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Kosovo accepts invitation to join Trump's Board of Peace

January 21, 2026 4:06 AM EST

Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani looks on during a press conference with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (not in picture) in Pristina, Kosovo, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

Jan 21 (Reuters) - ⁠Kosovo said ⁠on ‍Wednesday it had accepted an invitation from ‍U.S. President Donald Trump to join ​his "Board of Peace".

"I am deeply ​honored by the President's personal invitation to represent the Republic of Kosovo ​as a founding member of the Board of Peace, ​standing shoulder to shoulder with the ‌United States in the pursuit of a safer world," ​Kosovo's President Vjosa ⁠Osmani wrote on X.

"America helped bring peace to ‌Kosovo. Today, Kosovo stands firmly as America’s ally, ready ‌to help carry that peace forward," ‌Osmani said.

Kosovo, a Balkan country of 1.6 million people, has been a ‍close ally with the United States which supported ⁠its independence from Serbia in 2008.

(Reporting by Fatos Bytyci; Writing by Angeliki Koutantou; Editing by Sharon Singleton)



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