: Kosovo supports peaceful developments in this region

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, at the invitation of the Universal Peace Federation (UFP), is participating in the 2023 Peace Summit, which is being held in the capital of South Korea, Seoul.

Gets to know that “World Order Co-ordination Challenges: Towards a World Peace Culture” is the summit's title in this year. Prime Minister Kurti today during the first day was participating in two panel discussions.

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Kurt in this case singled out two trends that are dominate the world today; freedom, peace and democracy on one side, and invasion, war and autocratia on the other. Tribes of these that have been spread especially after the Russian invasion and aggression in Ukraine, and which are also present in the Indo-pactic region.

“as one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing regions in terms of both the population and the economic power and military capacities, the Indo-pactic region catches everyone's attention. The Republic of Kosovo, Prime Minister Kurti said, supports peaceful developments in this region, stressing that respect for territorial integrity, peace and security are vital to world peace and prosperity”, the report said.

Kurti added that Kosovo admires the achievements of South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan in the field of digitalisation, while saying we have excellent relations with other countries like Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia and almost all the Pacific Islands.

“We are interested and committed to work in the future, on the basis of mutual respect and common values, to promote peace, stability, democracy and prosperity”, Prime Minister Kurti said in his opening address.

Meanwhile, during the afternoon, the prime minister was the panelist in the discussion that focused Europe and the Middle East, where he was able to share his view of developments and the situation in the Western Balkans with those present.

He said Kosovo is doing its best to have peace and security on the one hand, and on the other, to have freedom and democracy, without having to sacrifice one for the other. It presented the major achievements of governance, with emphasis on development and the fight against corruption. It cited average economic growth in the last two years, increased tax revenues, exports and foreign direct investment, and democratic progress, as evidence that quality democracy and economic development can go hand in hand. He said that in the past we have seen cases of favouring political stability before democratic reforms, which as a result has produced autocrats who fear themselves while being cynical toward others. Such a mistake should not be repeated, Prime Minister Kurti said.

Kurt also spoke of Kosovo's role and attitudes in the international arena, stressing here the alignment of attitudes and policies with the United States of America and the European Union in the joint response to Russia following its aggression over Ukraine, and the assistance Kosovo has offered to Ukrainian citizens, as well as to Afghans. As a new democracy, we consider the humanitarian obligation to help those most in need, but at the same time duty to our partners and allies to help when they need it, Prime Minister Kurti said.