Foreign Affairs Committee

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:21 pm on 12 July 2018.

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Photo of Mike Gapes Mike Gapes Labour/Co-operative, Ilford South 2:21, 12 July 2018

As I said in my statement, the British Government were among the first to recognise Kosovo as a state, which happened in 2008. The reality is that although more and more countries around the world have recognised Kosovo, there are some problems. Some EU countries have still not recognised it and that, combined with Russian weight and its veto within the United Nations system, has meant that Kosovo is not represented in all the international bodies that it should be. However, I am sure that the British Government will continue to give its support to Kosovo, just as we do at the moment.