After independence in 1964,Malta followed a policy of close co-operation with NATO countries. Since 1971,the country sought relations with the rest of the world,including communist countries in Eastern Europe and the non-aligned countries.
Guido Westerwelle was a German politician who served as foreign minister in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2009 to 2011,being the first openly gay person to hold any of these positions. He also led the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) from 2001 until he stepped down in 2011. A lawyer by profession,he was a member of the Bundestag from 1996 to 2013.
Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer is a German retired politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. He served as the foreign minister and as the vice-chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005. Fischer has been a leading figure in the German Greens since the 1970s,and according to opinion polls,he was the most popular politician in Germany for most of the Schröder government's duration. Following the September 2005 election,in which the Schröder government was defeated,he left office on 22 November 2005. In September 2010,he supported the creation of the Spinelli Group,a Europarliamentarian initiative founded with a view to reinvigorate efforts to federalise the European Union.
Jürgen Trittin is a German Green politician. He was Federal Minister for the Environment,Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005 in Germany.
Kal Ho Naa Ho,also abbreviated as KHNH,is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Nikhil Advani,written by Karan Johar with dialogue by Niranjan Iyengar,and produced by Yash Johar. The film stars Jaya Bachchan,Shah Rukh Khan,Saif Ali Khan,and Preity Zinta,with Sushma Seth,Reema Lagoo,Lillete Dubey,and Delnaaz Irani in supporting roles. In the film,Naina Catherine Kapur (Zinta) and Aman Mathur fall in love,but a secret prevents him from reciprocating his feelings and results in a plan to set Naina up with her best friend,Rohit Patel.
Khurshed Alam Khan was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party.
The political status of Kosovo,also known as the Kosovo question,is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian government and the Government of Kosovo,stemming from the breakup of Yugoslavia (1991–92) and the ensuing Kosovo War (1998–99). In 1999,the administration of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija was handed on an interim basis to the United Nations under the terms of UNSCR 1244 which ended the Kosovo conflict of that year. That resolution reaffirmed the territorial integrity of Serbia over Kosovo but required the UN administration to promote the establishment of 'substantial autonomy and self-government' for Kosovo pending a 'final settlement' for negotiation between the parties.
Foreign relations of Kosovo are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. Kosovo operates 33 embassies abroad and is host to 22 embassies in Pristina. Kosovo has membership in several international organisations.
International recognition of Kosovo,since its declaration of independence from Serbia enacted on 17 February 2008,has been mixed,and international governments are divided on the issue. The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state,although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the European Union.
France–Kosovo relations are the bilateral relations between the French Republic and the Republic of Kosovo. When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008,France became one of the first countries to announce officially about recognition of sovereign Kosovo. France has an embassy in Pristina. Kosovo has an embassy in Paris. The two countries enjoy very good and friendly relations.
Japan–Kosovo relations are foreign relations between Japan and Kosovo. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on February 17,2008,and Japan recognized it on March 18,2008. According to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Japan and Kosovo established diplomatic relations on February 25,2009.
Australia–Kosovo relations refer to the bilateral relations of Australia and Kosovo. Kosovo and Australia officially established diplomatic relations on 21 May 2008. Kosovo has an embassy in Canberra,which was opened in February 2013. The Ambassador of Australia to Kosovo is subordinate to the embassy in Vienna.
Gerhard Fritz Kurt "Gerd" Schröder is a German lobbyist and former politician,who was the chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004,he was also the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). As chancellor,he led a coalition government of the SPD and Alliance 90/The Greens. Since leaving public office,Schröder has worked for Russian state-owned energy companies,including Nord Stream AG,Rosneft,and Gazprom.
Hans Hækkerup was a Danish politician who has served as a member of parliament (Folketing) for the Social Democratic party and as the Minister of Defence from 1993 to 2000 under Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.
"Kal Ho Naa Ho" is a Hindi-language filmi song performed by Sonu Nigam for the 2003 Indian romantic drama film of the same name. The track was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy,while lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. In a pathos version,Nigam is joined by Alka Yagnik and Richa Sharma.
Christian Pauls is a retired German diplomat.
Austria–India relations or Indo–Austrian relations are the international relations that exist between Austria and India.
Kosovo–Thailand relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Kingdom of Thailand. Thailand recognised the Republic of Kosovo as independent state on 24 September 2013.
Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer is a Finnish diplomat. He is the Ambassador of the Embassy of Finland to Germany. Prior to this he served four years as the Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Local elections were held throughout Kosovo on 28 October 2000,organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). This was the first local electoral cycle held in Kosovo after the start of the UNMIK mandate in 1999.
