Spain’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state raised the question of why Spain is not doing the same with Kosovo.
This issue also came up during the discussion of the meeting of EU foreign ministers on May 27, in Brussels.
Sources told Radio Free Europe that for this there was an open dispute between the parties from Germany and Spain.
While Germany was “very convincing” for the recognition of Kosovo, “Spain was on the defensive, arguing that Kosovo was not on the agenda”.
The former ambassador of Spain in Belgrade, Raul Bartolome Molina, stated in 2023 that his country’s position is clear: Spain does not recognize the independence of Kosovo, while it supports the EU’s attempts to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia .
This position has not changed, nor will it change, and all our allies know this very well”, said Bartolome on June 30, the day before Spain took over the Presidency of the European Union.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain yesterday told REL that Spain’s position towards Kosovo remains unchanged.
“The situation in Palestine is very different. The recognition of the state of Palestine does not violate the territorial integrity of Israel, as this territory has never legally been part of the state of Israel. Spain’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine aims to uphold international law, the principles of the UN Charter and UN Security Council Resolutions.
However, in the official communique for this meeting issued by the EU, there are three issues that have been discussed: Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Middle East and the events in Georgia.
