Guyana Recognises Kosovo as Independent State
Kosovo said the Caribbean country has become the 99th country to endorse its independence, but the real number of recognitions actually remains unclear.
Kosovo’s foreign ministry announced the latest recognition on Saturday after it was confirmed during a telephone call between Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj and his Guyanese counterpart Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
Guyana, on the northern coast of South America, has a population of around 750,000.
According to the authorities in Pristina, Guyana is the 99th country to recognise Kosovo, but confusion has arisen after several states including Sao Tome e Principe, Uganda or Nigeria denied they had actually done so.
Kosovo declared independence in 2008, but its status is strongly contested by Serbia, and five out of 27 European Union member states have also failed to recognise it, some of them fearing that recognition could embolden regional independence movements at home.
Of the five permanent United Nations security council members, China and Russia both support Serbia's 'territorial integrity' and refuse to recognise Kosovo.
Kosovo hopes to become a member of the EU and the UN.
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