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ENGEL LAUDS HONDURAS FOR RECOGNIZING KOSOVO
09/03/10Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Eliot Engel, Chairman of the House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus, released the following statement:
“Today, Honduras recognized the independent republic of Kosovo. I congratulate and thank my good friend, President Lobo, for taking this important step. I hope that other countries in the Americas will similarly recognize this new democracy.”
On July 22nd, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague ruled that Kosovo’s independence declaration did not violate international law. Honduras is the first country to recognize Kosovo since that decision.
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