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Kosovo's participation as a founding country in the Gaza Peace Board, a mechanism initiated by US President Donald Trump, is being seen as a good opportunity to strengthen the country's international position, as well as for diplomatic lobbying of non-recognizing countries.
Kosovo's President, Vjosa Osmani, was one of 19 world leaders who signed the establishment of this board on Thursday, January 22, in Davos, Switzerland, which aims to rebuild Gaza after the devastating two-year war.
This multilateral initiative includes countries from different regions of the world, including seven countries that do not recognize Kosovo, such as Argentina, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.
Former diplomat Alma Lama evaluates Kosovo's participation as positive, but expresses reservations regarding the clarity and concrete results of this initiative.
However, Lama emphasizes that the main value of this forum for Kosovo lies in the opportunity to directly contact leaders of states that have not yet recognized its independence. She believes that this platform can be used to seek the support of the United States of America, so that they can exert influence on their allies for new recognitions of Kosovo.
Former diplomat Albert Prenkaj also sees Kosovo's participation in this platform as important, especially due to its proximity to the US. According to him, the Peace Board, as presented by President Trump, could also challenge the traditional role of the United Nations.
Prenkaj emphasizes that Kosovo's long-term goal remains to increase the number of international recognitions, in order to reach a critical number of states that would pave the way for an application for UN membership.
In this context, according to him, Kosovo's closer approach or stronger return to the US orbit is seen as a positive development. In addition to diplomatic lobbying, Lama estimates that Kosovo can also contribute with its experience in the process of state-building and management of the post-war period.
She cites the experience with the international administration of UNMIK as an example that could serve other countries emerging from conflict, if such a contribution is requested from Kosovo.
The Peace Board's founding ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, was attended by leaders from a total of 20 countries, which have agreed to join this initiative.
The ceremony was attended by leaders from Kosovo, Bahrain, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. All of these countries have agreed to join the Peace Board.
The Peace Board is an international mechanism, envisaged in a UN Security Council resolution in November 2025, that aims to oversee the interim administration of Gaza and the reconstruction of civilian institutions. /KosovaPress/
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