The UAE and Kosovo agree to a mutual exemption from entry visas

The UAE and the Republic of Kosovo agreed, on Thursday, to mutually exempt entry visas for citizens of the two countries.

This came in accordance with a memorandum of understanding signed last Thursday; The Emirati side by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khaled Abdullah Belhoul, and on the Kosovo side, the ambassador of Kosovo in the UAE, Xhabir hamiti, as reported by the official Emirati news agency.

According to the memorandum; UAE nationals holding diplomatic, special and mission-related passports and regular passports valid for a period of not less than 6 months are exempt from a visa to enter Kosovo and stay there for up to 90 days on each visit.

In contrast, Kosovar citizens holding diplomatic, official, and ordinary passports are exempt from entry visas to the UAE.

The UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan and his counterpart in Kosovo, Deputy Prime Minister Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, welcomed the signing of the memorandum of understanding.

During a phone call on Thursday, the two sides stressed the importance of this step in strengthening and developing bilateral relations in a way that achieves the mutual interests of the two countries and their people, as well as facilitating movement between the two countries.

The two ministers also discussed the situation in the Balkan region, and a number of regional and international issues of common interest, including developments in the Middle East region, and the efforts of the international community to calm the situation and reach a sustainable ceasefire, in addition to strengthening the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

During the phone call, the UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan pointed out the importance of ending extremism, tension and escalating violence in the Middle East region and ensuring the protection of all civilian lives from the repercussions of the current crisis.

He stressed the need to accelerate the pace of delivering urgent humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza in an intensive and sustainable manner that meets their needs.