Jordan recognizes Kosovo's secession

Jordan announced on Wednesday its recognition of Kosovo, becoming the 61st nation to support Pristina.

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, July 08, 2009

The cabinet announced "the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's recognition of the Republic of Kosovo" in a brief statement without elaborating.

Jordan is the fourth Sunni Muslim country to extend recognition to Kosovo following Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.


Many of the dominant ethnic Albanian population of Kosovo follow Sunni Islam.