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Trump Announces Economic Normalization Deal Between Serbia And Kosovo Trump hosted the signing of an economic relations normalization agreement between the two East European countries. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti signed the Belgrade-Pristina deal Friday, in the Oval Office. Kosovo had declared independence from Serbia in 2008, nine years after NATO conducted an airstrike campaign against Serbia in a bid to end the persecution of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Friday's agreement marks another diplomatic victory for the Trump administration. The European Union had mediated talks for more than a decade. The deal came just weeks after Trump announced an agreement had been reached between the United Arab Emirates and Israel on opening up relations between the two countries. President Trump also praised the Serbian leader for his decision to move his nation's capital to Jerusalem the capital of Israel. "Congratulations to @predsednikrs Vucic for announcing the move of Serbia’s Embassy to Jerusalem by July. It is a brave and historic move!" Trump tweeted. The U.S. moved its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in 2018 after recognizing Jerusalem as its capital a year earlier, and has urged countries to do the same. Until now, Kosovo, a mainly Muslim country, had not recognized Israel. https://www.keneci.com/feedbox#h.xcgij4t3tya