The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo (MPJD) has issued a clarification regarding reports about Kosovo’s non-participation in the NATO Summit, emphasizing that Kosovo does not participate in NATO Summits as a state participant because it is not a member of the Alliance and is currently not part of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program.
According to the ministry, NATO Summits are meetings of the heads of state and government of the Alliance’s 32 member countries. In special circumstances, NATO partners may also be invited depending on the summit’s agenda.
For the upcoming summit in Ankara, invitations have been extended to NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand as well as Ukraine, in its capacity as a NATO partner.
The ministry further noted that the Republic of Kosovo has never participated in a NATO Summit as a state participant. Kosovo’s previous presence was within the framework of the “Women, Peace and Security” initiative, organized by the U.S. State Department on the margins of a NATO Summit. According to MPJD, this was a separate event held alongside the summit and did not constitute participation in the NATO Summit itself.
The ministry stressed that reports suggesting otherwise are based on misunderstandings and inaccuracies.
Despite not participating in the summit, Kosovo reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with NATO and its member states, while continuing to pursue its strategic goal of full membership in the Alliance.
