Kosovo’s Acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, met with the delegation of the Atlantic Council’s 2026 Balkans Forward Fellows, where discussions focused on Kosovo’s deepening partnership with the United States in the areas of economy, security and defence.
Kurti emphasized that Kosovo’s alliance and partnership with the United States is “special and unwavering,” stressing that it will continue to be strengthened on the basis of shared values and strategic orientations.
“During the previous mandate, we invested nearly half a billion euros solely in weapons systems, reaching an unprecedented level of partnership in the field of defence,” Kurti said. He added that the majority of Kosovo’s defence procurements were carried out through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) programmes.
Kurti also highlighted Kosovo’s decision to contribute a contingent of the Kosovo Security Force (FSK) to an international stabilization force in Gaza, following approval by the Government and the Assembly.
During the meeting, Kurti also raised the issue of the suspected mass graves discovered in the Zubin Potok area. He once again called on Kosovo’s international partners to increase pressure on Serbia to declassify archived military files and provide information that could help establish the location and fate of those believed to have been buried in the area.
The issue of the missing and the suspected mass graves remains one of the unresolved legacies of the Kosovo war. Kurti’s appeal puts renewed focus on Serbia’s military archives and on the need for greater international pressure to obtain information that could help families establish the fate of their missing relatives.
The meeting also underlined Kosovo’s continued efforts to strengthen its strategic relationship with the United States, particularly in defence, security and broader Euro-Atlantic cooperation.
